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BAR #3 - Squad 1

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BAR #3 - Squad 1
BAR #3 - Squad 1
BAR #3 - Squad 1

I shared this online. Facebook. And got a historical point of view, along with a lot of very positive comments too. It turns out, that the bipods were not easy clip-on, clip-off in style. This is not something you would quickly assemble in the field. I appreciated the comments and try to err on the historical side rather than strictly rule of cool and Hollywood.

A mistake leading to narrative… I can work with that.

Have you seen the opening of Saving Private Ryan? The opening horror where a guy loses his arm, but picks it up and runs confused and shocked to find a medic to help him with the slight problem he has?
This is less graphic but comes from that shocked headspace.
American kit is reliable, but when thrown through the air in a mortar blast the only thing broken was his bipod. Probably a fault in the metal because it’s snapped at an odd point at the top of the loop. Now what?

“Will the sergeant kill me if I don’t come back with this?
Can I reattach it? (No, but he’s in a panic)
How damaged is this? Will it fire? How am I not injured?”

Then his training kicks in.
“Sergeant said get to that ridge. I’ll do that and worry about the rest when I get there.”
Semper Fi.
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