Picture of the Day (Other eras)

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A German soldier sits next to candles lit to celebrate his 34th birthday, during a long term patrol in Yaftal e Sofla, in the mountainous region of Feyzabad, east of Kunduz, Afghanistan, early Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

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poor bugger

[Viktor2a5]

Two MG's

[Tolga<3]

^^ I dont see how that is useful anywhere

[Ciupita]

Two MG's

Yo Dawwwwg. We heard you like shooting with MGs so we added MG on your MG that you can shoot it when you shoot the other!

[hOMEr_jAy]

What kind of MG is that on top of the M2, anyway? Kinda reminds me of a Madsen LMG,.. o0

[Fuchs]

I think it actually is a Madsen 

[VonMudra]

Yeah, its def a madsen :3

[Kading]

I can think of a reason right off the bat for why you would have two MGs.

The M2 is a large caliber MG. This may not be useful in certain anti-personnel applications for various reasons.

[Sander93]

The M2 is a large caliber MG. This may not be useful in certain anti-personnel applications for various reasons.

Indeed, and the M2 is very accurate which is great against the stationary and material targets it's meant for, but it also means its pretty much useless in its anti-personel role. The Bren had the same problem.
If you're fighting infantry, you might want a weapon that sprays bullets all over the place so you can hit several targets with one burst. Hence this modification I guess.

[hOMEr_jAy]

Any more infos on that photo, btw? I´d really like to know how a Danish LMG ended on an American APC. ^^

EDIT:

U.S. Marine marksman Cpl. Jacob Hoag of Bend, OR with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment sets up a sniper position to provide security for a patrol at outpost West above Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 22, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. The Marines of India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment are responsible for securing the area near the Kajaki Dam on the Helmand River.

[Fuchs]

Just a guess but I think the Danish bought the APC and mounted the Madsen themselves. M113 is a great export product.

[Zeno]

Any more infos on that photo, btw? I´d really like to know how a Danish LMG ended on an American APC. ^^

EDIT:

U.S. Marine marksman Cpl. Jacob Hoag of Bend, OR with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment sets up a sniper position to provide security for a patrol at outpost West above Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 22, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. The Marines of India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment are responsible for securing the area near the Kajaki Dam on the Helmand River.

now thats what i call a great field of fire

[Oddball]

i must admit i have no idea if this is even a "war zone" picture or what time it is.
but i thought it is kind of funny and would fit in here.

anyone knows anything about this ?

They do realize that taking cover behind a light post kind of looses it's valuability after um... about the second guy.....A line simply just wont work, right?

[Eglaerinion]

i must admit i have no idea if this is even a "war zone" picture or what time it is.
but i thought it is kind of funny and would fit in here.

anyone knows anything about this ?

They do realize that taking cover behind a light post kind of looses it's valuability after um... about the second guy.....A line simply just wont work, right?

Plenty of meatbags to stop incoming bullets. I guess if they get shot at from the side not so much.