Posted on 12/19/2023 8:59:35 AM PST by old school
"Video shows an IDF soldier standing under the barrel of an artillery piece as it fires a round. She then falls out of frame."
(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...
That’ll blow your hair back.
What idiot posts-up in front of the muzzle of a gun, any gun? The author goes on to say that the discharge was “deliberate!” But, not to worry, “concussive impairment” must, already, have existed. What do you think?
She won’t do that again.
L
For those that don’t use twitter
Video
Troubling footage: IDF artillery deliberately fired over soldier’s head
https://rumble.com/v4254h5-troubling-footage-idf-artillery-deliberately-fired-over-soldiers-head.html
She might have been better off standing directly beneath the barrel. Much of the blast is directed sideways.
Define hurt !
If you were sitting in an AA turret on a WW2 ship, the concussion of the big guns could tear at your clothing. Guys ended up near deaf for life.
The author goes on to say that the discharge was “deliberate!”
I doubt that. The gunners can’t see squat from inside and who would expect someone would be dumb enough to be standing there.
Looks like something military folks do on dares etc.
The stories the military members of my family tell about the dumb things they would do to kill time and entertain themselves could fill volumes.
Don’t doubt it at all. See post 10
A 155 mm howitzer. Looks like she was slightly off to this side, but not nearly far enough.
Having been a shooter for as long as I have, I’ve either fired, or been standing near, some really loud muzzle brakes and caliber of firearms.
Standing THAT close to a brake on a 155... That had to have caused not only a concussion... but most likely the types of over-pressure injuries you see from victims of a bomb blast.
If the IDF statement says “no one was hurt”... I hope that means that her actual injuries were not serious. She was lucky IMO...
My thoughts too... Someone trying to get a good tik-tok shot...
She could get CTE from that. But maybe not if this is one time thing.
Good luck to her in her Tinnitus and Hearing loss claim.
What’s next, watch a soldier shoot themselves in the foot?
My Dad talked about Jeep races on the beach while convalescing at Boca Chica Field toward the end of WWII.
Why the hell is she standing there?
That's crazy. Was it under orders?
Artillery crew chief / NCO failure. There is supposed to be a check to make sure that all personnel are not in the danger zone. Looks like that did not happen.
It’s almost like she wanted to experience what it was like to be in the position she was in. Both should face admonishment over the ignorance of the episode.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.