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Gymbo

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3. This could actually be a much worse than reported incident.

Reply to Kennah (Original post)

Tue Dec 19, 2023, 06:31 PM

Dec 2023

Heavy artillery like 8"guns and 175mm howitzers are powerful enough to literally scramble your brains if you are too close to the end of a barrel when firing. Traumatic brain injury has been a problem since artillery was invented.

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Troubling footage: IDF artillery deliberately fired over soldier's head [View all] Kennah Dec 2023 OP

Most likely the heaviest repercussions will moniss Dec 2023 #1

Donald Rumsfeld agrees with this statement... Probatim Dec 2023 #8

Who needs enemies? nt TeamProg Dec 2023 #2

This could actually be a much worse than reported incident. Gymbo Dec 2023 #3

Stupid Red Mountain Dec 2023 #4

IDF pin down paramedics with sniper fire and crush protestors with bulldozers Grokenstein Dec 2023 #5

Confidence level: High; Competence level: Low Prairie Gates Dec 2023 #6

Speaking as an old artilleryman . . . AverageOldGuy Dec 2023 #7

It wasn't fired over her head jmowreader Dec 2023 #9

I saw the video and assumed someone was doing it for social media views XorXor Dec 2023 #10

Yikes.... Historic NY Dec 2023 #11