USMC Stinger Machine Gun: Medal of Honor on Iwo Jima
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Corporal Tony Stein
United States Marine Corps Reserve
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with Company A, First Battalion, Twenty-Eighth Marines, Fifth Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Iwo Jima, in the Volcano Island, 19 February 1945. The first man of his unit to be on station after hitting the beach in the initial assault, Corporal Stein, armed with a personally improvised aircraft-type weapon, provided rapid covering fire as the remainder of his platoon attempted to move into position and, when his comrades were stalled by a concentrated machine-gun and mortar barrage, gallantly stood upright and exposed himself to the enemy's view, thereby drawing the hostile fire to his own person and enabling him to observe the location of the furiously blazing hostile guns. Determined to neutralize the strategically placed weapons, he boldly charged the enemy pillboxes one by one and succeeded in killing twenty of the enemy during the furious single-handed assault. Cool and courageous under the merciless hail of exploding shells and bullets which fell on all sides, he continued to deliver the fire of his skillfully improvised weapon at a tremendous rate of speed which rapidly exhausted his ammunition. Undaunted, he removed his helmet and shoes to expedite his movements an ran back to the beach for additional ammunition, making a total of eight trips under intense fire and carrying or assisting a wounded man back each time. Despite the unrelenting savagery and confusion of battle, he rendered prompt assistance to his platoon whenever the unit was in position, directing the fire of a half-track against a stubborn pillbox until he had effected the ultimate destruction of the Japanese fortification. Later in the day, although his weapon was twice shot from his hands, he personally covered the withdrawal of his platoon to the company position. Stouthearted and indomitable, Corporal Stein, by his aggressive initiative, sound judgment and unwavering devotion to duty in the face of terrific odds, contributed materially to the fulfillment of his mission, and his outstanding valor throughout the bitter hours of conflict sustained and enhanced the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
Harry S. Truman
President of the United States
The Stinger was a Browning aircraft machine gun adapted to use an M1 Garand buttstock and BAR bipod, used as a light machine gun by the US Marine Corps during the invasion of Iwo Jima in 1945. The gun was the creation of Sergeant Mel J Grevich oof the 5th Marine Division. Six were built and used on the attack on Iwo, including one by Corporal Tony Stein, whose outstanding bravery is documented in the Medal of Honor citation above. None of the original guns survive today, but I have the privilege of showing you this reproduction created by the Canadian Historical Arms Museum with the assistance of O'Dell Engineering.
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And yet some how it still weighed less than the BAR.
gabriellockhart A2 BARs clock in around the same weight. Since the USMC had a lot of older BARs as well, average weight clocks in around 19-20 ibs. Plus, removing alot of the other parts also reduces the weight of the gun.
*than
@@theiceman3713 Corrected ;)
@@edm240b9 Sarcasm, my man.
@@calska140 Yo Mama weighs less than a BAR... Which isn't exactly saying much.
Those Marines "SAW" a need and fulfilled it.
Noice
🤣
I "SAW" what you did there.
This is the way
The Ian saying of “No truly new ideas in warfare” really rings true here.
Simple History: No Stingers are known to exi-
İan: *SO İ FOUND THİS GUN IN MY GARDEN*
It's a recreation not an original
That doesn't mean that it's not a Stinger.
@@syncmonism It kinda does. In the same way that battle-ready Renfaire sword isn't a real medieval sword. It's a sword, it's 'renfaire battle-ready', but it's not a real 12th century sword.
Don't lie, he found it after the boating accident in the lake. Its a shame it will be lost the next time Ian goes to the lake.
I was just from that video rn
US Army : this is stupid, don't do it
Marine Corps : Lmao that's a dank idea
browning go bur bur bur
aircraft browning go burrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Jarhead "Boss, I have moar dakka"
Boss: "Wachu got there, you git?"
Browning ANM2 goes Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Boss: "Warboss....this git here has moar dakka!!!"
US Army: This is stupid, don’t do it.
USMC: Hold my beer.....
sounds like the story of the v22 Osprey
US Army later: hey we have this cool gun called the M1919A6
Marine Corps: hey you copied us.
