At 7:33 shown is an M-240 firing, not an M-2. other shots are an M-2. At no time is the "woman" holding the weapon. Whoever wrote this story never served in the military.
You are right on. The only airborne .50 cal views are looking out the door. All the looking over the shoulder views are .30 cal and are of multiple operators.
True om the M240. As far as the GAU-18, it is a variant of the M3, not M2. The GAU-18's rate of fire is nearly half that of an M3. The Marines use the M3 on their UH-1Y.
Things have changed quite a bit from my era in the Air Force 1979 - 1999 We couldn't have exposed tattoo's showing for one. Hair regulations for women are also very different. But the sense of accomplishment are the same! I worked Helicopters at McClellan AFB California 41 CAMS 1985 - 1990
I was the ammo supplier on Night Hawk missions in the Chu Chi area along the Cambodia border in the Nam , had to fed ammo to a mini gun!! My right ear is to this day messed up from the noise, but it was worth it!!
Just tell the story, she helped preflight She joined a couple belts of ammo together and put them in the feed bin... She fired an airframe mounted machine gun, no felt recoil, the airframe absorbs it. Not Wonder Woman.
You know the women I admire? Airline Attendants. Lots of air time, in poorly maintained aircraft (and they know it), semi-competent, totally incompetent pilots (and they know it). Throw in crappy weather, and bat-shit crazy, low estrogen psycho women passengers, and you can parley that into a total shit show.
Did you wear the uniform? I did for 24 years, also in the AF. She loves her job and her ass would fly behind enemy lines to save your sorry ass. Give her a break.
Did you wear the uniform? I did for 24 years, also in the AF. She loves her job and her ass would fly behind enemy lines to save your sorry ass. Give her a break.
We had a female Marine Sergeant in our Marine Air Group in the '80s who became a crewchief on a CH53E, the 200mph helo that replaced the delta. My post didn't say her accomplishments weren't valid. My comments were directed at the tone and slant of the video.
@@cal30m1 I guess you’re referring to the 5’2” female close protection officer assigned to protect a 6 foot Trump. How could he possibly be shielded? Something smells about it. I’m ex U.K. Military Intelligence and our counterparts in MI5 and MI6 were very often female. They blend in more easily (usually middle aged women not to attractive - don’t mean that as a slur if they were hot they would get eyeballed straight away. Also most of the work is done in office conditions, analysts looking at data and photos. They also work longer and harder hours to prove they’re better than men. When things kick off the call goes to Hereford where three standby teams of SAS are ready to go at a moments notice. There are also specialist police units that are not talked about and change their units name regularly! Unfortunately armed police are a regular sight now, not just in cities and airports but even in the rural village I live in. Justified on ‘anti-terrorism’ grounds but so far have only shot dead innocent civilians. My logic is the nasty element of society will tool up as well. Though handguns are illegal you can buy one and ammo for £500!
"The man carefully reloads the GAU 18/A.50 caliber machine fun, demonstrating his expertise and attention to detail", said no one ever . . . Still though. cutos to her for doing her part. She seems legit.
Yeah, who wrote the script “ gripping machine gun with determination”. Why not use terms that you would use if it were a male- makes it look contrived.
The GAU-18/A is just a variant of the M2/M3 .50cal. GAU is USAF nomenclature (because they have to be different, just like Navy makes everything a "Mk. Something"). It is designed for aircraft use, is lighter than an M2, uses a different barrel and trigger assembly, has a higher ROF, and a fancy recoil absorbing mount. Apparently it still has the older M2 adjustable headspace unlike the Army's newer M2A1's fixed headspace and timing (which makes your life no longer dependent on a small key chain sized metal headspace & timing gauge everyone seems to lose). If you fuck up the head space on a M2/M3 it can malfunction or even go boom and launch the barrel down range, which tends to get everyone excited in bad way.
USAF woman veteran, 1976-80. I was in Transportation, humped baggage, other physical chores alongside the men, but I was the only woman who did. I grew up helping my father with his household projects. I would not want to go into combat with my twin. There are limits, or should be.
"The woman ...." please show some respect and label them with rank and designation. ExampleThe lieutenant is an observer/gunner and is checking that the machine gun is properly loaded.
She's doing a lot of toting and lifting. My caps off to all women who got the courage and skills to do the job. I was a lowly K9 Dog Handler. She had something I didn't . Many years later I drove OTR big wheel flatbed truck across the country. Most of us were shocked to discover the BEST truck drivers are women! What did you do this morning...(you sound like an insecure loser.)
Anyone, and I mean anyone can fire a vehicle mounted M2 .50 cal BMG. That is the whole reason it is mounted. All this makes her is a regular airman, not the strongest female in the USAF.
