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These are some of the equipment used by the D-Boys and the Rangers along with hat the Somalis had. As you may notice, the Americans had far more equiptment and yet the Somalis were not backing down even when they saw their own nieghbors and friends getting shot. Americans * M-16-It is a standard issued automatic rifle, which was their pride andn joy. * Little Bird- An attack helicopter, which is very maneuverable, can be armed with mini guns and rocket. It is used to carry Delta Soldiers to their target. * P-3 Orion- A propeller drive spy airplane mounted with powerfully cameras and elecronic damming devices. * Black Hawk- A helicopter used primarily for dropping off soldiers. It contains a pilot, a co-pilot, and two crew chiefs that man mini guns. * Mini Gun- One of the most impressive piece's i think. it is an electric powered machine gun, which can fire up to 4,000 rounds per minute. * Humvee- It's an all purpose ground transportation that can be moutines with a .50-cal. Machine gun or Mark-19 grenade launcher * 5.0-cal.- A machine gun that is usually mounted on a Humvee. A .50-cal round can make a grapefruit-sized hole in a cinderblock wall. * Mark-19- An automatic grenade launcher that can fire armored piercing 40-mm rounds Somalis * AK-47- Somalis primary weapon. Anyone who could hold one had one in Somali * RPG- Rocket Propelled Grenade used to shoot at Helicopters, Humvees, Armored Trucks and ex. * Khat- A plant that was used as stimulants. So they were smoking weed and fighting a war at the same time. |
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