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Post close calls if you've got any! ?
https://www.military.com/video/oper...oldiers-get-close-friendly-fire/1303424749001
This one's always struck me as funny because of the dialogue… Those Krauts are outside of Kunduz for artillery familiarisation; the PzH2000's back at the camp fire inert training shells. They don't contain any explosives, but carry enough energy to actually destroy a light armoured vehicle.
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https://www.military.com/video/oper...oldiers-get-close-friendly-fire/1303424749001
This one's always struck me as funny because of the dialogue… Those Krauts are outside of Kunduz for artillery familiarisation; the PzH2000's back at the camp fire inert training shells. They don't contain any explosives, but carry enough energy to actually destroy a light armoured vehicle.
Soldier 1: "F*** me! Are they out of their mind?"
Soldier 2: (giggles)
CO via radio: "Cease fire, cease fire, cease fire!"
Soldier 2: "I've got it on tape!
Soldier 3: (laughs) "Holy shyte."
Soldier 1: (bossy) "That smoke is toxic, just so you know."
Soldier 2: "Yeah… whatever."
CO via radio: "Did you copy? You've heard me, right?"
Soldier 2: (giggles incredulously)
Soldier 1: "Those mo—"
FO via radio: "Mark, you know there's another two coming, right?"
Soldier 2: "Get down!" (slams the door)
(shells make impact, everyone's laughing)
Soldier 1: "Where was— Just down there, in the gunnery range."
CO via radio: "Alright, guys, that was the last one."
FO via radio: (indignant) "I was unable to process your message!"
CO via radio: "Right. Anyway, it was the last one, hold fire now."
Artillery via radio: "What's going on, anyway?"
Soldier 1: (sarcastically) "You've missed our truck by like ten meters, that's what was going on!"
CO via radio: "One fell out of the sky—"
Soldier 1: (sarcastically) "Something's fallen out of my arse, too!"
CO via radio: "—it impacted like, I don't know, 20 meters ahead of us."
Soldier 2: (exiting) "I've got it all on tape. Was right here."
My drill instructor once told me: "You know why our gear is green, right? Because we've learnt to derive humour from things that make normal people turn green in the face."?