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In 2001, Shane Della-Vedova, a military captain in the army explosives team, was asked to dispose of ten M72 shoulder-fired rocket launchers from an Australian
by ladberg 7y ago
In 2001, Shane Della-Vedova, a military captain in the army explosives team, was asked to dispose of ten M72 shoulder-fired rocket launchers from an Australian Defence Force base. On the 8th of June, Shane spent the day blowing up M1 rockets that the Defence Force claimed were unsafe or out of date. Apparently, he overlooked ten rocket launchers that were still in the car boot––driving away that day with them in the back of his car.
I don't exactly get it. He was tasked with destroying 10 rocket launchers, and claimed he forgot to destroy all 10 of them? Does he think this is believable at all?
- hvidgaard 7y agoI think he was tasked with disposing of the M72 launchers and a number of rockets. He destroyed some rockets, but not all, and none of the launchers.
- jdougan 7y agoThe M72 is designed to be single shot disposable. It may be possible to reload it, but it is not intended and would be difficult. It would also be potentially dangerous as the construction is quite light.
- chrischen 7y agoNot believable, which is why I am suspicious why the Vice writer tried to spin it as a credible thing.