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snipowsky
10-27-04, 07:09 AM
I don't think so!

This is an easily avoidable RPG accident that occurred in Iran.

http://images.military.com/Shock/0,,SA_IranRPG_102604,00.html

yellowwing
10-27-04, 07:27 AM
Last night NBC news was reporting outside of Falluja. They showed a TOW misfire that was mounted on a Humvee. After waiting ten minutes the PFC loader hopped up on the back to pull the misfired round.

Off course that's exactly when round decided launch! The lad was blown about 7 feet behind the humvee. He started to try to get back up, when his crew was on him in half a second. "Stay down, relax a minute, Marine."

The kid was okay and back to loading in a few minutes. You could hear his Corporal chuckling, "You just survived a back blast from a TOW missile!"

cjwright90
10-27-04, 09:14 AM
Some people's kids, I tell ya!

decuervo
10-28-04, 07:09 AM
hahaha!! I know how he feels (sorta) I caught my jungle boots on fire firing the SMAW from the prone position and I wasn't in the proper "L" position. Hurts like a MF'er for sure.