27 Medals Of Honor were awarded at Iwo Jima. 4 of these were given to Corpsmen. 14 were received
posthumously.
"Additionally, we constructed a rifle using the inverse parts from the weapons used to make the stinger....
It's.... It's not great..."
I laughed my ass off at this comment. Just wanted you to know, that was awesome.
Now I'm just imagining a spade grip and spider sight on a Garand barrel and BAR magazines.
@@DerplingKing how bout a en bloc fed BAR barrel with garand sighting and action with m1919 tripod
It’d be a BAR without its rear sight with spade grips no bipod and a M1 Garand receiver
A beautiful comment good sir
"They were all probably left on Iwo Jima"
F I E L D T R I P
The correct answer.
@Gabriel Murray With the frizz? No way!
@@EWLR89 Cruisin' on down Main Street
You're relaxed and feelin' good
Next thing that you know you're seein'
Octopus in the neighborhood!
Yeah only 70 odd years of surf and sand, that'll be worth it.
@@bsmaster7 the historical worth of any original weapons is priceless, even if they are corroded husks by now
Marine : " We need MG-42s"
Other Marine : " We have MG-42s at home"
MG-42 at home :
Marine: Nevermind I like this more.
Few things beat home cooking.
@@rhyswatkins7545 what about kfc’s secret spices
Better
Marine: "eeeeeeeeee."
Simple history: its unknown if any stingers still exist.
Ian:So yea I was talking to my gun wizards and they gave me this.
Gun jesus strikes again
3:31 none exist
It’s a reproduction
Did you miss the joke forreal?
@@jackmoules159 the simple history video said no examples exist. A reproduction is an example no?
They get called crayon eaters, but note their personal initiative , improvisation, and carry on and get the job done.
Always impressive.
Heeyyyyyy. Everyone needs snacks.
My favorite brand: Crayola
My favorite colors: Red and yellow
Forest Green tastes like mint...
Marines are riflemen first, I guess being a machinist who has the time , the parts and an idea (and no doubt access to the machine shop on ship). Just because they eat crayons is no reason to pick on a warrior.
@@freeholdtacticalmed as a person constantly surrounded by marines due to where I live. Understand there's a difference between career marine and the brain dead "warriors" who make up the majority
This is a very Marine-esque solution to a problem
Except for the fact that the Marines reduced the dakka of the Tommy Gun.
Improvise, Adapt, *Overcome.*
Marine Corps.
Oorah intensifies
Agreed.
Shoulder fire a fucking aircraft .50 cal made out of some of the most American guns available during the war. It’s as marines as it gets
I’m surprised this gun wasn’t nicknamed “Frankenstein”
Or mr potatohead
Do you think Marines *read?*
A Marine named Tony Stein fought with one of these guns and won a Medal of Honor (received by his widow) but, was killed by a sniper. Ironic you would want to name it "Frankenstein"!
In some quarters, Frankengun.
Frankgunstein*
I read about Tony Stein back while I was in grade 8, and was amazed at his acts of bravery. Iwo had many great acts of bravery, including Jack Lummus, another MoH winner.
Girls goint to the beach: I'll tan and drink
Boys going to the beach: I stole a few aircraft mgs and broke my m1 furniture dude, let's roll it
@@calska140 none of us do
Girls be like: *Wut?*
LETS ROLL IT lmao
"Such a Marine Corps thing to do" That pretty much sums up the Marine Core doesn't it?
*Corps. But yeah this is normal for Marines. Hilarious to see them think, terrifying to see them in action.
Marines Improvise
@@justsomeponywithamustache8731 Improvise, Adapt & Overcome!
@@tinman1843 Right On Bro....Siemper Fi
@@tinman1843 don't improvise ,and adapt mean the name thing in standard English?
"garand stock mg can't hurt you, it isn't real"
garand stock mg:
Andrew Zernovak yeah it looks gross but it works well
@@annextheupforwisconsin7088 Speak for yourself, it looks amazing
Its very real and it can hurt you 100 times
The Ordnance Department said "that wasn't invented here" and that was that.
