Subject: INSTRUCTIONS AND WISDOM FROM MILITARY MANUALS & OTHER SOURCES
"Aim towards the enemy." ---
Instructions printed on U.S. Army Rocket Launcher
"When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend." ---
U.S.M.C. Training Bulletin
"Cluster bombing from B-52's is very, very accurate. The bombs are guaranteed to always hit the ground." --- U.S.A.F. Literature
"If the enemy is in range, so are you." --- Infantryman's journal
"A slipping trigger gear could let your M203 grenade launcher fire when you least expect it. That would make you quite unpopular in left of your unit." --- Army's Magazine of Preventative Maintenance
"It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you
just bombed." --- U.S.A.F. Manual
"Try to look unimportant; they may be low on ammo." ---
Infantryman's journal
"Tracers work both ways." --- U.S. Army Ordinance Manual
"Five-second fuses only last three seconds." --- Infantryman's journal
"Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid."
David Hackworth
"If your attack is going too well, you're walking into an ambush."
Infantryman's journal
"No combat-ready unit has ever passed inspection." --- Infantryman's journal .
Any ship can be a minesweeper....once." --- Anonymous Naval brass
"Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do." ---
Unknown Marine recruit
"Don't draw fire; it irritates the people around you."
--- Your buddies
"If you see a bomb technician running, try to keep up with him." -
Unknown
"Aim towards the enemy." ---
Instructions printed on U.S. Army Rocket Launcher
ROFL!
There is more to it than the instructions given. The ends to an AT4 are somewhat ambiguous- it's not like a gun where you have an obvious stock and muzzle. After the part that reads "Aim towards enemy," there is an arrow and it points- that's what you aim towards the enemy.
It's the truth the US has put many of odd and goofy things on there equiptment.
Claymore Mine: on the front of the mine it says "FRONT TOWARD ENEMY"
M-72 rocket launcher comes with instructions on how to use it on the side of the tube.
Heh, better safe than sorry, I guess.
The "bomb tech" is referring to EOD, not Air Wpns.
same diff in the Air Force, as only AWS can be selected to become EOD.