Quote:Rod H wrote:Might be misremembering the count we used and how it related to the fuse; the handle could, after all, fall off either in flight or upon impact with the ground, so...
The episode of Deadliest Warrior with the Green Berets v Spetsnaz gave fuse times of three seconds for RGD-5 Grenades and around three to five seconds for a M67 Grenade. Either way after three with no spoon, Mr grenade is no longer your friend.
Acyl, I take it that after that marvelous attempt at gaining a Darwin Award that trooper was no longer allowed near live frag grenades?
As for the grenade guy, well. You'd think they'd get the guy away from any weapons after that...but that wasn't the case. A few days later at the rifle range, one of the safety officers called his name. So he turns round...while carrying a loaded M16 with his finger on the trigger. Officer blinks, and hits the dirt while everyone starts screaming.
Day after that, he's in waiting detail - standing in line BEHIND the guys who are firing, waiting his turn. The range PA announces that firers should ready. Our friend panics, slaps the magazine in, yanks on the charging lever, assumes a standing-shoulder position...pointing at the back of the soldiers in front of him. Obviously the yelling starts. The guys on firing detail look behind to see what's going on... and then they hit the dirt.
It's not really a Darwin Award when you're a danger to other people. It's hilarious in hindsight, but it's not so funny when you're in the vicinity...
Moral of the story, live weapons are reasonably safe in the hands of a responsible person who knows what they're doing and treats them with respect. Anyone who doesn't fit that criteria...yeah, not so much.
The instructors did at least have the foresight to issue him a blunt bayonet.
-- Acyl