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07-28-2024 11:17 AM
# ADS
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Advisory Panel
I wonder if that might be a fragmentation weapon that detonated close when it was at rest? Or during a touchdown?
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Could not see the rotors so not sure its a range target Surpmil but what Jim says is pretty close I reckon as looking at it again it does appear like a close detonation of some form whether RPG, mortar even artillery.
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I thought exactly the same thing. Range target. Looks so close to the trucks and armored vehicles we shot up in the Army…
34a cp., btg. Susa, 3° rgt. Alpini
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It was common for the VC/NVA to nail 8 or 9 fragmentation grenades to board and pull the pins. The board was laid in a field that would be likely landing zone. The "loaded" board would be placed over a hole with a block or two of TNT or C4. The board could be command detonated or tripped off by wires over the landing zones. They were very effective as you can see from the photograph.
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