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From: scott@graft.Berkeley.EDU (Scott Silvey)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: FAV's
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Date: 14 Mar 91 03:54:53 GMT
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From: scott@graft.Berkeley.EDU (Scott Silvey)

Newsweek March 18 has an article on Special Forces Op's in Iraq.  There is
  a picture of one of the FAV's there.  Now that I can get a better look
  at it (compared to the "fly-by" I saw on CNN), I can see that the middle
  gunner operates a large gun compared to the light machine gun mounted
  next to the driver.  Perhaps this is a .50cal or 20mm even?   The 
  barrel is a lot thicker, but somewhat short.  Also, there appears to be
  a missile tube mounted on top ... might be a Stinger, LAW, or TOW (looks
  to small to be a TOW though).

Anyway, they said that one turned over in the desert, breaking the back of
  one of the crew.  A chopper was sent in to get them, but tragically, the
  chopper crashed on the way back, killing all 7 on board.

[mod.note:  Could the large weapon be a 40mm grenade launcher ?  Short,
thick barrel hints at this. - Bill ]

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