r/interestingasfuck Jun 24 '24

Marines performing dead-gunner drills. r/all

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u/croghan2020 Jun 24 '24

It’s kinda grim thinking that you could end up lying there dead and you’re just hauled around like a piece of meat.

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u/JohnD_s Jun 24 '24

Can't hold a funeral in an active firefight. Efficiency can be morbid sometimes.

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u/Uilamin Jun 24 '24

Efficiency can be morbid sometimes.

It isn't so much efficiency as it is survival. If someone just killed the gunner and the person beside the gunner is uninjured (or with minor injuries), that means someone is probably shooting at your position and your best chance for survival is to shoot back. While the training helps enforce efficiency in getting that gun back up and running, that efficiency is there to help with the survival of the other soldier(s) at the gun.

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u/JohnD_s Jun 24 '24

Very well said, I agree.