@@joshuar8237 He is SPOT ON, And Her Handling of it was terrible she Literally had to Lean to One side putting Her aim 20% off , A 12 year old Boy can shoot one easily and better than Her.
She was not holding that gun. It was on a stand mounted to the helicopter. She aimed and pulled the trigger. Most men couldn’t hold and fire that weapon.
The GAU-18 is a 3 barreled rotary .50. There is no way she could pick it up and carry it. And before anyone says i dont know what im talking about, i was in iraq in 2009- 2010 with my local unit. I hold 2 mos's, 19-d and 11-b. I also have a cib.
It's the Air Force Version of the MH-60 used by the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment and used for Pararescue/Combat Search and Rescue. It's easy to tell the special mission helo's of the Army and Air Force because they are the only ones with refueling probes. The MH-60 Direct Action Penetrator is another version but it's much more heavily armed and the MH-47 Chinook (only operated by the 160th SOAR) is a highly modified and armed version the rest of the Army and Air Force use.
First off I was an Aerial Gunner with 301st RQS. Gunners are no more they have bern changed to flight engineers so there are two on the bird . They don’t climb on top of the helicopter to check rotors that is done by the ground crew. Also ammo is not loaded by the grew if you are in a base it is done by the weapons handlers they also bring the weapons to the helicopter. The gunner/flight engineer does the pre-flight checks , they handle the radios , the ropes used for special forces to fast rope down as well the Winch that is on the right side of the aircraft.
8n the USAF, She is called the Flight Engineer, Special operations mission airman. The FE is part of crew and bird would never fly without one. We run Weight and Balance, Fast Rope, Hoist and Guns. Everything aft of pilot stations is ours. We rescue Seals, Delta, Marsoc and Pulots. Anyone really. She is in a Rated Aircrew position with Flight Pay.
This is amazing skill? I guess for the Air Force....Everything a female does (besides admin work) is AMAZING! Did you see that? She inspected a tail rotor and banged on a blade! that was always sooo tough for me....I actually had a female mech I was training complain about getting grease under her fingernails. I guess that is why they are wearing gloves for everything.
It's not just women, back in my day when I was wrenching no one wore gloves. We worked on the cars went and washed or hands with pumas hand cleaner then went on with the day. Now everyone is wearing rubber gloves from brain surgeons right down to the casher at the quickie mart.
Interesting video, but too many errors to overlook. The only one I'll point out for now is it's published top speed is only about 184 miles an hour, not 224 miles an hour. Nice try though.
Most people who play video games like "Call of Duty 17: Why are We in Tasmania?" have no idea of what it takes to make sure an aircraft - any aircraft, be it helicopter or normal - is ready for flight. Hell, just manually loading ammo belts for Ma Deuce is a time-intensive endeavor that just, uh, flies under the radar. It's all checkity-check this and checkity-check that and damn, gotta checkity-double-WTF-check that whatchamacallit. I've never served, but buddies who have describe combat as a butt-ton of paperwork, some shootin', and more paperwork, plus no sleep. Hats off to all who maintain, fly, shoot stuff, and otherwise support our military.
Not sure why they are calling this Future Tech. The HH-60 helicopters have been in service since the mid 1980's, the window guns are now M240s instead of M60 heavy barrel still 7.62 and we had base mounting plates to install the M2 in the doors and well as being able to mount mini-guns as well. We had around 16-20 of these in Florida in 1988 at Eglin AFB where they were testing all of the different options to these at the time. 655th CAMS
We have no idea what, if anything, was hit. I would expect so if they regularly train this. Having fired versions of the M2 .50cal off a tank for 3 decades in various mounting configurations, including "John Wayne-ing" it with no mechanical movement or sighting assistance, it's a skill you have to keep up. I also fired a pintle mounted 7.62 M-60 variant off a UH-60. It was exponentially more difficult to hit specific vehicular or personnel targets. Aerial small-arms gunnery done well takes a lot of practice and a lot of training ammo, so I'm glad these USAF crews are getting it done.
WOW! I'm impressed. Thank you for showing the video. You usually see these machines in the air. You don't think about everything that is needed before you're ready to take off. I have a lot of respect for the people who can handle this technology. Thank you very much for your service.👍
Yes man! And when you get home, I expect a hot homemade dinner. This is why I get what I want. I do 50% of the cooking at home. When I demand it, usually I’m demanding myself. 🇺🇸
Two different machine guns. From the inside, it's an M240 series in 7.62. It has a higher rate of fire, and it can be heard as such. It also has a different spent shell chute. From outside, you see and hear the slower firing .50 cal with its black cylinderic spent shell chute. Video is a hack.
