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2008-06-05 Iraq

US Soldier Firing SMAW At Insurgent Sniper Hiding In Balcony In Baghdad, Iraq.

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-06-05 12:27|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 I wonder if the sniper was dumb enough to just sit there when he saw them bringing that forward?

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-06-05 12:59|| 2008-06-05 12:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Didn't that soldier even care that there was a kindergarden class in session on that balcony, with each child holding a baby bunny?

Posted by Menhadden Snogum6713 2008-06-05 13:02|| 2008-06-05 13:02|| Front Page Top

#3 The "why maya angelou is my favorite poet" crayon session was cut short...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2008-06-05 13:42|| 2008-06-05 13:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Question (and I'm not ex-mil so I don't know the answer): if there's a sniper there, and he sees a soldier beginning to aim a huge stovepipe at him, why doesn't he shoot?

In watching the video, the soldier runs into the open briefly to get his angle. He then stands away from the armored vehicle, takes careful aim, and fires.

Now if I'm a sniper (and I've never been one), I'm thinking either a) get out of dodge or b) see if I can peg him before he pegs me.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2008-06-05 15:04|| 2008-06-05 15:04|| Front Page Top

#5 The entry qualifications are a lot looser on the other side. And, no, I don't think the jihad boys get a lot of opportunity to play Call of Duty on their PC, or 360 or PS3, so their cognitive skills are not up there with the average American 7 or 8 year old.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-06-05 15:22|| 2008-06-05 15:22|| Front Page Top

#6 No military experience at all here, but what struck me was how quickly that went down. The shooter enters the frame at 0:16. He emerges from the tank at 0:23 and fired at 0:27. At best the sniper has less than 10 seconds to run through his OODA loop. Pretty impressive handling of what I suspect is a heavy, cumbersome weapon. If he was looking out of the building, one of the shooters buddies would have laid down some fire at the sniper. So most likely the sniper had been trying to figure out how to get out of the jam long ago and had determined he was trapped like the rat he is. Too bad, so sad.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-06-05 15:26|| 2008-06-05 15:26|| Front Page Top

#7 I challenge you to a duel. Bazookas at 10 paces?

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-06-05 19:10|| 2008-06-05 19:10|| Front Page Top

#8 Don't forget there is a SAW firing at him to keep his head down. Excellent coordination between the SAW operator and the stovepipe operator.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2008-06-05 19:10|| 2008-06-05 19:10|| Front Page Top

#9 If you notice in the Marine Firefight video posted today, the Marines have fire superiority and then fire two SMAWs simultaneously. Then you hear Cease Fire. And that's all there is to that.

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-06-05 19:29|| 2008-06-05 19:29|| Front Page Top

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