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SERGEANT PREPARING TO FIRE A RIFLE GRENADE AT FORT BENNING, GEORGIA ON 6 JULY 1944
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SERGEANT PREPARING TO FIRE A RIFLE GRENADE AT FORT BENNING, GEORGIA ON 6 JULY 1944
Not like that he isn't...only the once.
M1 Garand Rifle Grenades - How, Why, What? - YouTubeQuote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
Maybe they were using blanks instead?
Blanks won't launch a grenade...the recoil is horrendous at the shoulder. Also the blast into your face is like a small shotgun blast. Yes, it's in the book but firing like a mortar is preferable. Prone is also in the book... At 1:23 you see him fire from the kneeling and you can clearly see the barrel lash.