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Old November 26th, 2007, 09:27 PM
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Default Re: Question - Fire Control and Range Finders

It's a device that attaches to a machinegun (AGL or whatever) tripod that allows the weapon to be aimed very precisely at any target in range.

http://www.keepshooting.com/firearma...ism-tripod.htm

http://www.inetres.com/gp/military/infantry/mg/M60.html

A trained machinegun crew can use it to hit a helmet size object at 500m. It, along with the rate of fire, is what makes a machinegun the much feared and first targeted weapon that it is on the battlefield.
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