Yeah you gotta remember that whoever produced and edited this is an idiot who has no idea what he's talking about. But, realistically, so are the majority of people who watch it. At best----and I'm really reaching to try to be nice----a FOBBIT.
My nephew is the 2nd in the family to join the Air Force yesterday. Wish I could have joined vision problems. But I love my keyboard warriors out there stand proud.
I thought the same as most commenting on this, two different guns being shown and it’s easier to fire a mounted machine gun because of recoil reduction.
Interessante esse tubo adaptado para extração das cápsulas deflagrada pela GAU-18A Machine Gun. Isso trás mais segurança para o operador. E brilhante solução aqueles cortes ou rasgos na horizontal do cano da Machine Gun, assim evita-se o super aquecimento e possível travamento
There are two different guns and two different gunners in this video, mashed together. Come on guys, a.50 cal ius pretty easy to tell apart from a 240! And while she does pull the charging handle with some authority when checking the headspace and timing on the .50, NO-one is ever HOLDING a .50 cal to fire it. It weighs 84 lbs, without the tripod. The mount in a 60 is very robust, as it both handles the feeding of the belt and ejection of the brass, and has a restrictor for movement that keeps us (former) gunners from doing something pesky like shooting off our own rotor blades.
What job title did she get? Aviation crew chief? How do I get this role if I were to join the airforce and what are the requirements physically and mentally?
Hopefully she won’t have to drag any injured airmen onto the helicopter. I guess it’s good she can be useful during preflight, but no one is leaving it up to the door gunner to make sure the aircraft is able to fly. Lol
Dear “the woman”… if you ever find yourself outside of Jacksonville Florida, i would he proud to buy you a beer, dinner, and a few shots if that is customary to show my respect for your hard a$$ work and dedication to being in of the hard ass grunts in service.
Are the tips of the main rotor synchronized to pass through the spaces between the tail rotor blade? The main rotor looks as ifit overlaps the tail rotor.
Yeah, I get it. We have to promote and show that women are doing the same jobs as well as men. When I went into the service in the early 70s, not very many women. They were given an entirely different Boot Camp then I was less push-ups less situps less running more time to accomplish things the list went on and on and on, they graduated and they received the same rank and money as I did. There were and I’m sure there are now women that do the same things men do. I don’t know if they have different qualification standards anymore. I’ll be glad to hear from somebody that’s up-to-date. My point is and I don’t give a Horses ass what anybody thinks men and women are different. You can be politically correct you can be as woke as you want. The fact is men and women are different. We think differently we react to things differently. Most of the time men are physically stronger. It’s nothing for women to be ashamed about. It’s not like they chose, those differences. So we’re back to putting everybody in the best light they possibly can for recurring and to be politically correct. Just remember being politically correct is always no exceptions. The wrong answer!
Here's the deal. It takes the strongest women to do what the average man can do easily. If strong women want to serve their country, they should be home raising strong families.
Es una gran aeronave pero no mostró sus cualidades principales que son el rescate de tripulaciones. Posee una grúa Goorrdich con 75 mts. de cable de acero para 275kg. de carga, una canasta, un Rescue Stroop para izar personas, un operador C-SAR (fuezras especiales + paramédico - no se lo vé en el video) entre otras funciones. Solo vimos maniobras de supervivencia de la aeronave y reabastecimiento. También pudimos ver el escudo de los "Holly Green" el primer escuadrón C-SAR que sus CH--53 realizaban el rescate de los pilotos derribados tras las líneas enemigas en Vietnam, en algunos casos con los "Forest Penetrator" . Saludos desde Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The reality is, she's serving her country, and crewing in choppers to boot - passing all the tests and obstacles to get herself there. I'd like to know out of all the commenting couch warriors, how many have actually served.
I am curious how long would that thing last in combat against a peer or near peer enemy armed with MANPADs or medium and short range SAM's? Its a cool looking weapon system no doubt but i am not sure its a serious weapon of war against a serious opponent
That's what i tel and mission pre flight planning are for. In a really heavy threat environment we'd only fly at night. Never daylight unless extreme urgency.
She is not holding it as carrying it. She is aiming it and even a child that is big enough can do that, WOW she is amazing that she can shoot it. Get real!
Yup sit push thumb. Impressive 😅 . Can I see her load artillery all day? Perhaps a 20 mile March in full battle gear. Impressive? Naww. Glad she's there she gets points for that. Let's see her hold it and cross-country it. And keep up with the men. That would be impressive
Great to see women being employed in suitable positions . She and others like her are more than capable of performing skilled missions . Great to see .
