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2023-12-02 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

12 Russian elite marines blow themselves up while cooking on an open fire next to live ammunition

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Posted by Skidmark 2023-12-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [16 views ] Top
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#1 Right next to the NO SMOKING sign.

Not that pitching used 81mm cartons into the burn barrel has been without excitement.

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2023-12-02 08:17|| 2023-12-02 08:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Using C4 as a cooking booster is old, widely used trick. You gotta be careful, though. No plastic cookware.

Posted by ed in texas 2023-12-02 09:08|| 2023-12-02 09:08|| Front Page Top

#3 I remember the Mortar Platoon during a meal break on the range heating coffee with the "cheese" from the base of 81 mm mortar rounds. As I recall the round came packaged with six "slices" of propellant change and you could strip them off as needed to adjust the range of the round. They burned well and for a decent period so they were excellent for cooking fires. The one danger that everyone knew, is never, ever try and put them out by stepping on them! The pressure could accelerate the burn rate like the compression of the bottom of the mortar tube and potentially blow your foot off.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-12-02 13:28|| 2023-12-02 13:28|| Front Page Top

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