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Fri May-27-11 09:13 PM
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| 20/20 is reporting about a soldier who had a live RPG |
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shot into his stomach, and lived to talk about it. Next up, they focus on the doctors who worked on him.
Heroes. :patriot:
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Fri May-27-11 09:21 PM
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| 1. I don't think being shot with an RPG is heroic, I think it's terrible. nt |
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Fri May-27-11 09:32 PM
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| 2. I didn't say getting shot was heroic. |
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The doctors, nurses, helicopter crew...yeah, they are heroes. Every single one of them risked their own life to bring a fellow soldier back home.
They didn't have to do that.
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Fri May-27-11 09:44 PM
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| 4. I misunderstood your comment. I apologize. nt |
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Fri May-27-11 09:38 PM
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| 3. Must not have detonated. |
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According to Wikipedia, the boost charge of the RPG-7 drives the warhead out of the launcher at 115 meters per second, or 375 ft/sec, or 257 miles per hour.
And with a weight of between 5 and 10 pounds, that sonofabitch would HURT when it hits you!
The booster rocket brings the warhead's speed up to 295 m/s, or 962 ft/s, or 659mph.
I'm guessing the rocket was still in the boost stage when it hit him.
*wince*
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Fri May-27-11 09:50 PM
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| 5. When I was stationed in Viet Nam, |
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a vietnamese soldier got hit with ba mortar round and it didn't detonate,the doctors extracted it!
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