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Verlinden's dodgy references
DogEgg
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England - South East, United Kingdom
Joined: October 04, 2006
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Posted: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 - 06:08 AM UTC
Just noticed Verlinden have brought out a PBR stowage set, most of which I'd question where they've got their references from...
PBR stowage
I have never seen a pedestal mounted .50 cal at the stern (the tripod included with the standard kit is correct, though mostly they were covered with a fibreglass fairing) nor have I ever seen M60's mounted on the bulwarks... There's a 20mm ammo can but no 20mm cannon, plus too many bedrolls for a craft which rarely spent more than 48 hours on patrol at a time... Plus there's a radio outside the radio room, when there were already two inside it...
Sorry, rant over, would have been nicer to see the correct accessories like pair of engines and pumps...
Gremlin56
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Posted: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 - 07:06 AM UTC
One of the few redeeming points would appear to be the price
Julian
sherb
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Posted: Thursday, September 09, 2010 - 06:22 AM UTC
I feel your pain, they should have just called it what it is, generic Vietnam era stowage.
-Sherb
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