MK-19 Grenade Launcher; PPSH-41; WWII Weasel; Vertijet

Season 7, Episode 1, Aired
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R. Lee Ermey, who played the sergeant in Full Metal Jacket, applies his gruff sense of humor in this half-hour series that answers viewers' mail about what the armed forces were, and really are, like! In this episode, he heads to Camp Pendleton where he gets some trigger time with the MK-19 grenade launcher, and then focuses on Russian tactics and weapons of WWII. Finally, it's time for a a test drive of a WWII Weasel, and then a profile of the Vertijet, America's first vertical take-off jet aircraft.moreless
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      • The top speed of the M29C in water is 4mph. Edit

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      • The Vertijet is a similar aircraft to the Harrier, a jet capable of taking off and landing vertically, the Harrier was prominently featured in the video game Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War, being able to take off from the decks of the submersible aircraft carriers Scinfaxi and Hrimfaxi, and is the main jet of the U.S. Marines, soon to be replaced by the F-35C Joint Strike Fighter. Edit

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