M16A4, not M4. :yes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Fragony
That's one lucky-@$$ marine, though. Maybe he'll remember to leave the commando stuff to guys like Force Recon and have his helmet with him at all times.
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M16A4, not M4. :yes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Fragony
That's one lucky-@$$ marine, though. Maybe he'll remember to leave the commando stuff to guys like Force Recon and have his helmet with him at all times.
The problem with a helmet is it only stops projectiles to the face after they left the back of the head. If that shot had just been a little higher instead of a lot higher, then a helmet wouldn't have saved him either, I don't recall those helmets covering the eyes, nose and mouth of a soldier.
He probably just had a rock thrown at him. The only ones who have weapons in Afghanistan are the Americans.
And the one who threw the rock was probably just a six year old. Afghanistan only has children.
GASP!
No Body Armour? Built Body? Escaping death despite the odds!?!?
HE MUST BE SPARTAN!
In combat, remember rule #1, the enemy shoots back too. Soldiers have been neglecting to wear their protective equipment since Vegetius wrote Re Militarum.....and they're still paying for it. The main reason for a helmet is not so much to protect you from a direct hit to the head, although they do sometimes protect you in this way if you are lucky, but rather to protect one from slower moving projectiles, such as fragmentations or flying debris, such as we see in these incredible photos.
Often Husar your posts walk a fine line between sarcasm and humor, splashed with common sense and mastery of the obvious. How it is you have come to this end is a point I reflect on for 2-3 minutes a quarter year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Husar
This post is official notification that you have become my favorite poster from 6:45 am to 7:00am. A full 15 minutes is an achievement Husar, please continue your spectacular run of clarity. :thumbsup:
So you just returned to the org to tell me that (again)? :inquisitive:
My abrupt departure was a necessity due to my prior life as a barbarian.Quote:
Originally Posted by Husar
Upon returning what more appropriate indoctrination then to remind you of how important you are to me for a few minutes a day. Coupled with your mastery of the obvious, my sarcastic wit and both our affinities for proclaiming that our attention to this forum is based on an apathetic precursor, I couldnt think of any better way to come forth again from the shadows.
That and I had 3 minutes to kill before going to the :toilet: