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[edit] Mk 11 mod 0, SPR, SAM-R, recon rifle

Jesus H Christ! Thanks a ton for updating the SPR page and for writing up the SAM-R page. I knew I didn't cover everything in enough detail for the SPR. I also had no clue the SPR photo I put up was an MSTN clone.

Good to see some info on the SAM-R. You have any idea where one would go to get that gas block?

Thanks again,

Tin soldier 01:38, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)


[edit] GShG-7.62 minigun

Why the remame?, The GShG-7.62 IS a rotary barreled weapon and is the Warsaw Pact equivalent of the M134 and works the same way as a Minigun but has 4 barrels instead. Classing the GShG-7.62 as a Minigun would make it easier to describe and refer to that type of weapon.

EX STAB 13:11, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

Because Minigun is an informal "class" at best, and to my knowledge is not a term used to describe the weapon by those who built it and use it. This is the exact same reasoning I put forth in the discussion section of the article itself. The term "minigun" is one of two things, an informal name used to classify all rotary barreled weapons of rifle caliber, or a specific name applied to GE's line in particular. The Russian weapon in question is not the latter, and should not be title with an informal name primarily used by video game players. Its a rotary barreled machine gun. That's why my suggestion is that the article be renamed to GShG-7.62 machine gun for clarity. Calling it a "minigun" will only serve to confuse people who will then go to the minigun article and see there that it says its not. -- Thatguy96 13:09, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] seal recon rifle

do you have a source or something for this article? I'm unable to get anything in a directed google search. I'd also like an image of the rifle. I know some of the companies involved, but I haven't heard of this rifle outside of this article. Avriette 02:12, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] For research

[edit] yo

Yo homes. You know your sig is misspelled? ⇒ SWATJester Ready Aim Fire! 04:51, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

I don't even know what you're talking about, so no. I was unaware I had a signature of any sort on this beyond the ones I could mispell myself when editing discussions.

do you type your own signature when you edit discussions? or do you use ~~~~? I had noticed one place it was seplled "Thagtuy96 or something like that. ⇒ SWATJester Ready Aim Fire! 23:57, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Id

Hey, do you know what the optic on this is? I don't recognize it. Ve3 03:28, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

A Marine scans with a M16A4 in Fallujah, Iraq (Dec 04);
A Marine scans with a M16A4 in Fallujah, Iraq (Dec 04);
ITL MARS, there was a small purchase by the Marines, and one's just popped up in a picture with the US Army.
Great, thanks! I will add info to pic. Ve3 04:01, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Project Blackspot

Were you involved in Blackspot? My father was the supervisor of the night shift in the avionics shop. He was a staff seargeant, but his GS rating was something like GS-9, so he was in charge of higher ranking NCO's. Do you know if it's declassified or not? I've been interested in talking to someone else about it, but I don't know about its classified status. I can email you a picture of a Blackspot patch to confirm my credibility and give my name and father's name. He won't tell me much about it. Billy Blythe 01:25, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

I was in no way connected with Black Spot. All the information I have is publically available. I would hold off on sending me any information as I don't know how sensitive or not any of it is. I was actually in the process of trying to see if there were people in the USAF who might have some additional information. I had emailed the historian at the White Sands missile range about a drop test on a submunition device that seemed to match one in description often linked to Black Spot projects. He said his records didn't show the aircraft type, but forwarded my queries on to others. I have been meaning to send another email off to them to see whatever happened to that, as this was some 2-3 months ago now. Sorry I could not be of more help. -- Thatguy96 19:58, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

One of the two aircraft of Project Blackspot did not survive. It had its rudder shot off, managed to land at Ubon RTAFB, and exploded on the runway. The entire crew perished. I too have tried to talk to USAF historians and they deny knowledge of the project, probably because it involved bombing Laos and Cambodia. I can probably tell you more than the Air Force would, but I don't know if it's declassified or legal. --Billy

Its odd really that they're so secretive, because the aircraft appears in unclassified designation handbooks, both under the AC-123K designation, and later under the NC-123K designation. Also, this story is interesting, because the prevailing wisdom was that both had survived, been returned as much as possible to a transport configuration and returned to appropriate elements in SVN to assist with the perpetual shortage of appropriate aircraft. I should actually send that Email I was talking about to them to see whatever happened with my query, because it was directly related to this, but without actually stating that IIRC. I'll keep you up to speed if I find anything, but please keep me informed as well as to developments on your end. This is getting more interesting than I had really expected. -- Thatguy96 17:39, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Hey, I just wanted to post something odd. I was convinced one of the four or five pictures of Black Spot aircraft that exist were of both airplanes after the supposed demodification, which would challange the validity of the story that one was completely destroyed. This is not one of the pictures. The only demodified picture is of a single aircraft. The only picture of both of two Black Spot aircraft is dated August 1971, at Davis-Monthan AFB, which shows two relatively beat up AC/NC-123K. The odd thing is that one appears to feature a replacement rudder, and neither of the camoflage patterns match that of the aircraft provided by the USAF of the demodified aircraft. Now, this could be as simple as the aircraft got a new paint job after being demodified, but if it was designed to return to transport elements, this seems odd, since none of those aircraft were painted in this manner. Were there 3 aicraft instead of two? Did the demodified NC-123Ks continue to serve on more secretive projects (Heavy Hook/Heavy Chain?). I don't know, but there seems to be far more questions than I initially thought about. -- Thatguy96 17:47, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Another interesting side note on this, found a picture in an online gallery of an all black C-123K that appeared to be associated with Heavy Hook/Heavy Chain. The guy who took it said those queried about it were adimant that it was actually a UC-123K, and that they were not forth coming about any other info. The Heavy Hook/Heavy Chain connection comes from the fact that the aircraft was supposedly piloted by ROC contract crews, most likely for the CIA. -- Thatguy96 03:44, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

You're 100% correct about the C-123K. It's getting late and I didn't read the fine print on the display sign. Thanx for catching my mistake.
v/r
Peter Rimar Chitrapa 03:04, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Hey, no problem, easy mistake, just saw it and changed it. You would've got it I'm sure. -- Thatguy96 03:44, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
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