Just like they did over and over when shown nearly anything new.
@@as-jp5cl A veteran I knew said he saw tons of Allied hybrids during the island hopping, heard rumors of a BAR firing .45 cal.
Grevich: "This is such a monstrous weapon. Only a true beast can yield its firepower."
Stein: " Hold my beer."
This is the very definition of “in a cave! With a box of scraps!”
this looks like the kind of thing that Joerg Sprave would have put together
Let me show you its features!
He’s in Germany so he couldn’t even if he wanted to make it.
"Let me show you its Features..."
*proceeds to shoot while laughing like a Maniac*
Craft Jesus 1? Now that you mention it, he probably would if he could.
But made of wood lol.
I'm not sure why anybody would expect anything less from a Marine. One of the main skills that they teach them is to adapt and overcome.
This is another fine example of marine ingenuity! Nice job guys!
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When is so difficult to tell who's the father of the baby:
"Neccesity is the mother of invention"
Momo Kawashima - exactly
Then in Korea, the US rediscovered the need for such a gun.
Exactly
they had M3 with an even higher rate of fire by then, that would be disgusting.
@Hunter6213 Which was a piece of junk, compared to contemporaries, btw. Too heavy, not even good enough for GPMG standardization, logistical issues, etc.
@@brandonbennett3082 I agree, however, a hobbled together aircraft browning like this might not be any better in the long run due to reliability issues.
Maybe if they actually mass produced a version optimized for ground combat. So maybe a less crude sight, that could handle slightly longer range when needed, close up the holes as much as possible, improve tolerance to, and reliability in the face of dust, and close up the bottom ejection port, and instead eject from the side. The ammo would no longer be able to attach to both sides, but, in echange, you could add a piece of wood to the bottom, to hold the gun and shoulder fire while standing.
@@hatman4818 Oh, absolutely. The M60 was 100% a better choice than some derivative of this monster. Like Ian said, it's a purpose-built tool that outlived it's usefulness.
I think the Russians had it right with the RPK. It gives small units a tool that provides both a rapid ability to create a base of fire for combat maneuvers as well as to increase the rate of outgoing fire by an order of magnitude. In addition, I think that supplementing that type of gun with a larger gun in smaller numbers (say, the PKM as is currently used) would be effective. The GPMG concept is cool, however all of the possible uses for a machine gun are not homogeneous enough to have a single machine gun fill that many roles.
"That's pretty darn cool, hehehe" The most Ian thing I have heard to date.
Be nice to those Army/Navy/Air Force guys Marine. One day you'll have to steal from them.
They had stuff, that we did not, it is only fair to give them the opportunity to feel generous to Uncle Sams Misguided Children. Besides, most times they were in the rear with all the gear, the good stuff needs to go up front and be used.
I can Say that is a universal fact. When we get aboard a ship, people starts putting locks ti everything, cause they know whats about yo happend. Down here we have a saying : " You either use it, eat it, or destroy it"
Like JDAMs, or Spookies!
"They were all left on Iwo Jima"
Alright boys, who's coming with me? Bring your own shovel.
Got to hearing about this gun and Stein's exploits and am presently surprised to know that fellow Canadians thought enough about the history to recreate this fantastic monster. Cheers, Michael in Toronto.
When some Marines with hand tools and scraps manage to do better than 20+ years of Army Ordnance design...
So good that it was never used again?
I see this gun as more of an inspiration for the M60 than the MG42. This certainly filled the "gap" more than most weapons of the time.
Never underestimate the ingenuity of your NCOs!
2:11 is that eagle screeching sound or a firework? god that is timely!
Good observation, that was cool!
@@painmagnet1 'Dump a lot of fire in a general area very quickly *SFX-spreads arms*' that is so America
Simple History: stinger in 2019 doesn’t exist, it can’t hurt you
Stinger in 2019:
There is beauty in this beast of a machine.
Everyone: We need to increase the firepower of the squad.
