Posted on Apr 5, 2023
FAIL: 81mm Mortar Shot Gone VERY Wrong (FNN 38)
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We would continue moving our hands down the tube after placing the round into it.
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CPL Douglas Chrysler
SPC Robert Coventry No kidding. We practiced until it became one fluid motion, then we went to the range.
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LCDR Jerry Maurer
That's what I was taught as an 11C. Continue moving the hands down the tube as you let go. The video shows soldiers who didn't blow their hands off but still did it wrong (in my drill sergeants' opinion, and I'm not going to argue with a drill sergeant).
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CPL Douglas Chrysler
LCDR Jerry Maurer They didn't have to tell us twice once we saw it live and up close. No accidents I can recall after hundreds of rounds.
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Having run Live fire ranges for Basic trainees, and run hand grande ranges for ROTC cadets I can say for certainty, you can train the participants until they demonstrate proficiency, and still have them screw it up when it comes time to do it with live rounds. So I will not without knowing the results of the AAR and investigation condemn the RSO, Range OIC/ NCO or the trainer in the video.
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