" "Davey Crockett" 1961" Topic

Remember that?

Amicalement
Armand

My favorite!!!!

Whatever you do, don't drop it!!!

I'll bet firing such a short-ranged weapon would add a bit of pucker factor, too.

GI Joe Fat Man atomic bomb, it really works!

Mike Bunkermeister Creek
Bunker Talk blog

In Ospreys' JSDF:The Godzilla Years', the Japanese version had warheads painted white and operators wore white gloves.

The Sons of Anarchy were selling these at one time. It dudded out at a Burning Man Festival.

Current stockpile bought up by a Cold War re-enacter/Elvis impersonator.

The military and the definition of light----LOL

^^ It really stretches the definition of "light weapon"… The fourth guy on the first picture looks like he would need a good physician after his tour of duty. Couldn't they just spare one Jeep for such a rare piece of equipment? Imagine having to lug the launcher tube or the "grenade" itself around over rough terrain.

At least a M274 Mule.

If we had designed it today, how 'light' would it be?

We're talking about nukes so everyone say hello to the NSA and the other ninety-odd intelligence organisations our taxes pay for.

Does "equipment grounded" really require a photo to know what it is/means?

I'm sorry, but there is no way I'm firing a Nuclear Weapon that comes equipped with a spotting scope.

But it's just the one time…

Fire and forget . . . about making it back home in one piece.

"Does "equipment grounded" really require a photo to know what it is/means?"

Well yes of course, you have to look smart on parade.

Brings a whole new meaning to backpack nuclear weapons, I'd never realised it was supposed to be man portable.

"I'm sorry, but there is no way I'm firing a Nuclear Weapon that comes equipped with a spotting scope."

Nuclear capable artillery still has conventional sights.

Hahahaa skippy and jpattern. :)

I get the same feeling watching those Nevada testing newsreels of G.I. advancing TOWARD the mushroom cloud. *shudder*

Mardady, that was in the days of the draft. The intelligence level of the average draftee left quite a bit to be desired. Exact directions were required to do just about anything.

It could whip 10 – 20 tons of wildcats at a range of 2.5 miles.

Am I the only one amused to see that the shortest grunt in the group is packing what appears to be the heaviest load?

I have seen pics of the thing mounted on a jeep. Note the two men in the middle are really leaning forward due to the heavy load. The little guy must have been a newbie or the army was trying hard to say "Look, men, this thing is man-portable. Really it is." Then there was the "Atomic Cannon", a huge artillery piece, and there is a famous photo of the gun and in the not so far distance a nuclear shell sending up a mushroom cloud. I recall a book some years ago titled "Waiting For An Army To Die" about all the GIs exposed to radiation during tests in the 50s. Two legged lab rats.

Well, it qualifies as "light" in one way fer sure: when it goes off, the dark will go away. Even if you have your eyes closed, you'll see it.

Now, put it in a low-slung holster, and Chuck Norris could wear one on his hip, as a backup weapon.

Having had an Uncle who was an Atomic Veteran and died of Leukemia I would really appreciate people dropping calling them (and him) "Two Legged Lab Rats". These were men who thought that they were helping their country, they deserve better than to be laughed at here.

Jowady, I don't think anyone is laughing at the men, but rather condemning those who treated them so cavalierly. A problem that continues to this day, in fact.

Lion, he's not the shortest. He's just compressed…