The "Stinger" was a customized field modification of the .30-caliber AN/M2 aircraft machine gun. The Stinger was a man-portable modification of the AN/M2 — primarily mounted by various contemporary US aircraft — to provide additional firepower to a platoon.

Feb 3, 2020 · A Stinger machine gun in WWII. Which is precisely how a few United States Marines designed and built the “Stinger” light machine gun (LMG) during the lead-up to the invasion of Iwo Jima in 1945.

Aug 15, 2012 · Corporal Tony Stein held his Stinger light machinegun on target and destroyed enemy pillbox after pillbox by charging them alone and destroying the crew inside while firing away with his weapon.

Dec 30, 2019 · The Stinger was a Browning aircraft machine gun adapted to use an M1 Garand buttstock and BAR bipod, used as a light machine gun by the US Marine Corps during the invasion of Iwo Jima in 1945. The gun was the creation of Sergeant Mel J Grevich oof the 5th Marine Division.

May 12, 2016 · The Marines wanted a lightweight machine gun capable of a higher cyclic rate of fire and able to be operated by an individual. Unfortunately, no gun meeting those needs was available at the time.

The AN/M2 Stinger was a customized field modification of the AN/M2 aircraft machine gun. Intended to be an improvement over most machine guns of the time, the AN/M2 Stinger was a man-portable modification of the AN/M2 machine gun …

Oct 5, 2023 · If you had to hit the shores of that ugly little rock, you’d likely want to get hands-on with a Stinger. Who doesn’t want a lighter, faster-firing machine gun? Corporal Stein landed on Iwo Jima carrying one, and he was a one-man wrecking crew. His Stinger released a vehemence of violence against Japanese forces. He wouldn’t be stopped.

Mar 17, 2016 · Dubbed, “the Stinger”, Corporal Tony Stein would take this improvised weapon to the sands and volcanic ash of Iwo Jima. While here, Corporal Stein would lead one relentless charge after another on Japanese pill boxes as he unleashed the Stinger which could fire at rates of 1200-1500 rounds per minute.

Jun 15, 2020 · The machine gun alone weighed over 30 pounds or 14 kilos, and with a removable bipod, weight ballooned upwards, becoming excessively heavy for a single soldier to operate.

Corporal Tony Stein United States Marine Corps ReserveFor conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty whi...