What no one seems to have mentioned is teh driver might have been dead and teh vehicle still moving as Spc ross kept firing and the additional rounds could have caused teh explosives to detonate by hitting a cap or shorting out the firing mechanism etc. He did well and I don't think any critique of his marksmanship is in order.
What no one seems to have mentioned is teh driver might have been dead and teh vehicle still moving as Spc ross kept firing and the additional rounds could have caused teh explosives to detonate by hitting a cap or shorting out the firing mechanism etc. He did well and I don't think any critique of his marksmanship is in order. Just as likely: the bomber had a dead man's switch to trigger his charge, and SPC Ross got the job done that way, or the bomber had a suicide switch and realized he'd failed his mission and was in enough pain from multiple wounds that he ended his own suffering.
In any event, Ross got the job done. The only concern is that the security measures need to be upgraded so that such an event has far less of a chance of succeeding ever again. But having at least two gunners like Ross on duty seems a real good first start. And maybe add in a recoilless rifle, as well.
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