POTD: .50 Cal Multi-Utility Tactical Transport Vehicle

by Matthew Moss

Published: June 7th, 2019

potd 50 cal multi utility tactical transport vehicle

Today’s photo of the day is a blast from the recent past. It features Marines of Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines Regiment, with a Weaponized Multi-Utility Tactical Transport vehicle. The MUTT has been mounted with an M2 .50 calibre heavy machine gun (fitted with a blank adaptor). Which the USMC have described as “a multifunction force multiplier configured to persist, protect and project the small unit”. The photo was taken during July 2016 exercise for Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory Marine Air-Ground Task Force Integrated Experiment at Camp Pendleton, California.

The warfighting lab was conducting a Marine Air-Ground Task Force Integrated Experiment in conjunction with Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise to explore new gear and assess its capabilities for potential future use. (Photo by Pfc. Rhita Daniel/USMC)

#Usmc #.50Cal #Potd #MUTT #RIMPAC #MarineCorpsWarfightingLaboratory

Matthew Moss

Managing Editor: TheFirearmBlog.com & Overt Defense.com. Matt is a British historian specialising in small arms development and military history. He has written several books and for a variety of publications in both the US and UK. Matt is also runs The Armourer's Bench, a video series on historically significant small arms. Here on TFB he covers product and current military small arms news. Reach Matt at: matt@thefirearmblog.com

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BrianH on Jun 11, 2019

So once that single ammo can runs dry......it must be driven back to a soldier to reload it? Come on guys put a 5,000 round belt on it. Not like load carry capacity is an issue.

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- Secundius on Jun 11, 2019
  
  @BrianH At 450 rpm (i.e. Ma Deuce) that's ~11-minutes of sustained firing, which would Damage the Barrel. At 5-seconds controlled bursts ~133 Firings. I suspect the MUTT is also a Cargo Mule, which carries all the supplies of the Troopers and the MUTT. And how difficult would it be to make a Tactical Air Drop at Low Altitude or a "LAPES" (Low-Altitude Parachute-Extraction System) which was first used in 1964...
  
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Adverse6 on Jun 17, 2019

But, it's so cute!!

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