Word: ammo
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...dump napalm and explosives on enemy positions that are now as close as 300 yards to the base perimeter. The Marines are, in fact, relying on air to do the job of pinpoint destruction that their own artillery would normally undertake. Reason: they lost so many shells when their ammo dump was hit three weeks ago that they are conserving ammunition for the big attack...
...tail assemblies. The low monsoon clouds will hinder U.S. air strikes, but the rain will also cause problems for the Communists. "We'll have a better opportunity to catch the enemy on higher ground, where he has to bring his weapons and be careful where he stores his ammo," says a Marine officer. "He'll have difficulty maintaining well-camouflaged and underground positions...
...locate submarines. But it seems likely that she lies in about 3,500 ft. of water-not deep enough to activate the fuses. Because the added pressure of a vessel passing overhead might detonate her, all shipping was ordered to keep clear. But early attempts to explode the lost ammo ship with bombs dropped by Navy Invader jets were in vain. The special fuses fitted to three 1,000-lb. bombs...
...latest ploy of the gun magazines is to involve the whole family. "I weaned my boys on armadillo shooting," began one article. "Teach 'Em Young, Teach 'Em Right," was the title of a Guns & Ammo piece, accompanied by an illustration of a three-year-old girl getting instructions in the use of a revolver. This family concern is reflected in advertising. "Easy as pie," says an ad in Gun World promoting hand loading. A comely matron is shown holding a plateful of cartridges as if it were a pie, while her three admiring daughters look on. "Today," continued...
...magazines' stand on gun laws, and they swamp Congress with mail. One reason they are roused to such a pitch is that the magazines assure them that the Dodd bill will result in confiscation of all arms. During the hearings on his bill, Dodd charged Guns & Ammo Publisher Thomas Siatos with "maliciously misrepresenting" the bill. Siatos replied that he was merely "editorializing." Nonetheless, the gun magazines feel aggrieved at their treatment by some of the press. The American Rifleman plans to establish a $3,000 scholarship for some young journalist who will document the press distortions on the subject...