Marines: (laughs maniacally)
There's a cartoon history thing that talks about stein and his stinger. That dude was crazy. He literally terminatored his way through a battlefield.
I began typing this before the guy in the video actually covered it. It doesn't seem like people are made the same way. Hearing Stein's story makes me tear up from the bad assery and valor being displayed. If I could only be a tenth as bad ass and a tenth as honorable, I would die a happy man.
Oh also, according to the cartoon history, Stein ended up taking off his boots because they were slowing him down. So I imagine the real thing as him rambo-ing his way across the battlefield as bullets bounce off of his bare chest
The sheer size of the brass balls these guys had is amazing. Came for the gun facts but definitely stayed for the hero story! Thanks Gub Jesus
imagine chilling storming a beach, and from right next to you the air rips open and your buddy is there just opening fire with an aircraft gun. Trauma..
Thank you, Ian it was a great video.
The use-case for this makes me think of the minigun in Predator.
Such an informative and truly interesting piece of American history.
2:09 yeah, this gun does seem like one of those "fuck you and everything in your general direction" kind of devices.
What a a pity it is that Corporal Stein’s gun didn’t come home from Iwo. I’m sure he was carrying it when he was killed. I’ve heard about him before, by the way.
Thanks, Ian. I’ve learned something important here today.
leave it to the marines to come up with this as a solution that's why we love you guys
ooh-fucking-rah
Why isn’t there a movie of this... I would watch it in a heartbeat
I have never heard of this before. Perfect choice.
I appreciate the depth of info provided.
Hi Ian I was watching a video on RUclips recently on the Battle of the Hook in Korea and and I saw something that made me pause. It was a marine in a foxhole with a weapon similar to the stinger. It was a. 30cal Browning machine gun belt fed with a bipod at the front of the barrel and a wooden stock. It appears the stock was made from a piece of wood and was supported by the marines shoulder. I feel it was modified for two reasons it gave the gunner a lower profile and it could be transported easily without the tripod in the hectic close quarter battles of the Hook. This could have been a one off or there could have been more cobbled by the marines.
Now I want to hear it putting a 100 rounds down range.
The ANM-2 30 cal machine gun plus a BAR bipod and carry handle plus a Girand stock and trigger group. A true Franken machine gun. Between 1350 and 1400 rounds a minute ! Not even the MG-38 or MG-42 had that incredible rate of fire. There was a gun show on the discovery Channel where a former Marine and a friend built one and brought it to Marine base Quantico Virginia and actually FIRED IT.
Fascinating. Thanks Ian.
Hi, I'm Ian from Forgotten Weapons, and today, we're going to be *killing a man."*
Walking fire!
The Marines weren't given the good stuff that the Army got, so they improvised.
The SAS in the North African desert used Lewis machine guns (also used by rear gunners on aircraft) to good effect.
In Rhodesia, with the arms embargo in place, aircraft cannon were modified and placed atop vehicles and, again, used to great effect.
I am sure there are more examples of this kind of ingenuity from armies around the world.
I seem to recall the early SAS using machine guns from downed or abandoned Italian aircraft, too.
10:50 was fully expecting Ian to start making "pew pew pew" noises lol
Thank you for sharing this awesome weapon
I love the look of it. Very square, almost prototype like. Kinda looks like you could make it from off the shelf parts.
Marines doing what Marines do best.
Adapting
One man’s effort to give his unit a capability similar to the MG42 or the SAW.
It’s awesome to me that here, we see a real life example of a “mythical/legendary” like something you’d see in a video game or movie. I mean, just imagine this, you’re a Japanese soldier. You know the American machine gunner tactics of having to set up and maintain a position, you know the sound and cadence of a normal M1919 firing, and all of a sudden, you just get absolute mowed down by some 23 year old jumping through the bushes firing something that’s twice as fast as what you’re used to. You’re gonna shit yourself before you become worm shit.
Me: Eh, he’s not shooting
Video: However, I’d have to shoot it with prone...
Me: wait is he actually shooting?
Video: **stand back up**
Me: oh
This firearm’s design and use is so badass.
