Don’t Put Your Hands Over The Mortar Tube!*Graphic Video*

[BET7]

Came across this today. Looks like the guy ended up having some serious hand and arm injuries. Good reminder to always remain alert, especially around things that go bang.

Don't Put Your Hands Over The Mortar Tube!*Graphic Video* - Tactical Sh*t

Complacency kills. No matter what your MOS or job in any branch of the military a lack of training or not paying attention to what you are doing can have deadly consequences. One video clearly demonstrates just how lucky one soldier to get away with his life. A video posted to Funker530 shows a...

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[Keystone19250]

You would think that would be in the initial training class, mortar tube for dummies or the follow up, mortar tube 101.

 

[Annihilator]

 

[Bassbob]

Somethings you just never screw around or get complacent with. That's one of them.

 

[KillerFord1977]

That hurt

 

[10mmLife]

Came across this today. Looks like the guy ended up having some serious hand and arm injuries. Good reminder to always remain alert, especially around things that go bang.

Don't Put Your Hands Over The Mortar Tube!*Graphic Video* - Tactical Sh*t

Complacency kills. No matter what your MOS or job in any branch of the military a lack of training or not paying attention to what you are doing can have deadly consequences. One video clearly demonstrates just how lucky one soldier to get away with his life. A video posted to Funker530 shows a...

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Man that sucks for that poor soldier!

He's most likely going to have long term negative side effects with the use of his hands which will limit future earnings and opportunities. ☹

Hopefully he will make a full recovery.

 

[David N.]

That's a wierd one. He looked hesitant on the second round. It appeared to me that he either lacked sufficient training or had something else on his mind. Definitely a violation of firing safety.

 

[HansGruber]

There are no small accidents when artillery is involved...

(I know, technically not artillery...but close enough)

 

[10mmLife]

That's a wierd one. He looked hesitant on the second round. It appeared to me that he either lacked sufficient training or had something else on his mind. Definitely a violation of firing safety.

This was a training exercise so who knows to what level of training this group has already been through. This may have been the soldiers first live fire training and the mistake could have possibly been contributed to a lack of sleep, nervousness or anxiety.

Complacency is something that happens from comfortability with repetitive behavior where you let your guard down to the behavior you are too comfortable with.

 

[10mmLife]

There are no small accidents when artillery is involved...

(I know, technically not artillery...but close enough)

Mortars are technically a form of light indirect field artillery.

 

[David N.]

There are no small accidents when artillery is involved...

(I know, technically not artillery...but close enough)

As a former Artilleryman, I have to cry blasphemy! Indirect fire, yes; artillery never. Infantry mortarmen have tubes, whereas artillerymen have cannons. King of Battle.

 

[adam sr]

He lucky that it didn't blow up after hitting his hands.

 

[David N.]

He lucky that it didn't blow up after hitting his hands.

Actually, the mortar needs to exit the tube and travel a set distance before the fuze arms. He is very lucky nonetheless.

 

[Gijoe24]

Can somebody do a breakdown of what went wrong here? What I would like to know is how a mortar works and when you said it in to the tube what causes it to be launched? How much time do they have before it exits the tube or the mortar? I would just like somebody to explain it to me in layman’s terms. Thank you

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

Can somebody do a breakdown of what went wrong here? What I would like to know is how a mortar works and when you said it in to the tube what causes it to be launched? How much time do they have before it exits the tube or the mortar? I would just like somebody to explain it to me in layman’s terms. Thank you

When it gets dropped in the tube and hits the bottom the propellant on the mortar gets activated, but not the explosive. With todays ammo I'm not 100% sure?

 

[KillerFord1977]

Can somebody do a breakdown of what went wrong here? What I would like to know is how a mortar works and when you said it in to the tube what causes it to be launched? How much time do they have before it exits the tube or the mortar? I would just like somebody to explain it to me in layman’s terms. Thank you

How does a Mortar work? – Military History Visualized – Offical Homepage for the YouTube Channel

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[JonJon]

pretty obvious that he didnt mean to "let it go". He meant to hold it at the top as he had done the first time. Looks like he set it down too hard and the weight of it made it slip out of his hands and he didnt react quick enough. Sort of like when you reach in your pocket and jerk your phone out and it flies like 10 feet across the parking lot lol

 

[JohnHimes]

Came across this today. Looks like the guy ended up having some serious hand and arm injuries. Good reminder to always remain alert, especially around things that go bang.

Don't Put Your Hands Over The Mortar Tube!*Graphic Video* - Tactical Sh*t

Complacency kills. No matter what your MOS or job in any branch of the military a lack of training or not paying attention to what you are doing can have deadly consequences. One video clearly demonstrates just how lucky one soldier to get away with his life. A video posted to Funker530 shows a...

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Section chief is in deep kimchi.

 

[David N.]

How does a Mortar work? – Military History Visualized – Offical Homepage for the YouTube Channel

militaryhistoryvisualized.com

Here is a good companion video to Killer's post above. It show Soldiers and Marines putting steel on target. Note., It also includes firing of the Javelin anti-tank missile.