Mini Gun story in Mogadishu

**Sam** · 04-06-23, 10:18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoxQpSl9mKw

I watched the video of Jack Carr's interview of Kyle Lamb. I wonder if someone will ask who Kyle Lamb is

Toward the end of the video, they talked about the minigun story in Mogadishu. The skinnies stole a minigun off one of the Blackhawks and it was kept as a trophy. Sometimes later, the SEALS were tracking down some bad guys and came upon this house where a terrorist was. They took care of the bad guy and found a minigun, it turned out to be the missing minigun. Apparently they brought it out in a casket.

Overall, the interview was very good.

**titsonritz** · 04-06-23, 12:14

Who's Kyle Lamb?

Kidding.

**WillBrink** · 04-06-23, 12:42

The good news is, without proper maintenance etc, those things don't run for chit. So, a giant desk weight trophy is all was at least vs being on the receiving end of it.

**1168** · 04-06-23, 14:43

Originally Posted by WillBrink

The good news is, without proper maintenance etc, those things don't run for chit. So, a giant desk weight trophy is all was at least vs being on the receiving end of it.

Pretty quick and easy to render inop, also.

Not too long ago, in a coastal community not too far from OP, I came across a rather rusty M2 receiver, like bulky rust, that has an unknown history. Thought it interesting.

**Stickman** · 04-06-23, 14:48

Originally Posted by Sam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoxQpSl9mKw

I watched the video of Jack Carr's interview of Kyle Lamb. I wonder if someone will ask who Kyle Lamb is

Toward the end of the video, they talked about the minigun story in Mogadishu. The skinnies stole a minigun off one of the Blackhawks and it was kept as a trophy. Sometimes later, the SEALS were tracking down some bad guys and came upon this house where a terrorist was. They took care of the bad guy and found a minigun, it turned out to be the missing minigun. Apparently they brought it out in a casket.

Overall, the interview was very good.

I'll have to watch that. I've heard some interesting stories about Kyle while in Mogadishu.

**joe138** · 04-06-23, 18:13

If anyone has the opportunity to see Kyle Lamb do his "Leadership in the Shadows" lecture/training, it is well worth it. He also relates Mogadishu and other service related events.

**SteyrAUG** · 04-06-23, 18:46

Saddest part of the mini gun in Mogadishu is they didn't have independent power otherwise Shugart and Gordon might have fared better.

**ABNAK** · 04-06-23, 19:50

Not to sidetrack, but I saw a pic quite some time ago of an expedition to Koh Tang Island (of "Mayaguez Incident" fame) where they were pulling a minigun from one of the shot-down Marine CH-53's years later. It was all rusted as you would expect from being submerged in salt water for decades.