SatyrSack@lemmy.one to Chevron 7@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 years agoI figured out the real reason Universe didn't do so welllemmy.worldimagemessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down13
arrow-up1145arrow-down1imageI figured out the real reason Universe didn't do so welllemmy.worldSatyrSack@lemmy.one to Chevron 7@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square16linkfedilink
minus-squaresushibowl@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 years agoThey use blanks. During the Iraq war there was a shortage of 5.7x28mm blanks. It’s possible they switched some blank production lines over to make live rounds for the war, or maybe the military needed more blanks to cover increased training needs.
minus-squarehstde@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoAlso, they did use non blank ammo for some shots.
They use blanks. During the Iraq war there was a shortage of 5.7x28mm blanks. It’s possible they switched some blank production lines over to make live rounds for the war, or maybe the military needed more blanks to cover increased training needs.
Also, they did use non blank ammo for some shots.