Grenade riccochet

[daftandbarmy]

Grenade ricochet: Hory clap!

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2011/12/25/chinese-soldier-almost-kills-himself_n_1169198.html?ref=mostpopular

 

[Spanky]

The instructor sure had his act together.  It didn't seem to phase him a bit........ almost like it's a common occurrence.

 

[cupper]

Reminds me of the day I wason the range in Aldershot for grenade training. We were split up into 2 groups, one for each bay. The range officer went through the briefing and so forth, and then one group went to each bay. the first person threw their grenade, and it was a dud. So after waiting the requisite 30 minutes, the range office and the CSM go out, place a demo charge to blow the grenade. Turns out the charge don't go off. So after the requisite 30 minutes, back out they go, place a new charge to blow the grenade and the first charge. BOOM.

So then we resume training,  person in the next bay throws their grenade, BOOM.

Then the second person in the first bay throws their grenade. DUD!

Next thing you see is a blur as the instructor is running down the approach road, with the range officer close behind, throwing his old steel helmet at the instructor who not 5 minutes earlier warned that if there was another dud, he'd personally skin alive. (Good ol' Major DelVillano)

 

[medicineman]

Kudos to the throwing bay NCO  .

MM

 

[Duckie]

According to the article, the bay NCO is both a drill sergeant as well as a captain.

Or maybe his full name and title is Capt. Drillsergeant?

 

[jollyjacktar]

Interesting kind of reverse grenade sump they use too.  I'm curious on what the heck it hit to bounce back like that, was it a rock?  Very cool customer that instructor.

 

[Good2Golf]

Interesting kind of reverse grenade sump they use too...

Yes, good design to deal with exactly this situation.

I think the candidate bounced it directly off the berm ahead of him...the one that most people would lob it over.  Looked to be a pretty stout grenade, as well.


Regards
G2G

 

[GnyHwy]

Yet another reason to keep your kids in sports.  That dude throws like a sissy.

 

[my72jeep]

Yet another reason to keep your kids in sports.  That dude throws like a sissy.

Not a Sissy but a china doll?

 

[jollyjacktar]

Yes, good design to deal with exactly this situation.

I think the candidate bounced it directly off the berm ahead of him...the one that most people would lob it over.  Looked to be a pretty stout grenade, as well.


Regards
G2G

Damn India Rubber grenades...

 

[my72jeep]

Interesting kind of reverse grenade sump they use too.  I'm curious on what the heck it hit to bounce back like that, was it a rock?  Very cool customer that instructor.

I put the video up on the big screen with a hdmi cable looks like there is a 3 foot fence on the berm and he bounced it off a picket!

 

[jollyjacktar]

Looks like his cousin is in the Army too.  :facepalm:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf_DAGTgP-Y

 

[Cui]

Looks like he applied too much forward motion instead of upward motion...

 

[GAP]

Just nerves....