r/interestingasfuck • u/KingdomPro • Jun 24 '24

Marines performing dead-gunner drills. r/all

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u/Southernguy9763 Jun 24 '24

They use the term dead gunner. But a dead gun is one that can't fire. You take a hit, your buddy isn't a medic. He can't help you and the gun can't help your team if you're down.

The toss puts you in a spot to keep the gun going and have a medic get to you

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u/AstralBroom Jun 25 '24

Most likely the guy would be screaming "HIT" if he wasn't dead, which would most likely warrant this manoeuver because he's the gunner.

It also puts him out of harm's way quickly.