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While in RVN and long after I've spoken to a number of NCOs and Officers who have said that the .50 was specifically singled out as an anti-vehicle/bunker/air craft/boat weapon. Could it be that this is an all time great urban legend? Found the Geneva Convention documents once on the Internet, it appeared to be about as long as the Bible and really not worth reading.
There is no doubt that the targets for the .50 are the same as the M-60, or were way back when. To be able to hit what you want to shoot, that would seem prudent.
The list of ammo reminded me of back in the day. We were issued some armor piercing when operating in the Hobo Woods and the Iron Triangle. The idea was to get through the trees to get to the bunkers. The .50 was also a handy way of "mowing the yard".
Stay healthy,
Andy
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