tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228565287781450038.post9026545523603335545..comments2023-12-21T00:49:25.516-06:00Comments on Murphy was a Grunt: TechnogizmothingayahoomabobsMurphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473980410347329436noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228565287781450038.post-37931625396970221492008-02-10T18:36:00.000-06:002008-02-10T18:36:00.000-06:00Murph, I remember talking to a friend during Nam w...Murph, I remember talking to a friend during Nam who was a Marine Phantom driver, he told me he was usually low enough to see faces at 500 kts. He said his go/no go was where the white faces were in relation to the frag zone.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228565287781450038.post-7126438265217224962008-02-09T13:45:00.000-06:002008-02-09T13:45:00.000-06:00Peter: That was the idea, besides, is there anythi...Peter: That was the idea, besides, is there anything in the military that is not somehow profane? Heh, for us, the BVT was a close relative of the more popularly known, 'Big Green Weenie'. Think I have a post on that somehwere...<BR/><BR/>Old nfo: That was/is always much appreciated!Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473980410347329436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228565287781450038.post-37778802299268188532008-02-09T13:17:00.000-06:002008-02-09T13:17:00.000-06:00heh... they are called MDT's (mobile dumb terminal...heh... they are called MDT's (mobile dumb terminals) Murph. We did have something similar in the birds, but used FLIR most of the time just to be on the safe side. There was CAS, danger close, and aw S**T close, and you wanted to be able to make sure you were dropping on the right set of dots... :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228565287781450038.post-5639123097184330502008-02-07T22:35:00.000-06:002008-02-07T22:35:00.000-06:00Murph, I'm afraid 'blue veined throbber' suggests ...Murph, I'm afraid 'blue veined throbber' suggests something entirely different . . . although equally profane from a military perspective!<BR/><BR/>:-)Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.com