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ApacheIP · 12-01-2010, 22:59

but I loved the LAW. Something comforting about the whoosh and boom. The only time I fired the thing pre GW1 was in basic, practice round of course. Sorta like a bottle rocket launched from a 2 inch piece of PVC. Near KKMC in 1991 I got to shoot 5 of the real things at a range.

During GW1 the LAW was the weapon we were issued along with our .38 pea shooters. Nothing else, except 3 grenades I was given by a friend from 6th CAV. As an aviator you can imagine my surprise as to why myself and my stick bud were issued LAAW's. We carried 4 in the aft bay. My bud thought we had them in case we went down and needed to destroy the aircraft, I always thought we had them in case we went down and felt the need to shoot at the Republican Guard horde. No guidance for either theory.

To this day I find it funny my first combat mission ever we had 16 Hellfires, 600 30mm, 22 rnds of .38, 4 LAW's and 3 frags.

As far as that XM thingy goes we have better, proven stuff. Smart bombs? OK. Smart bullets? Meh...

12-01-2010, 22:59	#23
ApacheIP Asset Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NC Posts: 38	Semi hijack here, but I loved the LAW. Something comforting about the whoosh and boom. The only time I fired the thing pre GW1 was in basic, practice round of course. Sorta like a bottle rocket launched from a 2 inch piece of PVC. Near KKMC in 1991 I got to shoot 5 of the real things at a range. During GW1 the LAW was the weapon we were issued along with our .38 pea shooters. Nothing else, except 3 grenades I was given by a friend from 6th CAV. As an aviator you can imagine my surprise as to why myself and my stick bud were issued LAAW's. We carried 4 in the aft bay. My bud thought we had them in case we went down and needed to destroy the aircraft, I always thought we had them in case we went down and felt the need to shoot at the Republican Guard horde. No guidance for either theory. To this day I find it funny my first combat mission ever we had 16 Hellfires, 600 30mm, 22 rnds of .38, 4 LAW's and 3 frags. As far as that XM thingy goes we have better, proven stuff. Smart bombs? OK. Smart bullets? Meh... Last edited by ApacheIP; 12-01-2010 at 23:03.
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