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Interesting idea. If it could handle the recoil and had enough ammo to be useful it probably would have helped in some situations in Southeast Asia. IIRC the more obstinate types in the USAF would throw a fit about any sort of armament on the Army birds, but was there ever any sort of acceptance (official or otherwise) of some limited armament on them? After-all, you can argue that WP rockets are just for marking targets, and if some poor bastards just happen to be standing next to that target that's their fault and not the Army's. I'm not sure how you could justify the guns though. Only to be used returning fire at whatever is shooting up at the observation aircraft? That one probably wouldn't work.

[QUOTE="Colonial-Marine, post: 700059, member: 3538"] Interesting idea. If it could handle the recoil and had enough ammo to be useful it probably would have helped in some situations in Southeast Asia. IIRC the more obstinate types in the USAF would throw a fit about any sort of armament on the Army birds, but was there ever any sort of acceptance (official or otherwise) of some limited armament on them? After-all, you can argue that WP rockets are just for marking targets, and if some poor bastards just happen to be standing next to that target that's their fault and not the Army's. I'm not sure how you could justify the guns though. Only to be used returning fire at whatever is shooting up at the observation aircraft? That one probably wouldn't work. [/QUOTE]

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