You keep talking about the pilot but showing the copilot...and the top speed is about 185 mph...not 225. You were also talking about the .50 caliber but repeatedly showed a .30 caliber being fired. Did you do ANY research??
But she still a vital part in military machine. I can appreciate all that serve. Thank you.
At 7:33 shown is an M-240 firing, not an M-2. other shots are an M-2. At no time is the "woman" holding the weapon. Whoever wrote this story never served in the military.
Surprise, surprise
You are right on. The only airborne .50 cal views are looking out the door. All the looking over the shoulder views are .30 cal and are of multiple operators.
True om the M240. As far as the GAU-18, it is a variant of the M3, not M2. The GAU-18's rate of fire is nearly half that of an M3. The Marines use the M3 on their UH-1Y.
They claim she's USAF's 'strongest woman'...ok, let's see her change the tire on her subaru with no help.
Yes...never serve in military but We were in love and still we have a vocation plan together👍❤️👍
Women and Guns, Dangerous Combination. I'm glad they're on our side.
Things have changed quite a bit from my era in the Air Force 1979 - 1999 We couldn't have exposed tattoo's showing for one. Hair regulations for women are also very different. But the sense of accomplishment are the same! I worked Helicopters at McClellan AFB California 41 CAMS 1985 - 1990
I was the ammo supplier on Night Hawk missions in the Chu Chi area along the Cambodia border in the Nam , had to fed ammo to a mini gun!! My right ear is to this day messed up from the noise, but it was worth it!!
Whaaaaaaaaat ?? lol
Thank you
Valio la pena matar y matar y matar..??
@@albertocampopiano1570 Lo dificil no es la guerra, lo dificil es regresar a casa, y el lo hizo, lo logro, como explicarte eso a ti como civil?
Probably the Huey Nigh Hawk, right? The Blackhawk variation was introduced operational in 1974. Saw it's first combat missions in Grenada, 1983.
Just tell the story, she helped preflight
She joined a couple belts of ammo together and put them in the feed bin...
She fired an airframe mounted machine gun, no felt recoil, the airframe absorbs it.
Not Wonder Woman.
You know the women I admire? Airline Attendants. Lots of air time, in poorly maintained aircraft (and they know it), semi-competent, totally incompetent pilots (and they know it). Throw in crappy weather, and bat-shit crazy, low estrogen psycho women passengers, and you can parley that into a total shit show.
Now besides you, how many women can say they did this?
Did you wear the uniform? I did for 24 years, also in the AF. She loves her job and her ass would fly behind enemy lines to save your sorry ass. Give her a break.
Did you wear the uniform? I did for 24 years, also in the AF. She loves her job and her ass would fly behind enemy lines to save your sorry ass. Give her a break.
We had a female Marine Sergeant in our Marine Air Group in the '80s who became a crewchief on a CH53E, the 200mph helo that replaced the delta.
My post didn't say her accomplishments weren't valid. My comments were directed at the tone and slant of the video.
I hear they make even better Secret Service Agents…
As long as future protectees are all small individuals they can screen them quite well.
@@cal30m1 I guess you’re referring to the 5’2” female close protection officer assigned to protect a 6 foot Trump. How could he possibly be shielded? Something smells about it. I’m ex U.K. Military Intelligence and our counterparts in MI5 and MI6 were very often female. They blend in more easily (usually middle aged women not to attractive - don’t mean that as a slur if they were hot they would get eyeballed straight away. Also most of the work is done in office conditions, analysts looking at data and photos. They also work longer and harder hours to prove they’re better than men. When things kick off the call goes to Hereford where three standby teams of SAS are ready to go at a moments notice. There are also specialist police units that are not talked about and change their units name regularly! Unfortunately armed police are a regular sight now, not just in cities and airports but even in the rural village I live in. Justified on ‘anti-terrorism’ grounds but so far have only shot dead innocent civilians. My logic is the nasty element of society will tool up as well. Though handguns are illegal you can buy one and ammo for £500!
When they aren't ditching their assignment to breast feed.
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
You went there!!! Lol. Love u for it
Thank you, men and women, of our military. All branches and all positions. We need you at our borders!
"The man carefully reloads the GAU 18/A.50 caliber machine fun, demonstrating his expertise and attention to detail",
said no one ever . . .
Still though. cutos to her for doing her part. She seems legit.
Yeah, who wrote the script “ gripping machine gun with determination”. Why not use terms that you would use if it were a male- makes it look contrived.
She was checking the head space, she did not check each round.
You don't need to check each round for head space, do you?
@@Steve_Farwalker No. Headspace and Timing have to do with the barrel and receiver.
