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The Ballad of the Marine Motarman

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Today while I was at work, I was reading my copy of "Strong Men Armed" by Robert Lecke. It's about the WW2 USMC Campaign in the Pacific, and it’s a damn good book.

Written in 1962 its full of individual stories and lil details and is one of those history books you can't put down.

Contained in these pages is a Ballard, sung by Marine motarmen during Guadalcanal.

We have a weapon that nobody loves,

They say our guns a disgrace,

You crank up 200, and 200 more-

And it all lands in the very same place.

Oh there's many a gunner who's blowing his top,

Observers are all going mad.

But our affection has lasted,

This pig iron bastard,

Is the best gun this world ever had.

(Can't wait for the Infernus update, hope they use this as a model)

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