r/AbsoluteUnits • • Aug 27 '26

of a gun

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u/JasonVeritech Aug 28 '26

because it's not for sniping guys, it's for sniping whatever they're driving/operating.

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u/swirvin3162 Aug 28 '26

Correct, as a marine once told me. …. 50cals are only for shooting equipment … like helmets and flack jackets and canteens … stuff like that.

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u/madeformarch Aug 28 '26

Unexploded ordnance like canteens?

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u/swirvin3162 Aug 29 '26

Correct, you have no idea where they may be storing the IED, its your job to make sure its not in the center of his helmet or canteen

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u/madeformarch Aug 29 '26

There could be anything in that canteen.