@@thebronzetoo lmfao if you don't know what the phrase "headspace and timing" refers to, you shouldn't be using it in a comment
@@thomaswakefield6889 well, I was an 0331 .50 gunner, so...
The GAU-18/A is just a variant of the M2/M3 .50cal. GAU is USAF nomenclature (because they have to be different, just like Navy makes everything a "Mk. Something"). It is designed for aircraft use, is lighter than an M2, uses a different barrel and trigger assembly, has a higher ROF, and a fancy recoil absorbing mount. Apparently it still has the older M2 adjustable headspace unlike the Army's newer M2A1's fixed headspace and timing (which makes your life no longer dependent on a small key chain sized metal headspace & timing gauge everyone seems to lose). If you fuck up the head space on a M2/M3 it can malfunction or even go boom and launch the barrel down range, which tends to get everyone excited in bad way.
I love it ladies you are bad ass thank you for your service to our country!
USAF woman veteran, 1976-80. I was in Transportation, humped baggage, other physical chores alongside the men, but I was the only woman who did. I grew up helping my father with his household projects. I would not want to go into combat with my twin. There are limits, or should be.
"The woman ...." please show some respect and label them with rank and designation.
ExampleThe lieutenant is an observer/gunner and is checking that the machine gun is properly loaded.
Yeah, that phrasing really surprised me. And you are correct, since nobody there is a civilian, they should be referred to as you said.
Agree, call the women "soldiers", Marines or something in that order. Not Women.
They fight for us and die for us.
Forgive them…. They’re going out of their way for the agenda these days.
At least she is doing her work sincerely
So the demonstration of a Gau .50 includes video of a 7.62mm GPMG?
YOU, SIR, are the real deal.
@@Steve_Farwalker Totally right!!
Came here to say that.
Yes, the Gympie being the more fun gun.
Looks like a typical M3 50 cal weapon to me. A new fancy name does not change a M3 from what it is.
GAU-18 is the USAF designation.
M2. As in Ma Deuce.
@@gmanky M3 is the aircraft variant. It has a significantly higher rate of fire than the M2.
The GAU-18 and M3 are similar but the most immediate difference is the rate of fire which the GAU-18 has just over half the rate of fire of the M3.
There is also a weight variation since the gau is lighter for aircraft
STOP & Land!!!!!!
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." y'all gotta pickup that brass"😂😮
Much respect to all who serve. Thank you just does not seem to say enough.
I love how they call this Airman, "the woman"... lol
yup, that made me twitch
"Get to the CHOPPA"
you bet me to it, lol 🦘🦘👌👌✌✌
She's not holding anything, it's mounted.
She's doing a lot of toting and lifting. My caps off to all women who got the courage and skills to do the job. I was a lowly K9 Dog Handler. She had something I didn't . Many years later I drove OTR big wheel flatbed truck across the country. Most of us were shocked to discover the BEST truck drivers are women!
What did you do this morning...(you sound like an insecure loser.)
Don’t be so bloody picky, they are service people show respect
@robertharvey4246 , Just pointing out a fact that seems to have gotten your panties in a wad. Respect is earned and not given.
Of course it is mounted. She's firing from a chopper. What did you expect?
@@samuelschick8813No one respects you Douche😂
Anyone, and I mean anyone can fire a vehicle mounted M2 .50 cal BMG. That is the whole reason it is mounted. All this makes her is a regular airman, not the strongest female in the USAF.
you served?
@@joshuar8237 He is SPOT ON, And Her Handling of it was terrible she Literally had to Lean to One side putting Her aim 20% off , A 12 year old Boy can shoot one easily and better than Her.
@@joshuar8237 U.S. Army 759th EOD
It’s all sexy as hell. Thank you for your service!
Arm wrestle her then? 😂
Love it thank you for your service
And the cameraman easily walks and films in front of the barrel while the lady is loading live .50 cartridges... (at 3:06)
The gun is unloaded. She is checking the headspace.
She was not holding that gun. It was on a stand mounted to the helicopter. She aimed and pulled the trigger. Most men couldn’t hold and fire that weapon.
The GAU-18 is a 3 barreled rotary .50. There is no way she could pick it up and carry it. And before anyone says i dont know what im talking about, i was in iraq in 2009- 2010 with my local unit. I hold 2 mos's, 19-d and 11-b. I also have a cib.
GAU 19 is the 3 barrel .50 caliber Gatling gun.
You are right. I thought it was the gau 18. Thank you for the reminder.
@@davidboettger3484 so, you didn't know what you were talking about.
Actually, no it's not...the GAU-18/A is an airborne M2...
