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[StartQuote] WHEN I WAS ABOARD THE 108 THERE WAS no TWIN FIFTY MOUNT ON THE BOW. I ALSO DO NOT REMEMBER A SPLINTER SHIELD ON THE AFT 20 MM., THERE wAS A GUARD RAIL TOWARDS THE COCKPIT PLACED THERE SO THAT IN THE EVENT OF GQ AND FIRING THE BARREL WOULD BE DIVERTED UPWARDS SO THART THERE WOULD BE NO ACCIDENTAL FIRING TOWARDS THE COCKPIT.I UNDERSTAND THAT,PRIOR TO BEING INSTALLED,THERE WERE SEVERAL ACCIDENTAL FIRING INTO THE COCKPIT.THIS WAS NOT MADE PUBLIC.IT WAS BY WORD OF MOUTJH.WE HAD ONE READY BOX THART WAS PLACED ON THE AFT PORT SIDE BETWEEN THE 20 MM AND THE EDGE OF THE BOAT. I THINK THERE WERE THREE OR FOUR MAGAZINES INSIDE THAT HELD APP 45 SHELLS.I THINK THEY WERE,IN ORDER,TRACER,ARMOR PIERCING AND EXPLOSIVE.HOPE SPMEONE WILL CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG.NEXT TO THE 20 MM WAS A BARREL/PIPE CONTAINING WATER THAT ,IF THE BARREL OF THE GUN GOT TOO HOT WE DETACHED IT AND PLACED IT IN THIS PIPE.WE REPLACED IT WITH ANOTJHER BARREL ON THE GUN.IF IT GOT TOO HOT IT WOULD GLOW AND BE ABLE TO BE SEEN BY THE ENEMY AND ALSO COULD CAUSE A SHELL TO EXPLODE INSIDE IT.ALSO,IF A SHELL JAMMED INSIDE THE GUN BARREL WE ONLY HAD SO MANY SECONDS TO REMOVE IT BEFORE THE LIVE SHELL MAY HAVE EXPLODED.WHEN WE WERE AT GQ AND FIRING THE 20 MM WE DEVELOPED A PATTERN OF LOADING AND UNLOADING THE MAGAZINES ON THE 20 MM.I THINK THERE WAS A HANDLE ON THE MAGAZXINE THAT WE WOULD GRAB TO LIFT IT UP OUT OF THE RREADY BOX AND SWING IT UP AND BRING THE OPEN END DOWN ONTO THE GUN.WHEN THE MAGAZINE WAS EXPENDED WE GAVE IT A YANK TYO UNLOCK IT AND SWING IT UP AND DROP IT BACK INTO THE READY BOX AND GRAB ANOTHER TO LOAD.MY MEMORY IS GETTING "TAXED" HERE. BUT I THINK YOU CAN GET THE PPICTURE. earl richmond[EndQuote]
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