Thanks for everyone who wrote. You guys and gals are the best
I’m curious what you (or anyone else, subsequently) thought.
I watched it last night and had two major criticisms:
1. There were so many technical errors that it was breath taking. I actually kept thinking about how sorry I felt for the technical advisor.
• They NEVER used the bomb bots? What’s the point of donning that 100 lb blast suit when you’re up against a howitzer shell (or six)?
• The scene where they were confronted with the sniper from the block house, I’m pretty sure that was a Barrett .50 and it wouldn’t have jammed from some blood on the casings, and it would have blown right through that house. Not to mention, how likely is it that 4 actual al Q SNIPERS would be in one place at the same time? How many were there in theater the entire time? Everyone I spoke to said spray and pray was the general order with very few exceptions. Also, how proficient would and EOD with previous intel experience be with the Barrett?
• Why would they go ahead and try to secure the bomb factory on their own? Three guys trained in EOD? They wouldn’t wait for infantry/M.P.?
• I quit watching at the point where they’d been called to do a post detonation examination… in the middle of the night, in an unsecured area, still loaded with injured and afire… and then they decided to wander off and exact some justice.
2. My take was that the soldiers were portrayed as less than intelligent people with substance abuse problems, rage disorders, and psychopathic tendencies. This wasn’t anywhere near as bad as it usually is, but it still seemed off to me.