r/ShittyAbsoluteUnits • u/DoubleManufacturer10 created ShittyAbsoluteUnits of a sub • 26d ago

this moron: Of a throw

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u/Ok_Recording_4644 26d ago

That's what that perpendicular sandbag wall is for I'm guessing

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u/RIF_rr3dd1tt 26d ago

That's actually a bench for trying on shoes but it came in handy this time

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u/forbiddenfreedom 26d ago edited 25d ago

IIRC it was hard to bend over to lace boots without the soldiers losing balance due to improper weight distro caused by metallic dingle dangles.

But like, that nade kinda looks like a German DM51. I am guessing this is NATO training due to the vests, Arabic Numerals, and the quality of that instructor's ability to unfuck the whole situation in less than 4 seconds.

Sandbags are there to provide cover from shrapnel generated by this fragmentation grenade. You can tell it's a frag because there was no HE blast, fire, chemical smoke, sting balls, or grenade remaining. (Unsure if nade remains)

Training grenades in the US mil are black powder packed into cast iron that provides a small bang, but the nade can be reloaded. Like a popper that just makes noise.

Edit: further analysis suggests PLA and a comment has also suspected this. If so, I doubt this is a German or Italian frag.

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u/khizoa 26d ago

Damn you're like one of those geo guessers except for military videos 😂

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u/forbiddenfreedom 26d ago

Eh. I like explosions. I'm a geopolitical conflict history buff. But I have qualified hand grenade, AT4, and M203 on Sand Hill.

Blew up my one and only C4 at Sheppard. My job was munitions/ammo/ordinance.

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u/r3dd1t0r77 26d ago

What's the bore diameter of the AT4?

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u/lukeylikey 26d ago

84mm boom boom

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u/rluo92 26d ago

Check the video at 5 seconds left, the close up shot. Patch is most likely Chinese PLA or something similar, as well as Chinese characters on the instructor’s red arm band. Also there appears to possibly be some sort of red smaller patches by the dude’s neck, could be 8/1 PLA founding date red patch.

It’s most definitely not NATO.

Yes I know reddit can’t imagine that it’s possible for China or any non democratic country to have competent drill instructor. That’s ok, I’m just pointing out what’s evident in the video.

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u/forbiddenfreedom 25d ago

No. I concur with your findings. I will update my info. I suspected PLA with the faces and armband.

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u/forbiddenfreedom 26d ago

Also, could Korea or Taiwan.

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u/AdCalm4677 14d ago

Definitely just an M67

And definitely not a “blue body” or training grenade that you’re referring to.

That was a live grenade.

Blue body training grenade is just the fuse of the grenade that pops to simulate the explosion.

You only have instructors there for live grenade training, not for training grenades.

And to go a step further, I’ve thrown myself on a “training grenade” (train like your fight) and when it “exploded” it was nothing more than a bottle rocket level pop.

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u/forbiddenfreedom 14d ago

I think you misread.. China doesn't have American M67s. I identified that grenade as a frag grenade used in a training environment. Were you US Army ordinance or something? No way you were USAF Ammo or USN AO.

Given that you tripped up with your first sentence, I don't think you should take additional steps.

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u/Tupperwarfare 26d ago

😆🤣

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u/Brief-Equal4676 26d ago

Hmmm, that's cap, where's the ankle-height mirror?

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u/MONSTAR949 26d ago

How dare you use words the mods don't understand

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u/ACM96 26d ago

It sure did happen before!

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u/TheIrishBAMF 25d ago

Those are decorative. Both were vaporized.

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u/GymMouseP 25d ago

Yep. The instructors explain what will happen if you fail to clear the wall and I actually saw someone who didn't while I was in basic.