First. I put three 7.62 NATO rounds (M14) into the chest of a Viet Cong woman who was shooting at me. (I’ll never know why they weren’t fatal.)
She was pretty much incapacitated after that. I took her ChiCom SKS rifle away from her, turned her over and opened her blouse and put 2 standard issue battle dressings and a bunch of tape on the wound to slow the bleeding. I then called for a MEDIVAC helicopter and she was in a hospital within a half hour. I know she lived, because I spoke with her 6 weeks later.
I think getting to a hospital quickly is what made the difference between living and dying.
It has always been my opinion, just an opinion shooting many ball rounds over the years, mostly M-1. If they don’t get a chance to tumble some they just punch a neat hole. There is still some reverberation but the bullet expansion as we know is non existent. However, your life experience if far greater than mine. Thank you for your service.
I’m assuming the rounds just zipped. How close to you was she? She probably weighed 90lbs and was thin as a rail. The FMJ had no opportunity to destabilize, etc and just passed through. That’s got to be what happened... when 7.62 tumbles, it’s super gnarly and zero chance she would’ve survived 3 to the chest.
You’re a good man, thanks for your service.
Yikes!!! I’m glad that You made it Home safely.
6 weeks later ? Interrogation or just happened to run into her ?
Thank You for Your Service.