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Navy Seals aren't firing artillery. The article says the Seals brains were damaged by their own weapons which I assume to be rifles but maybe I'm wrong.
by djmips 2y ago
Navy Seals aren't firing artillery. The article says the Seals brains were damaged by their own weapons which I assume to be rifles but maybe I'm wrong.
- serf 2y agothey're talking about blasts from open-air combustion shoulder mounted anti-tank weapons.. very nearly artillery, and very loud.[0] . The article linked is the one mentioned in the parent article. one of the major problems with such weapons is that although the support crew can shield themselves, often the firing soldier cannot due to operation of the weapon. [0]: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/26/us/military-brain-injury-rocket-launcher.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/26/us/military-brain-injury-...
- mcmcmc 2y agoSEALs and other special forces use a lot of heavy weaponry and explosives in addition to small arms like rifles and sidearms. Think door breaching charges, grenades, rocket launchers, heavy machine guns.