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Originally Posted by blue02hd
I saw this in practice as a PVT in the RGR Bn. We were training in Yakima, and the plunging fire theory was actually tested with a company's compliment of 240's. I remember seeing the guns lined up and super elevated about 2 km's away from our obj that we built. I was in a line platoon, so I couldn't give you any more details on how they set it up. I will say that this was the one and only time I ever saw this, and for good reason. The ammo requirements were insane, the accuracy was very limited, and the effects on the target were minimal.
Kind of a neat story though, but not as cool as the Chechyans using RPG's in plunging fire mode against the Russians at Grozny.
Anyhow,,,,,
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Works a lot better with MG battalions and companies with semi-permanently emplaced, water-cooled guns using 250 round belts. Steel rain.
Not sure how you can use RPGs like that, since all of the ones I have seen had a self-destruct feature that detonates them at around 1,000 meters.
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