Snerk. "God is Gr"*BOOM*

[gridlore]

Now that I've scared off 90% of my F-list, what we have hear is a video if some idiot firing a 60mm mortar (missing the baseplate and bipod) while being filmed.

http://shock.military.com/Shock/videos.do?displayContent=170112&page=1

I love the guys chanting Alluha Akbar.

Despite the title, this isn't a case of counterfire. Instead, the round the soon-to-be-squeegeed guy drops is already armed, and the shock of launch is enough to set it off.

Comments

[biomekanic.livejournal.com]

The comment at the end says something about counter-battery fire though.

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Blast is wrong. It comes directly from the tube.

I was, for a time, a M-203 Grenadier. Those 40mm grenades are spin-stabilized and arm after spinning a certain number of times. I had a LT who could catch the things in flight before they armed. He also showed that you could arm one by throwing it like a football. Yes, he played for Army at West Point.