Yes, bullets make noise passing by and you hear that noise before you hear the report from the shell. I haven’t been in combat, but have been downrange in the middle of nowhere when someone else lit off.
That was scary as hell, but not near as bad as when an A-10 snuck up and that minigun went off within a 1/4 mile—serious brown pants day! And yes, an area the size of a football field is swiss cheese before your mind catches up to your ears.
Pilots think it’s funny as hell to mess with range personnel. Ba$tardz!
Explosions do the same thing—shrapnel can travel far ahead of the sound wave. A half casing from a 2000 pounder makes a distinctive sound when headed toward you. The worst part is you know that by the time you hear something, it’s too late to do anything—you automatically run and try to hide, but there’s no way to outrun it or get behind something quickly enough. Lol
Weapons iz funneh!
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