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Posted by ridleusmc
on Sunday, April 13, 2008 11:32 PM
No, USMC CH-53E's use XM-218 .50 cals on the left side window and right side crew door. These 50's are essentially the same old M-2 .50 cals with the extended cooling jackets. I used resin parts from a Verlinden B-17 armorment kit to replace academy's simplistic guns. The aft ramp mounted machine gun (for the aircraft equiped with them) is also a .50. However, it is a GAU-16 or 17 (I can't remember). It is essentially the same thing with a higher rate or fire and a very large ammo can incorporated into the mount. The can sits just below the gun. Sorry, I don't have a picture handy. Semper Fi, Chris
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