I remember on some documentary a US solider picked up an AK47 and said to the camera each home is allowed one AK47, or words to that effect, if a house was found with an STG instead it might be fairly easy to convince the owner to do a straight swap.
If the STG44 is in good enough shape to be valuable in the U.S. marketplace, give them a shiny new AK, and several goats. I have held one STG 44 in my hands, and seen but a few in the flesh. It’d be nice if these made it back to the U.S. and Europe.
As late as 1977 when I was there, the Korean guards at Kunsan AB were still carrying M1 Carbines. Perimeter defense had Quad .50’s. I also saw Koreans at guard points around the country with again, the M1 Carbine. Also, at that time the Koreans were still flying the F-86 Sabres, at least out of Kunsan.
The last F86 Squadron I know of in NATO was retired in 1980 (Portugese Airforce, received some retired aircraft from the US in 1958).
Yeah, that was the Carter era. He had said he was withdrawing all US servicemen from Korea and had stopped aid to the ROK.
When I got to Camp Casey in ‘83 we were still suffering from his policies. The perimeter fence was full of holes - an especially large one right behind the 2 ID HQ - and the security guards were very lax. Fortunately the S-2 of the 1st Bdg (the unit task with perimeter security) was very diligent and took great steps to rectify the situation. This same officer later commanded the JTF at Gitmo.
I had other tours in Korea and noticed the ROK’s were not nearly as cooperative with us (especially in the Intel area) as they were before Carter.
Can’t say I blame them.
Really? I did not know that. It was a really good airplane and lasted quite a long time. It was great seeing them fly while I was there in Korea, but very much outclassed by the F-4 Phantoms which we then had in service. In 1978 just one year later the USAF were staring to bring in the F-15’s and the Koreans probably got the F-4’s. I am only surmising as I got out that year and was gone when all that happened.
Yes Mr Jimmy, I remember him. I was up in your area a few times. Did some TDY at Osan. Much better party atmosphere where you were at. Ah, the good old days!
The Portuguese got a quantum leap in technology as they received F16’s to replace the Sabres, part of the whole upgrading of the poorer nations abilities in NATO so they can take a bigger role in the defence of Western Europe.
Different US Presidents with different ideas about priorities, in the 70’s NATO was generally run down and not too capable as a whole, beginning of the 80’s more investment by governments and more tech support (especially aircraft) from the US reversed the flagging capabilities (until the so called peace dividend in the 90’s).
Weapons From WWII In Service Today? No, but flags from WWII still in service today, lol?
Oh Scheiße! :mrgreen:
… and what, pray, are we to make of that chequerboard bit at the top …? Just kidding, JR.
Yeah, the “good old days”. There is a site, ROK Drop, which has sub sites for all the bases in Korea. A lot of old memories there, also it seems everything has changed - no prostitution (if a GI gets caught paying for it he will face UCMJ), flush toilets are the norm and a subway from Camp Casey to Seoul!
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