The M60 GPMG was first adopted in 1957 by the U.S. Military to replace the Browning heavy & light MG

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The Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Ian Corden Lloyd, along with Captain Philip Schofield and Sergeant Ives flew from the battalion base at Bessbrook Mill to assess the situation and provide information to the troops. They were escorted by a Scout helicopter with an Airborne Reaction Force (ARF), comprising a medic and three soldiers from the 2nd Bn Light infantry . While hovering over the scene of the engagement, the Gazelle received a barrage of 7.62 mm tracer rounds. The pilot lost con