An "AH" moment
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adam bussey
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he was rushin about
CES_williamson
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2 second fuse? i call fake!
Ian_Gere
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I don't believe that was a grenade.
It went off so close to them that the shrapnel would have been impossible to avoid and seriously life threatening. It doesn't matter about the water - the flame is clearly visible coming up past the gunwales: basically the water between the explosive and the surface is vaporised instantly and would present no barrier to bits of metal at all.
I also think that shrapnel would have done more damage to the boat.
Maybe it was a distraction flash bang.
Funny though :lol: and yeah, wtf was the point?
It went off so close to them that the shrapnel would have been impossible to avoid and seriously life threatening. It doesn't matter about the water - the flame is clearly visible coming up past the gunwales: basically the water between the explosive and the surface is vaporised instantly and would present no barrier to bits of metal at all.
I also think that shrapnel would have done more damage to the boat.
Maybe it was a distraction flash bang.
Funny though :lol: and yeah, wtf was the point?
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jcheeseright
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That was an MSS; a marine sound signal. They're a really oldschool way of communicating with submarines through loud bangs.
geoffreym
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I'd be interested to know the fatality rates among them, they don't seem all too "User Friendly"
jcheeseright
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when used correctly I expect the fatality rate is 0, I've thrown loads of them, just not off a RHIB!
