SatyrSack to Chevron 7@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 years agoI figured out the real reason Universe didn't do so welllemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1150
arrow-up1150external-linkI figured out the real reason Universe didn't do so welllemmy.worldSatyrSack to Chevron 7@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squaresushibowl@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 years agoThey use blanks. During the Iraq war there was a shortage of 5.7x28mm blanks. It’s possible they switched some blank production lines over to make live rounds for the war, or maybe the military needed more blanks to cover increased training needs.
minus-squarehstde@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoAlso, they did use non blank ammo for some shots.
They use blanks. During the Iraq war there was a shortage of 5.7x28mm blanks. It’s possible they switched some blank production lines over to make live rounds for the war, or maybe the military needed more blanks to cover increased training needs.
Also, they did use non blank ammo for some shots.