82nd Airborne "Mortor Maggots" (A-Stan)

[Uncle Sam]

http://img58.photobucket.com/albums/v176/mortor/Setting.jpg

http://img58.photobucket.com/albums/v176/mortor/120mmHanging0Round.jpg

http://img58.photobucket.com/albums/v176/mortor/120mm.jpg

http://img58.photobucket.com/albums/v176/mortor/Round.jpg

http://img58.photobucket.com/albums/v176/mortor/Hanging.jpg

http://img58.photobucket.com/albums/v176/mortor/Aiming.jpg

http://img58.photobucket.com/albums/v176/mortor/Humpin.jpg

http://img58.photobucket.com/albums/v176/mortor/Swabbing.jpg

http://img58.photobucket.com/albums/v176/mortor/Laying.jpg

Joan Jett in the A-Stan woot

http://img58.photobucket.com/albums/v176/mortor/JoanJettoldi.jpg

[Rantanplan]

GP woot

[HumanShield]

I see 3 women in that last pic...the two in desert camo arent part of the 82nd...are they?

[NcDeuce]

Maybe a tenant unit attached to the 82nd

[Uncle Sam]

I see 3 women in that last pic...the two in desert camo arent part of the 82nd...are they?

They could be. There is much more than just Infantry in the 82nd.

[Alpha Leader]

just love the pics
Uncle Sam is a good guy ;)

[gilgoul]

Thank you, the one of the shell exiting the tube is amazing, do you have any info on the shutter speed of the camera?

:hug:

[SiFiOn]

[quote="Uncle Sam's Pissed !"]
http://img58.photobucket.com/albums/v176/mortor/Round.jpg

I totally agree with gilgoul, this is an amazing photo.

And so are the other pics, nice once again Uncle Sam!

[Uncle Sam]

Only the best. :D

gilgoul - A fast one. ;)

[WARPIG]

I see 3 women in that last pic...the two in desert camo arent part of the 82nd...are they?
82nd is a Division element... complete with support and slice elements. The mortar maggots are heavy mortars.. (60mm and 81mm are the only ones jumped in as far as I know.) and mortarmen are infantry. So the unit is likely a mechanized unit in the division.

Good to see support over there.

[Uncle Sam]

I see 3 women in that last pic...the two in desert camo arent part of the 82nd...are they?
82nd is a Division element... complete with support and slice elements. The mortar maggots are heavy mortars.. (60mm and 81mm are the only ones jumped in as far as I know.) and mortarmen are infantry. So the unit is likely a mechanized unit in the division.

Good to see support over there.

I think more like engineers.

If you look at the Jaon Jett pic, the 3 Captains to the right have Engineer insignia (http://www.xbox-connection.com/hostedimages/engineers.jpg) on their collars

[Saranof]

[quote=Uncle Sam's Pissed !]
http://img58.photobucket.com/albums/v176/mortor/Round.jpg

I totally agree with gilgoul, this is an amazing photo.

And so are the other pics, nice once again Uncle Sam!

I'll go with that :hug:

[crazyman]

1: there are no mechanized parts to the 82nd, it's a light infantry unit

2: 120 mortars are being turned over to FA. the 105's are too heavy to haul around the mountains

[Uncle Sam]

1: there are no mechanized parts to the 82nd, it's a light infantry unit

2: 120 mortars are being turned over to FA. the 105's are too heavy to haul around the mountains

got it.


I think more like engineers.

If you look at the Jaon Jett pic, the 3 Captains to the right have Engineer insignia on their collars

[SiFiOn]

Here a short movie (sorry, no good quality and in Dutch), showing 120mm mortars from Dutch 11 AMB firing live.

http://www.11mortiercompagnie.nl/startpaginabestanden/intro.WMV

And a nice pic to go with it:

http://www.11mortiercompagnie.nl/oefeningen/images/images/01%20(29)_png_jpg.jpg

[Jack Mehoff]

120mm mortar is anything but "light" infantry.