I'm going to iwo jima to look for the guns and bring them home, and you can't change my mind
Um...when I was a little kid, there was a gun very similar in appearance to the Stinger in a garage of USMC vet from WW-2. Now I'm gonna have to ask his grandkids. ;-)
"we called that the stinger." " They uh dont let you use that no more"
The stinger puts the MG42 to shame. Can't beat a Browning.
With the whole scenario of how it came to be and it's usage, this may be the the coolest hand held gun of all.... Even with the issue of there being, no remaining examples. I cant help but picture some Japanese family finding one of these, stuffed in the corner of grandpas basement after he had passed...
M-60: they don't call me the pig for nothing
Stinger: hold my beer
American ingenuity at its finest.
As a for naval sailor This is the most marine corps solution I’ve ever seen 😂😂😂 just add a compartment for skittles and there u have it
Improvise, Adapt, Overcome. The Infantry is the backbone of the Marine Corps. Semper Fidelis Devil Dogs- See you at Heavens Gates
That is so gosh darn badass rambo.
Knowing modern Hollywood, they’ll never make a movie about Stein and his Franken-gun. It’s not about “white male rage,” it’s the story of a man who channels his strength into something productive...
A reasonable choice for concealed carry.
LMAO! I'll call my father's neighbor who owns "Celtic Holsters" to get to work on a hybrid IWB/OWB holster immediately. 😂😂😂
You’d redefine “printing” with that concealed!
@@bmstylee Why gotta make me laugh like this.
I kinda want to see an arab with a cammel turret lmao
or a 2gACM
Hmm yes.
Garand-stock MG.
@@slaughterround643 If God is Love then we can call him Cupid.
@@kabob0077 There's a saying I'm particularly fond of: "Close air support covereth a multitude of sins." (Yes, it's a variation on the saying about love.)
If God is love, and love covereth a multitude of sins, and close air support likewise covereth a multitude of sins... then by applying the transubstantiative property, we can say that close air support is God.
(And anyone who disagrees has most likely never benefited from the thunderous salvation that comes with the precision deployment of life-saving munitions from on high.)
@@ProfessorYana Did you just say
so stop me if you have heard this one, a Garand, and a 1919 walk into a B.A.R.
Ooof xD
@@grayeaglej The Japanese guy died.
Dumb question: what's the punchline?
Borderline dad joke but it's good
@@benlaskowski357 A B-29 taking off from Iwo Jima to firebomb Tokyo
"[On Iwo Jima] Grevick had one himself" well of course he would assign one of those babies to himself lol
Hello emperor
He was willing to stake his life on what he had helped create and his
brother Marines would be using. In so doing he gave his last full measure of devotion.
I sure as hell would that is such a wicked peice. If I'm ever in ottawa I'm going to go there and ask to see it lol.
I mean who wouldn’t want it
hahaahh you know it homie..
And so marks the start of a sudden increase of 1919 “Stinger” conversions.
Jack Andersen and so starts a bunch of loans to buy 1919s.
You are probably on to something.
Damn Dirty Ape i saw that episode! “I wanna shoulder fire my 1919 so i can shoot it in a competition with my friends”
I want to see people utilize what's left of the guns used for this conversion..
Garand with m1919's pistol grip instead of stock, under US law registered as .30-06 pistol.
@@Sseltraeh89 It wouldn't even need reclassification without a barrel under 16" but I bet shooting it would be.. Interesting, to say the least.
"Which Gun would you want to take to Iwo Jima? A B.A.R., an M1919, or a M1?"
"Yes"
The irony is this LMG could have been a lot more useful in Europe where they had to deal with MG42s on a daily basis. Imagine the look on the Germans' faces when GI's start firing at them with something faster than their infamous Buzzsaw
Sure. Call it the Chainsaw. The Krauts'd be wetting their drawers.
@@benlaskowski357 "Roosevelt's Chainsaw"
👍
@@kanyewhite429 The 30 caliber version could fire in 1500 a minute so yeah same speed as the 42. The 50 cal version can fire in a ridiculous 850 rpm now imagine that handheld
"Why back in my day, we used to run a .30-06 at 1400 RPM. FROM THE HIP!"
