Thread: RECOIL....your funny stories.

Originally Posted by R93

Grenades are very rarely thrown like the movies. They're placed or posted (dropped with force)
Enemy that are suppressed effectively by small arms are taken out by some poor bastard that crawls up and drops some hell into their hiding spot. Once grenade has gone off they fill it with small arms fire and fight thru.

Thrown grenades in built up areas or close country have a habit of bouncing back.
All soldiers train by throwing grenades on purpose built ranges. Combat soldiers get realistic training after throwing their 2 a year to be current with regs.
Non combat soldiers never post grenades unless they're lucky enough to be attached to combat units and attend that particular training. When I was serving they cost about $600 per grenade.
I will never be a millionaire but I have seen and been responsible for millions of dollars going boom

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When I went thru OCS I think the grenades were $1500.

FMJ was 23c per round. I know I personally fired 5000 rounds in a day once. C9

Got to pull the go switch on a 105mm Howitzer. That was a memory. Kaimanawa horses running for cover