Korean War: Frozen clothing myth debunked

[Neal Myers]

Interesting. But, I doubt that any soldier in Korean had 2" of frozen clothing, no matter how cold/rainy it was; if your inner layers of clothing got wet & froze solid, hypothermia would cause death within a few hours.

Ballistics of the .30 carbine round are reasonably close to .357 magnum; within the 100 yd useful range of the carbine, I really don't think anyone without a ballistic vest can take a round to the chest & shake it off.

I once had the opportunity to fire .30 cal carbine tracer rounds at a military range with an impact area > 2 miles. It was pouring rain, so no danger of starting a fire. We were able to follow the trace to various distances, & the carbine can never be mistaken for a "flat shooter". Hold off even at 200-300 yds would be so great that few soldiers would come close to hitting what they aimed at.

Neal

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