Accuracy by volume, I see
Quanity has a quality all its own
You don't aim at targets. You pick a cardinal direction.
The measured rate of that one is 1390 so you are exactly correct. It also runs like an original Singer sewing machine and is remarkably controllable once you get accustomed to the "push". It is not the pounding you get off of an MG42, it is much more a steady push which you can manage more easily (it isn't easy but its definitely smoother than the 42) with a bit of practice.
Bill Conner ships were wood and men were steel! 🤣
When the Marines Frankenstein together a better gun than they got issued.
Being the smallest branch with the smallest budget of the DoD means we’ve gotta do more with less. Marines have a pretty innate ability to Frankenstein stuff to work.
I remember my SGT telling a story about how he was in charge of 20 Humvees for his section, and all were deadlined (unable to operate) except for one.
But that one couldn’t be driven cause it didn’t have a canvas (short explanation; it was like an essential piece to have for operating apparently) and the Motor T guys were dragging ass to get one ordered for him.
So, being a skilled mechanic, he took all the parts he needed (headlights, belts, brake pads, wires, spark plugs, etc.) from the good truck to get all the other 19 trucks good. All the bad parts went into the previously good truck for appearance sake and it was known as the Frankenstein truck.
He tried to get it to run once and it literally came on for like 5 seconds, blowing white and black smoke out the exhaust before dying immediately
@@D0ng1 Man.. That's a nice damn story. I am engineer myself(merchant marine). I love to hear about people overcoming hard situations
it don't work well without cold air..... it is made for a fighter plane...
Ok boomer.
“ If you want logistics , join the Army. Marines make due “
i wonder what the quartermaster thought when you asked for a Browning m3, a M1 garand and a BAR and than you return to him carrying this...thing.
He mentioned the weight of 23 pounds.
@@olvedilaszlo-levente6423 To be fair, it's only about 8-12 lbs heavier than the MG34 and MG42.
Though I wonder why no one thought of making it more compact by giving it a stock and pistol-grip configuration similar to the Vickers-K MG, which was also repurposed similarly to this (From an aircraft gun to ground-service)?
@@KonradSeverinHilstad the original MG34 was somewhere between 23-26lbs, the MG42 was around 25 lbs so its actually about the same, without the attached box of course. Funnily enough the comparatively newer m249 isn't much lighter at around 17 lbs unloaded.
@@KonradSeverinHilstad Probably because it was cooked up en route to the theater and they used what was available to the Navy at that time. Remember that the USMC is, to this day, part of the Department of the Navy.
@@KonradSeverinHilstad There was an attachment made for the 1919A6 that had a metal stock with a pistol grip, I'm kinda curious how it compres to this one with the wooden stock
In "The Pacific" you can clearly see Marines fighting with thier early water cooled .30s. The air cooled required heavy gloves, assistant gunner to feed ammo and a tripod to use. They improvised a variety of ammo racks, wire barrel handles, and BAR bipods before the Stinger showed up. Gotta love Marines.
If the Navy and the Army won't give them what they need, Marines will improvise what they need, and prove themselves right!
@@TheAKgunner or they just tactically borrow it
You want logistics? Join the Army. Marines MAKE DO.
Ian: "1919 can't be fired from hip wery well."
John Basilone: "Hold my beer."
Hoorah
He was using an 1917 too
@ネプギアGO: He did on Guadalcanal, when he earned the MoH. On Iwojima, he was hip-firing an 1919 (at least in The Pacific series, which I hope was accurate in that regard).
@@FolgoreCZ Based on what guns were used at both times in the war, yes.
Vickers K: "Bless your cotton socks, child."
This is what you get when a marine says to himself; "needs moar dakka!"
WAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!
more dakka for bigger boom shakalaka
There's neva enuff dakka.
Dis shoota iz rubbish! 'Ent got enuff dakka!
Marines always say, "Needs more dakka." It's in their nature.