It's the Air Force Version of the MH-60 used by the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment and used for Pararescue/Combat Search and Rescue. It's easy to tell the special mission helo's of the Army and Air Force because they are the only ones with refueling probes. The MH-60 Direct Action Penetrator is another version but it's much more heavily armed and the MH-47 Chinook (only operated by the 160th SOAR) is a highly modified and armed version the rest of the Army and Air Force use.
Good description. You know what you are talking about.
@krisgreenwood5173 Don't think I know everything but I built those long enough to know who we were building them for.
@joebeach7759 my National Guard unit did a couple of deployments with the 160th.
@krisgreenwood5173 They're bad ass. I've flown on them, but I was ever part of them. They are the best of the best. No doubt
@krisgreenwood5173 They were awesome bro.
First off I was an Aerial Gunner with 301st RQS. Gunners are no more they have bern changed to flight engineers so there are two on the bird . They don’t climb on top of the helicopter to check rotors that is done by the ground crew. Also ammo is not loaded by the grew if you are in a base it is done by the weapons handlers they also bring the weapons to the helicopter. The gunner/flight engineer does the pre-flight checks , they handle the radios , the ropes used for special forces to fast rope down as well the Winch that is on the right side of the aircraft.
Uh, I dunno Bro! No ground crew ever preflighted my bird, nor would I ever let ‘em load my cans…maybe in FL…😮
As soon as they put a full battalion of women on the front line, then we will see how equal they are to men.
what she is doing looks like she is the crew chief.
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.
Crew chiefs don’t fly in the USAF. She’s aircrew
@@williamtaylor9025 ah, wasn't in the air force.
8n the USAF, She is called the Flight Engineer, Special operations mission airman. The FE is part of crew and bird would never fly without one. We run Weight and Balance, Fast Rope, Hoist and Guns. Everything aft of pilot stations is ours. We rescue Seals, Delta, Marsoc and Pulots. Anyone really. She is in a Rated Aircrew position with Flight Pay.
This is amazing skill? I guess for the Air Force....Everything a female does (besides admin work) is AMAZING! Did you see that? She inspected a tail rotor and banged on a blade! that was always sooo tough for me....I actually had a female mech I was training complain about getting grease under her fingernails. I guess that is why they are wearing gloves for everything.
It's not just women, back in my day when I was wrenching no one wore gloves. We worked on the cars went and washed or hands with pumas hand cleaner then went on with the day. Now everyone is wearing rubber gloves from brain surgeons right down to the casher at the quickie mart.
It gives me the shits, also!
Interesting video, but too many errors to overlook. The only one I'll point out for now is it's published top speed is only about 184 miles an hour, not 224 miles an hour. Nice try though.
Depends on which source you're looking at. Cruise speed is 184. Max speed is 222.
Come on man, this one has the twin turbo option. 😁
Most people who play video games like "Call of Duty 17: Why are We in Tasmania?" have no idea of what it takes to make sure an aircraft - any aircraft, be it helicopter or normal - is ready for flight. Hell, just manually loading ammo belts for Ma Deuce is a time-intensive endeavor that just, uh, flies under the radar. It's all checkity-check this and checkity-check that and damn, gotta checkity-double-WTF-check that whatchamacallit. I've never served, but buddies who have describe combat as a butt-ton of paperwork, some shootin', and more paperwork, plus no sleep. Hats off to all who maintain, fly, shoot stuff, and otherwise support our military.
One of those crew serve weapons is a 240. That was my favorite weapon system in the infantry.
Not sure why they are calling this Future Tech. The HH-60 helicopters have been in service since the mid 1980's, the window guns are now M240s instead of M60 heavy barrel still 7.62 and we had base mounting plates to install the M2 in the doors and well as being able to mount mini-guns as well. We had around 16-20 of these in Florida in 1988 at Eglin AFB where they were testing all of the different options to these at the time. 655th CAMS
This will be the new Olympic medal category 'Free Style - Gattling Gun'.
We have no idea what, if anything, was hit. I would expect so if they regularly train this. Having fired versions of the M2 .50cal off a tank for 3 decades in various mounting configurations, including "John Wayne-ing" it with no mechanical movement or sighting assistance, it's a skill you have to keep up. I also fired a pintle mounted 7.62 M-60 variant off a UH-60. It was exponentially more difficult to hit specific vehicular or personnel targets. Aerial small-arms gunnery done well takes a lot of practice and a lot of training ammo, so I'm glad these USAF crews are getting it done.
WOW! I'm impressed. Thank you for showing the video. You usually see these machines in the air. You don't think about everything that is needed before you're ready to take off. I have a lot of respect for the people who can handle this technology. Thank you very much for your service.👍
Love to see the Duce spittin lead!
