Basic Training M249 Range смотреть онлайн

This is video that was recorded by a photography company in Columbus, Georgia while I was in US Army Basic Combat Training from August-Nov 1997. This company would record various bits of training and then rip of the Joes by charging them large quantities of hard-earned money for this bouncy, grainy video. Anyways....its good to have this record of what I was going through, though it is hardly all-encompassing. This is video from the M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) range. I was a SAW gunner for a while at Ft. Bragg. There are 2 SAWs per infantry squad (1 per team). Lots of people complain that it is a piece of crap...especially since most are older and prone to jams or malfunctions. If you have a good one, know how to use it and clean it, it will treat you right. Whats funny is if you know about the SAW you can see malfunction after malfunction in this video. One time while in the field at Ft. Bragg (pouring rain, mud everywhere)my SAW jammed and I couldn't pull back the charging handle to clear the jam. Try as I might...with every bit of strength, I couldn't pull it back to clear the weapon. My team leader at the time (Sgt Dimberg I think it was) ran over and tried...he couldn't clear it....he started kicking the charging handle back with his boot...finally after a few good knocks it popped back and I cleared the jam. Yes...that happens...but overall its a good weapon. You if you have seen that video of Al Zarqawi from 2006 (before justice and the US miltary caught up to him) he is firing a SAW and can barely pop off 3 rounds without a jam. Seems our Basic Training privates with a month of training have more control over their weapons than he did. In that same video some of his little choad boys burn their hands grabbing the weapon by the barrel. Nice job geniuses...Anyways...every time I see that video I think of where that weapon came from...most likely captured from a brave US Soldier or Marine like those training here. More clips from my basic training to come.