This is such an aggressively American gun.
Hehehe :)
It screams "America!" every time you pull the trigger.
USMC forged from the ground up
What happens when enlisted marines take issues into their own hands.
**angry gopnik noises**
"This is brilliant" *points at an MG42*
"But I like this" *points at the Stinger MG*
MG42 was a mounted MG. It was the most effective mounted MG in the war yes but the whole point of this gun was 1 man could carry and operate this gun without need for a AG.
I was actually going for both the commonality in them both having high RoF, and thr MG42 is way more recognisable for people, than the MG34.
kirk stinson There was a time in WWII an American paratrooper used an captured MG-42. All the other paratroopers shot at him because they thought he was a German. So that’s why.
Ground modified mg-15 is EVEN BETTER
Wonder how MG42s would've done on Iwo . . .
I love improvised firearms. Its just so cool that some soldier was just like "I HAVE AN IDEA"
MARINE …not soldier
My grandfather used one of those weapons. He described it to me years ago that he had a “ belt fed machine gun with a bipod”. He was wounded but survived after 24 days on Iwo. We have for years ( he passed away about 3 years ago) have tried to figure out what he used. The closest that fit his description was the 1919, but those didn’t fully fit. This fits his description 100%. This is so cool! Thank you for posting this
Your grandfathers gun might have been a M1919A6. And God bless him for his service.
may your grandpa rest in peace
We need to know your grandfather's name
Your granda, what a hero! If too have any other stories, you need to write them down, soon you will be gone, and along with you, are the first hand accounts, Of those 24 days.
Steve Cantwell, the 1919a6’s all went to the ETO, WW2 Marines we’re lucky to get uniforms and food most of the time.
By rule, to fire this gun, you had to sit on the shoulders of another man who was running and flapping his arms like a bird
I think that the lower soldier should also be shouting, "NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWmmmmmmm!"
Flying off a cliff.
And throwing bombs.
Imagine being a Japanese soldier and some yank charges you with an aircraft gun gun
Edit: I don't think I put enough "guns" in there...
It's an aircraft gun gun, it's a gun that shoots a gun that shoots an aircraft.
I think he meant it’s a gun that’s also an aircraft gun
@@GMlilEASTSIDEcharlie It's a gun made from a gun.
But I have tank gun
the only downside is that it's not 20mm
"He was KIA, which, unfortunatly, tends to happen to people who do stuff that merits the medal of honor"
Lol. awesome soldier, but too true, brother. too true.
Yah its something ive commented on before. That I have far to active of a self preservation instinct to ever get a fancy medal. Of course id still be alive and likely telling stories about that crazy medal of honor winner who died saving our platoon.
@@nobudgetcomments2742 I feel like the answer to every clue in that category is "What are TSA agents."
@@nobudgetcomments2742 coast guard has in fact joined combat on numerous occasions throughout the 20th century and could still stack bodies quicker than you bud.
One guy who got the medal of honor thought CMH stood for "casket with a metal handle"
@@nobudgetcomments2742 hate to break it to you but in WW2 the Coast Guard was landing troops on D-Day in the ETO and various islands in the PTO. 8,000 Coast Guardsmen wound up serving in Vietnam www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/the-u-s-coast-guard-s-role-in-the-vietnam-war. The Coast Guard also served in the First Gulf War in Desert Shield/Desert Storm coastguard.dodlive.mil/2016/07/the-long-blue-line-coast-guard-operations-during-the-persian-gulf-war/
But you knew that.
Kid: Grandpa isn't that the gun you have in the attic?
Grandpa: shhhhh you heard gun Jesus all where leftover in a landfill in Iwo Jima ;) ;)
Heehee
@@douganderson7002 They're breathable, alright? That's why!
Granpa knows what he's about!
Lol Nazi the poster is actually German and has a Nazi name WAFFEN
RIP Cpl. Tony Stein🌹. A true hero.
I suspect what got him killed was trying to do all that again. Medal of Honor winning behaviour is not something you can pull of twice. and certainly not a third time. Semper fi, Cpl Stein.
