Russian soldier uses an RPG exhaust nozzle as a buttstock.
Russian soldier uses an RPG exhaust nozzle as a buttstock.
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Back Blast got him. Too bad his buddies weren't right behind him.
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The claims of Russia's elite military fighting capabilities may have been exaggerated
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Top notch training they have there.
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That pretty much sums up the Russian army at this point. Can't wait to see what happens when Russia loses this war and Putin's eventually overthrown by the surviving oligarchs.
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I don't get it. Did he have the wrong end forward or is it wrong equipment?
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He used it wrong. He placed the back of the rpg launcher against his shoulder as if it were a buttstock of a rifle.
It is kind of hard to see, though, since a branch is in the way.
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Thanks
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rocket launchers, including ones that fire rocket propelled grenades, are a tube that is open on both ends. if they were not, the force of the rocket firing would send a man flying backwards. because of this, the rocket exhaust comes out the back end in a concussive wave that will kill anyone behind the person firing the rocket.
what this idiot just did was break every bone in his torso and turn his brain to liquid. fortunately for him, his pain was over very quickly and he probably was not conscious of anything after squeezing the trigger.
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it's an old video, from first year of war i think. (or at least there was s very similar one back then) he was still alive and walking for at least next minute, but i don't think his arm was functional anymore or that he survived this considering state of russian medevac. i'd also expect some kind of lung injury - air can get compressed allowing for whatever was around it to accelerate inwards and collapse with some force, solid tissues less so
e: nah different one, which is weird that it got caught on camera twice, it's their basic at weapon, designed yo be simple to operate, you're not supposed to be able to fuck it up https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/15kqp0n/russian_troop_firing_an_rpg_forgets_about_back/
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He didn't drop dead immediately either. Poor guy, should have stayed home.
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