2007-09-13 12:33:21 · 9 answers · asked by Ted 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I researched this and found:
http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=10927
"When linked 100 rounds of 50 BMG comes out to 98".... about 1" per round linked. ( got this measurement from a fellow owner of 50BMGs, He unrolled a can for me this morning and measured it. I dont know were the above author got 500 rounds is 9 yards, maybe he was thinking .308 ammo which is smaller)
So nine yards of 50 BMG is about 324 rounds. ( 9 yards is 27 Ft x 12" is 324" or about 324 rounds )
A WWII mustang would take off with 1880 rounds of ammo to feed 6 weapons ( looked it up on the web) Each weapon had its own seperate feed chute.
Thats 313 rounds per weapon.... about nine yards of 50 BMG to each weapon."
g-day!
2007-09-13 14:19:45 · answer #1 · answered by Kekionga 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
each round and link comes to about 1", so there would be somewhere in the ballpark of 320- 350 rounds. we normally link 400-500 together for the .50 cal on my guntruck for immediate use, and we place them in a larger type bok, usually mark-19 ammo cans, but we have never thought to measure a linked set of belts and see how far they go. I guess we have shot 27' of ammo in one engagement. Sounds like a lot more when said that way.
2007-09-13 13:03:49 · answer #2 · answered by ARKARNG 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The whole nine yards, eh? Hmmm, you're right- that's harder to find than I expected. Now I'm curious.
Usually they come in cans of 100 rounds, according to the first site listed below. I'll see if I can find anymore about longer belts...
Finally- 500 rounds of .50 cal on a belt. See the second link:
2007-09-13 12:37:47 · answer #3 · answered by Beardog 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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I would say they would hose you with one of their machine guns before you had enough time to try to break the track with a 50 cal. Yeah, the 50 is a good gun, but those tracks are designed to take the force and tension of moving a 70 ton battle tank very quickly over all sorts of terrain.
2016-04-07 22:43:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would believe 250 .50 caliber bullets would fit on a 27 foot belt.
2007-09-13 12:41:04 · answer #5 · answered by Edge Caliber 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Seems like this question has been asked previousily! The answer is 500 rounds
2007-09-13 13:54:42 · answer #6 · answered by andrew.runde@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I understand that this is where "the whole nine yards" came from?
2016-10-12 13:29:40 · answer #7 · answered by Honest Abe 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the whole nine yards, baby!
2007-09-13 12:37:17 · answer #8 · answered by tabulator32 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
lots to turn you into hamburger.
2007-09-13 12:37:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