Semper Fi leatherneck.
Simple History released a video about him and this gun.
@Stripey Arse and I suppose, too, that it's in the nature of Marines, and especially Marines like Corporal Stein to keep pushing their luck.
@@RamBam3000 Sniper got him.
"i built one so i want one" seems fair to me
Damn skippy it's fair.
Or "Hey I built this thing, if you get technical issues I'll be right over here"
I have a feeling his was not originally meant to be built.
Marine: "Hey Stein, you can stop working now, we built all the guns they asked for."
Stein: "Well yes but those are yours, this is one is mine."
Marine: "Oh, alright then..."
I concur
Totally fair. Same deal I would arrange. Can't hurt having one of the designers who know it inside and out operating it, either.
“Why wasn’t this adopted by the entire US military? There was actually some testing done by Springfield Armory-“
Oh. Say no more.
But they did adopt a very similar weapon later on that versions are still in use today, by FN. M-60, M249, and M240.
@@TraceyAllen - Agreed. This thing looks like the bastard love child of an M240G and an M249.
I do not support the killing of Historical Arsenals. I support the purging of management.
Tracey Allen That was meant more as a comment on Springfield Armory’s tendency to screw the US soldier out of the best weapons available i.e. the whole M14 thing
They did, it just took them several years to catch up, with the beginning of the designing of the M60.
BFV was obsessed with obscure guns and has an Iwo Jima map and yet they never thought to include this absolute gem of history. Mindblowing.
Because DICE Sweden doesn't give a shit anymore and it's shown ever since BF4's launch. Hell, the writing is on the wall already with BF1's DLC cycle
Bro they reused so many obscure WWI rifles in BFV because they had the assets from BF1. BFV was developed by a skeleton crew who were barely invested.
It would have been too OP
Because battlefield 5 was ass
I mean they didn’t even add the Russians to a game about ww2 so I’m not surprised
MG42: Who're you?
Stinger MG: I'm you but American.
Ian, next chance you get, try and fire this lovely thing. I want to see that 1,400 RPM in full display.
Enrico Paolo Coronado Seconded
MG45: let me introduce myself...
I too, was hoping for a belt dump.
The show Weapon Hunter had an entire episode on the Stinger, where they build it and fire it at the end. Season 2 Episode 6
Enrico Paolo Coronado indeed, but put it against the MG42 for comparison.
“Combat loss M1, BAR, and M1919” is how this was explained to the Armory. This is what happens when Marines are bored lol
It's either this or the barracks get burned down.
The Browning is more likely scrounged from either a damaged/downed aircraft, or a spare gun from a depot somewhere
It’s a specific model from airplanes
Marines should be given a little more control over their job and allowed to do things like this more often. They know how to fight, why let the suits decide exactly how they do it? To a point of course, some ideas are truly dumb but this and many others save lives.
The good old days, when they had metal shop in high school and junior high, plus American ingenuity.
My Marine and Army buddies have told some interesting tales about converting an Abrams tank into a mechanical bull, as well as some unsanctioned drone modifications when they got bored, lol! Can't say I wouldn't get creative if in that situation.
"They didn't want to weld a rear sight there to permanently modify the gun."
Ah, good on them. I was thinking maybe the M1 garand stock, trigger system, or the bipod might've been too much, but the sights definitely were overboard.
All of those mods are reversible - you could take this gun apart and be left with the original machine gun. But once you start welding....
@@Darwinist Why would they ever need to remove them? Is the US Military refurbishing A/NM2's?
@@GenMaj_Knight This one is owned not by the US Military but a museum up in Canada. And museum types tend to not be comfortable with permanently modifying old stuff of any stripe.
@@justforever96 this was 1 year ago and it seems like they already understood.
Was it just a coincidence that this was perfectly timed with Simple History’s video on Tony Stein?
Same me too , when he created this shit
Alex Boehm : Was brought here by the same Channel.! Long live the Stein vid from Simple history.!
damn, people catchin on the same topic, i was just watchin tony stein