Скачать или смотреть The Marine Who Carried an Aircraft Gun Into Battle on Iwo Jima

On February 19, 1945, Beach Green One on Iwo Jima became a killing ground. Marines were trapped in open sand, pinned down by hidden pillboxes, interlocking tunnels, and machine-gun fire they couldn’t see—until one man stood up in full view of the enemy with a weapon that was never meant to be carried by a single soldier.
This is the true story of Corporal Tony Stein and the “Stinger”—an improvised handheld machine gun built from an aircraft Browning AN/M2, a rifle stock, and scavenged metal. Designed to fire from the rear seat of a dive bomber, the gun had no place in ground combat. On Iwo Jima, it changed everything, unleashing nearly 1,200 rounds per minute at the exact moment the landing was about to collapse.
From jungle fighting on Bougainville to the black volcanic sand of Iwo Jima, this story shows how desperation, mechanical skill, and battlefield improvisation created one of the most legendary unauthorized weapons of World War II—and how Stein’s actions under fire earned him the Medal of Honor.
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