Yes man! And when you get home, I expect a hot homemade dinner. This is why I get what I want. I do 50% of the cooking at home. When I demand it, usually I’m demanding myself. 🇺🇸
Great Airframe platform,,,love Autorotations practice
Are you F’n kidding me ? Who put this crap story together ? …👎
Desk chair in the recruiting section.
A.I. story
@KONAmustang50 that makes a ton of sense, because this lame ass video sure didn't.
Great video ladies well done
The M2 Browning first went into service in 1933 91 years still in service today.
Nothing like the suppressive power of a minigun.
God bless the USA
Narrative of female soldiers are equal to men is ludicrous.
Interesting , Thank You
AIR FORCE FOREVER FLY FIGHT WIN !!!!!
Instead of saying "the woman" why not just use her rank? It's much more respectful.
The title insinuated there's only one competent female in the Air Force. Dang.
And that's probably a very accurate remark.
Gripping the machine gun with determination😂……... OMG she’s amazing.
Yippie......SO AMAZING!
Bravo 👏🏻 🇺🇸
I used to work with this pretty hot female jet engine troop at Hickam back in the late 70's
Did you two boink?
Nothing hotter than a girl who knows weapons and can fire them
could somebody tell me what is the brand of her wrist watch? seems nice to have
Love the improvised hot brass director corrugated drainage pipe thang! That look like something I would do! :)
Thank you for your service 🫡
Love it 🙏🫶☺️❤️
Two different machine guns. From the inside, it's an M240 series in 7.62. It has a higher rate of fire, and it can be heard as such. It also has a different spent shell chute. From outside, you see and hear the slower firing .50 cal with its black cylinderic spent shell chute.
Video is a hack.
Also the .50 cal doesn't have a front sight mounted on the barrel.
Yeah you gotta remember that whoever produced and edited this is an idiot who has no idea what he's talking about. But, realistically, so are the majority of people who watch it. At best----and I'm really reaching to try to be nice----a FOBBIT.
BAD ASS!!!
At no time did she ever hold the weapon anybody can pull the trigger. That does not make anybody amazing.
Spoken bravely by someone who’s never done it 👍
@@ricknowaski5088 you have no idea what I have or have not done.
@@waltergurly4040 pretty sensitive being judged by people who don’t know what you’ve been through…probably how she feels.
Amazing. Stuff guys have always done.
It's a whole different ball game under combat conditions
My nephew is the 2nd in the family to join the Air Force yesterday. Wish I could have joined vision problems. But I love my keyboard warriors out there stand proud.
I thought the same as most commenting on this, two different guns being shown and it’s easier to fire a mounted machine gun because of recoil reduction.
It's so easy,even a caveman can do it!
Was this video put together by the CCCP?
nice ride tho...🇺🇸 242 AvnCo
Interessante esse tubo adaptado para extração das cápsulas deflagrada pela GAU-18A Machine Gun. Isso trás mais segurança para o operador. E brilhante solução aqueles cortes ou rasgos na horizontal do cano da Machine Gun, assim evita-se o super aquecimento e possível travamento
There are two different guns and two different gunners in this video, mashed together. Come on guys, a.50 cal ius pretty easy to tell apart from a 240! And while she does pull the charging handle with some authority when checking the headspace and timing on the .50, NO-one is ever HOLDING a .50 cal to fire it. It weighs 84 lbs, without the tripod. The mount in a 60 is very robust, as it both handles the feeding of the belt and ejection of the brass, and has a restrictor for movement that keeps us (former) gunners from doing something pesky like shooting off our own rotor blades.
Noi thật là tôi rất yêu thích món này lắm nha, cam ơn bạn manh mẽ,
What job title did she get? Aviation crew chief? How do I get this role if I were to join the airforce and what are the requirements physically and mentally?
Special Missions Aviator…should be able to search the standards
Hopefully she won’t have to drag any injured airmen onto the helicopter. I guess it’s good she can be useful during preflight, but no one is leaving it up to the door gunner to make sure the aircraft is able to fly. Lol
Crew chief is usually the gunner on a bird.
@@sniper51956 I worked on MH-53s in Korea in the 90’s and that was not the case. Door gunners were crew.
@@dahak972 Thank you for the info.
And I would bet she is the CC of that aircraft
This is embarrassing.
Why? Are you afraid of a woman? Maybe your embarrassing
Head space and timing go no go guage. Dei hires, although, they are great on long deployments. 😮
All part of the job 😊
Dear “the woman”… if you ever find yourself outside of Jacksonville Florida, i would he proud to buy you a beer, dinner, and a few shots if that is customary to show my respect for your hard a$$ work and dedication to being in of the hard ass grunts in service.
