Marine helos get more firepower.CH-53 Super Stallions of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 have been equipped with a ramp-mounted weapon system (RMWS RMWS Remote Miniature Weather Station RMWS Ramp Mounted Weapon System (US DoD) ) to provide a 180-degree, rear-suppressive fire capability. The ramp system comprises a Fabrique Nationale M3M .50-caliber machine gun modified to Marine specifications. A soft mount reduces recoil recoil /re·coil/ (re´koil) a quick pulling back. elastic recoil the ability of a stretched object or organ, such as the bladder, to return to its resting position. and increases first-round burst accuracy, and a 300-round ammunition This article is largely based on the article in the out-of-copyright 11th edition of the Encyclopdia Britannica, which was produced in 1911. It should be brought up to date to reflect subsequent history or scholarship (including the references, if any). box allows a single Marine to reload (1) To load a program from disk into memory once again in order to run it. Reload is entirely different than reinstall. Reinstall means that you have to run the install program from a CD-ROM or floppy disk and perform the installation procedure over again. the weapon. The RMWS is being evaluated as a possible defensive weapon system for other assault support aircraft. Sgt. Ron Strzalkowski, above, and Sgt. Richard Dorsett, left, demonstrate its capabilities. |
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