[Travis McGee]

I'm with you! The guy's shooting was fabulous, I don't care if he put out 200 rounds. The main thing was /1/ He hit and stopped his target under extreme pressure, and /2/ His MG did not have a stoppage or malfunction at the critical second! It was ready to go!

Anybody with experience at guard duty with a MG will know that this is no small thing, this is a HUGE thing! There are so many ways a MG can fail to fire in the first second when it's needed, or jam or malfunction or be set up wrong etc. Getting 100 rounds off RIGHT NOW under extreme pressure is FANTASTIC!!!!

[Squantos]

Oh early thirty, sleepy, and working with tools built by the lowest bidder and still gets it done. Ditto on the MG comments. I'm gonna guess he had a 200 round box on a M249 and just kept on that driver till he ran dry.......nothing like a beaucoup pucker factor belt to sound the alarm, bring help and stop the bad guys all at once.

Stay Safe Travis.....

[harpseal]

As I stated in a reply to archy. i am impressed with his good shooting. He wa sfaced with a moving vehicle and he stopped it. I note the driver may have been dead prior to teh detonation and the detonation could have been caused by Spc. Ross's fire. Hitting a blasting cap with a fired wound will set off a whole lot of blasting caps. Likewise an electronic triggering mechanism can have teh wiring diagram really messed upo by a few rounds passing through and shorts vcan set off caps. The otehr alternative is a lit fuse mechanism which could have been ignoted by a tracer.

As to the follow up attacks to take out teh responders. This has been SOP in the West bank and Northern Ireland for many years. Sometimes a third and fourth attack is planned. sorta liek chained booby traps.

[Matthew James]

This kid did an great job, and your comments were right-on.

I hope this serves as an example for his peers.