POTD: Minigun Monday IV
The rotor is a Bell UH-1Y Venom and all pictures are taken by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jason Monty.
Below: Now over to some non-Gatling guns, the FN Herstal GAU-21.
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Morgan McDowell, a UH-1Y Venom crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires a GAU-21 .50 caliber machine gun at a simulated enemy boat. The Marines and Sailors of the 11th MEU are conducting routine operations as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Monty)
U.S. Navy Master Chief Cory Bryan fires a GAU-21 .50 caliber machine gun from a UH-1Y Venom with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) during a live-fire training exercise. The Marines and Sailors of the 11th MEU are conducting routine operations as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Below: Notice the GAU-21 in the mirror.
I wonder which one is the most fun to fire?
The GAU-21 .50 Cal or the GAU-17 Minigun? If you know – please let us know in the comments.
Ex-Arctic Ranger. Competitive practical shooter and hunter with a European focus. Always ready to increase my collection of modern semi-automatics, optics, thermals and suppressors. TCCC Certified. Occasionaly seen in a 6x6 Bug Out Vehicle, always with a big smile.
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That Master Chief Bryan has quite the war face.
It hit me the other day that we don't get many POTD anymore. And then I remembered BOTW, which is weird because I thought there was a huge backlog of submissions that we never saw. I didn't realize that Tom R ran those, and they stopped shortly before he left.
How about reviving that series?
Sorry, it's hard to keep track of who the current writers/editors are. It seems like there's a lot of turnover.