well, all skills are used to some extent, but when I was there, we didn't blow any doors. In fact, I cleverly breached one compound by brilliantly allowing two 9 year old little girls to run past me, duck under my arms and between my legs, and in through the gate. In their panic to escape my lumbering, hippo-like arse, they left the gate open and I placed my foot into the jamb, like a door-to-door salesman. So, I breached the gate through incompetence. :As to those members of 3 RCR, are their skills used while in theatre
the only distraction device I've ever had available were my puppy-like eyes, or spitting some Skoal into somebody's face.So I take it that sadly DD's aren't regularly used while on ops...
Kal said:Are there 031 (conventional) operators formally trained by the CF in explosive entry techniques,
TCBF said:...or set up an 84mm off route mine (OOPS! It is NOT a mine...it is NOT a mine..) a foot from the door and face it AWAY from the door.
no, but I really liked having one along with a C8. I guess what I really need is a gun caddy. (And while we're at it, a Sherpa. Also a donkey, but I digress...)TCBF said:But I would not trade a C7/C8 for one.
TCBF said:Back to shotguns
One advantage is in the templating department - you can drop a target and not worry about long range background collateral damage.
But I would not trade a C7/C8 for one.
Tom
paracowboy said:no, but I really liked having one along with a C8. I guess what I really need is a gun caddy. (And while we're at it, a Sherpa. Also a donkey, but I digress...)
KevinB said:I'm with mudgunner49 on the shotgun issue.
TCBF said:Question: since a lot of bad guys today are wearing body armour, I would assume a reasonably ogived 7.62mm or 5.56mm round would be a better penetrator than a round hardened lead .33 cal ball.
I assume the Wichester Ranger LE .223 Rem softpoints (that comes in those in those pretty 20-cartridge boxes) would still defeat soft body armour at most 'domestic' ranges.
Tom