HMH-463 40th Anniversary Celebration

[Mike Amtower]

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Mar/01/ln/FP603010345.html/?print=on

In late February of 2006 HMH-463 held a 40th Anniversary celebration at the Kane'ohe Bay Marine Air Station

http://www.hmh-463-vietnam.com/40thAnniversary/40thKBay-photo1.html

Hit the two links posted above to see details.

Below is a picture of the celebration cake.

[JWatson]

Thank You and Larry both for sharing...

Looks like we all would like to have had that .50 on our A/C...

Semper Fidelis !!!!! Jimmy :D

[Mike Amtower]

Comments were .... since it is a 1100 rds/min weapon ~ 3X the Ma Deuce ....

That barrel must get awful hot!

...... and it is not out in the slipstream either.

US Ordnance has an updated M60-E4 that has a hardened barrel that is supposed to withstand 15000 rds before change out ....

I've seen a video of them running 850 rds through it with one trigger pull .... one minute & 45 seconds of rock & roll!

http://www.usord.com/

http://www.usord.com/Blackwater03_USORD.html

...... maybe this one has a similar barrel

Here's a pic of the new "stinger" on the 463 53Ds.