Reminds me of the sniper scene in Full Metal Jacket, using a wounded person to draw out others for the sniper to pick off.
I read in an old Military Police Field Manual that if shooting was ever necessary, to aim for the arms or legs. The FM belonged to my older brother who served from 1965-69, although not as an MP.
Was the order from TRADOC, No one at Ft. McClellan agreed with it and everyone from the Battalion Commanders down to the newest boot Drills voiced their opinion about it daily. Every instructor would emphasize what Drill Sergeant Harn had said. Shoot to wound, but aim center mass every time.
This! But then I friggin got assigned to Ft. McClellan afterwards!
1990-2011 always CENTER MASS!
20 years in the Army and I never heard it. We trained for center mass. Target silhouettes do not even have arms or legs. However, I would not be surprised if it were true. There never seemed to be an end to de facto “regulations.” Someone will put something out. Good/bad idea (rumor), it did not seem to matter. Once it gets repeated enough times and everyone will swear it is a regulation.
I wouldn’t be surprised if they had trained shoot to sound at some point. Just listen to Jack Carr, Andy Stumpf, or any number of other SOF guys who were in prior to 9/11; they often talk about how different the pre- and post-9/11 military are just because wartime experience teaches you a lot of lessons that you can’t learn any other way.
That said, every instructor I’ve ever heard who actually knows whereof they speak has said that you always aim center of mass because arms and legs are very hard to hit even on stationary targets, plus legs have major arteries that can cause you to bleed out in minutes if they’re hit. The only people who believe that claptrap about shooting arms and legs are people who got their firearms education from Hollyweird, and you know how accurate they are...
That said, every instructor I’ve ever heard who actually knows whereof they speak has said that you always aim center of mass because arms and legs are very hard to hit even on stationary targets, plus legs have major arteries that can cause you to bleed out in minutes if they’re hit. The only people who believe that claptrap about shooting arms and legs are people who got their firearms education from Hollyweird, and you know how accurate they are...
I thought arms and legs would be maggie's drawers
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