tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044826704035279962.post8702496578744585430..comments2024-03-09T08:51:31.789-05:00Comments on Mad Padre: 4RCR Photo, November 2007Mad Padrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044826704035279962.post-4517919217417180692008-01-31T16:46:00.000-05:002008-01-31T16:46:00.000-05:00Yes, that's a Carl Gustav 84mm rocket launcher in ...Yes, that's a Carl Gustav 84mm rocket launcher in the centre. It's still an effective weapon, even if it's been around for a while.<BR/><BR/>The MGs are a mix of the C6 General Purpose Machine Gun and the C9 Light Machine Gun. <BR/><BR/>The C6 (the one with the wooden stock) can be fitted with a Sustained Fire kit (basically a tripod) to fire long belts, while the C9 is intended for use at the section level, typically with a bipod and a box magazine to hold the belt. <BR/><BR/>See http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/lf/English/2_display.asp?product=91<BR/>and <BR/>http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/lf/English/2_display.asp?product=93<BR/><BR/>They are very similar to the German MGs of WW2, aren't they?Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044826704035279962.post-50330002413163041312008-01-31T10:17:00.000-05:002008-01-31T10:17:00.000-05:00An excellent photo of the group. I'm not really up...An excellent photo of the group. I'm not really up to date on British and Canadian weaponry. Is the central weapon a Carl Gustav?<BR/><BR/>It also fascinates me how much the middle pair of weapons resemble an MG34 to me. I imagine the resemblance is not quite as striking when seen more up close?Snickering Corpseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11207827630539622815noreply@blogger.com