FW: Re: FW: Where is this Photo Taken/TATs

1 Sep 2026


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-------- Original message --------From: Harold Brattland <habrattland@arvig.net> Date: 8/31/26  10:50 PM  (GMT-08:00) To: mgbrattland@gerlecreek.com Subject: Re: [Helobubbas] FW: Where is this Photo Taken/TATs 
    Didn't realize I missed the other
      photo....so here it is....
      Note that its on PSP ramp....like in SEA/NKP....
    
    On 8/31/2026 15:27,
      mgbrattland@gerlecreek.com wrote:
    
    
      
      
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          From:
              Harold Brattland <habrattland@arvig.net> 
              Sent: Monday, August 31, 2026 12:32 PM
              To: mgbrattland@gerlecreek.com 
           
           
          So
              here are a couple shots with CH-3E SOS helo with TATs
              mounted before my time In 212stSOS.
              h
          
              Subject: Re: [Helobubbas] Where is this Photo Taken
        
         
        The
            pod mounted machine gun (multi barreled) hung on rear mounts
            was called a TAT.  Remotely controlled by cockpit sight. 
             Tried on AF CH-3E SOS helo at right drop tank mount on
            sponson. with control by crewman.  Considered too heavy for
            real usage., in favor of M-60 dis-mountable  machine guns
            left and right sides.   H-53 added mini-gun on ramp and 
            pike mounted mini's left right window and door.   When the
            bird stopped flying, you had something to take with you with
            these options.   So TAT was effused in favor of two A-1s
            with wall to wall munitions and several 50cal guns.
            
            I suspect some unit was doing forward tests and grabbed the
            Navy H-3 as capable to carry the TAT....ARMY had no Chinook 
            configured to care heavy stores..  Must have been short term
            as your Navy H-3 not repainted to jungle camo---And not even
            dulling the  metal panel on the  engine!!   Suspect  they
            would have been labeled "Dumb-Ass" first thing on arrival.!!
            h
        On 8/31/2026 14:05, mgbrattland@gerlecreek.com
          wrote:
        
          This
            photo of an armored HC-7 HH-3A showed up in my FaceBook feed
            this morning….appears to be a Army Ch-54 Skycrain over in
            front of the nose on the ramp, but I do not recognize this
            location. Is this in Japan or? mgb
           
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