Are the tips of the main rotor synchronized to pass through the spaces between the tail rotor blade? The main rotor looks as ifit overlaps the tail rotor.
Look at the size of the expended brass coming out of the tube at 7:38. That is not .50 cal brass.
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Yeah, I get it. We have to promote and show that women are doing the same jobs as well as men. When I went into the service in the early 70s, not very many women. They were given an entirely different Boot Camp then I was less push-ups less situps less running more time to accomplish things the list went on and on and on, they graduated and they received the same rank and money as I did. There were and I’m sure there are now women that do the same things men do. I don’t know if they have different qualification standards anymore. I’ll be glad to hear from somebody that’s up-to-date. My point is and I don’t give a Horses ass what anybody thinks men and women are different. You can be politically correct you can be as woke as you want. The fact is men and women are different. We think differently we react to things differently. Most of the time men are physically stronger. It’s nothing for women to be ashamed about. It’s not like they chose, those differences. So we’re back to putting everybody in the best light they possibly can for recurring and to be politically correct. Just remember being politically correct is always no exceptions. The wrong answer!
Here's the deal. It takes the strongest women to do what the average man can do easily. If strong women want to serve their country, they should be home raising strong families.
This is the way
Asshat
Gold!!!
Are you that intimidated? I can't remember the last time I looked at a male and said: "It's a man. I hope he fails." Nope. I hope he is successful.
Yep in the heat of battle inspecting EVERY bullet
Es una gran aeronave pero no mostró sus cualidades principales que son el rescate de tripulaciones. Posee una grúa Goorrdich con 75 mts. de cable de acero para 275kg. de carga, una canasta, un Rescue Stroop para izar personas, un operador C-SAR (fuezras especiales + paramédico - no se lo vé en el video) entre otras funciones. Solo vimos maniobras de supervivencia de la aeronave y reabastecimiento. También pudimos ver el escudo de los "Holly Green" el primer escuadrón C-SAR que sus CH--53 realizaban el rescate de los pilotos derribados tras las líneas enemigas en Vietnam, en algunos casos con los "Forest Penetrator" . Saludos desde Buenos Aires, Argentina.
I like how they have a shop vac hose directing the ejects. Is that a battlefield mod?
Maybe they are afraid some hot brass will touch and melt through the cabin auxiliary poly fuel tanks.
Nope, it's a standard part to keep any casings or links from catching in the rotor wash and possibly sucked into the engine intake.
@@Soucka74 Thanks
BUT? Was the world's strongest girl able to hit anything but the desert using the world's strongest gun?
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Bad ass
The reality is, she's serving her country, and crewing in choppers to boot - passing all the tests and obstacles to get herself there. I'd like to know out of all the commenting couch warriors, how many have actually served.
Standards have been dangerously relaxed to get the shes into jobs they are a liability at.
I am curious how long would that thing last in combat against a peer or near peer enemy armed with MANPADs or medium and short range SAM's? Its a cool looking weapon system no doubt but i am not sure its a serious weapon of war against a serious opponent
That's what i tel and mission pre flight planning are for. In a really heavy threat environment we'd only fly at night. Never daylight unless extreme urgency.
Strange that video emphasizes the lack of a need to refuel, while showing it being refueled
I love her she’s so badass .
Makes you feel kinda jealous, now don't it?
@@GuapoJhimi yep like I am so less of a human now lol 😝
Good work and looking lovely lady ❤️
She is not holding it as carrying it. She is aiming it and even a child that is big enough can do that, WOW she is amazing that she can shoot it. Get real!
Yup sit push thumb. Impressive 😅 .
Can I see her load artillery all day?
Perhaps a 20 mile March in full battle gear.
Impressive? Naww. Glad she's there she gets points for that.
Let's see her hold it and cross-country it. And keep up with the men. That would be impressive
Typical woke world
Be careful she don’t shoot the other chopper
Step home boy
It’s called DEI, nothing said about physical contact
Great to see women being employed in suitable positions .
She and others like her are more than capable of performing skilled missions .
Great to see .
Some of the footage was of the 240 on the right not a 50.
It's not a bullet, it's a cartridge or even a round. The bullet is what comes out of the end of the barrel and harms people or things.
the gun they are showing from inside firing is not the same lmaoooooo
As a Marine, I had to laugh at the side by side, bringing gear to the helicopter....we have to use feet.
The polaris comes with the higher ASVAB…😂😂😂
You keep talking about the pilot but showing the copilot...and the top speed is about 185 mph...not 225. You were also talking about the .50 caliber but repeatedly showed a .30 caliber being fired. Did you do ANY research??
I'm no fan of females in this role. But this chick held her own, even set the headspace and timing! good job!