USMC CH-53D

[Arkady]

Taking off from Lashkar Gah MOB today...
Bad angle - it looked better when it was landing...
Wrong shutter speed - not enough rotor blur...

I'll do better next time - but the light was perfect...lol

 

[purpleclouds]

Used to have some of these near my dads at Mildenhall, they do sound lovely!

Correction - it was MH-53... but not far off

 

[Dangermouse]

sod rotor blur....when will we ever see one with what appears to be 50cal weapons sticking out locked and loaded.....cracking shot the papers wont show thanks Rob

 

[PsiFox]

sod rotor blur....when will we ever see one with what appears to be 50cal weapons sticking out locked and loaded.....cracking shot the papers wont show thanks Rob

It does appear to have 2 quite large bang bang sticks visible

 

[Arkady]

20mm chain-guns, I think, judging by the flash eliminators on the larger versions I have here - I'll endeavour to find out for you...

USMC are using Hueys, Cobras (oh yeah, Baby!) and SeaHawks as well as these monsters.
We have one RCT - Regimental Combat Team - based at Bastion with us and two more RCT's will be coming in by mid 2010.

 

[wegotitugetit]

sod rotor blur....when will we ever see one with what appears to be 50cal weapons sticking out locked and loaded.....cracking shot the papers wont show thanks Rob

50 cal shooting

thats what we need to see

 

[horrocks]

USMC are using Hueys, Cobras (oh yeah, Baby!) and SeaHawks as well as these monsters.

Hueys...I thought they had all been retired years ago!

 

[Arkady]

OK, they are Browning .50's with a different flash eliminator than I've come across before - the barrels have air-cooled jackets on them - nothing like the M2 HB models we use on ground-role guns...

 

[Digitall]

Nice light

 

[DiscoTim]

Yes, nice light. Love the way it gives the bodywork a sort of 'paper mache' look!