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Last time I was on the Wisconsin I asked why they hadn't reinstallled any

of the old WW2 AA guns (40 mil bofors, 20 mil oerlikans) for display

The guy said it was because of extensive US Navy red tape

(In response to this post by ColoVT82)

Posted: 01/14/2022 at 09:11AM

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