Backblast!

A US army soldier with the 101st Airborne Division Alpha Battery 1-320th fires an AT-4 as Combat Outpost Nolen on the outskirts of the village of Jellawar in the Arghandab Valley came under Taliban attack on September 11, 2010.

Hope the dust cover was closed. :jester:

Somebody needs to practice rocket drills :laugh:
Good thing he is using PMags :dirol:.
I wasn’t aware that the Taliban have been maneuvering armored vehicles to within 400m of friendly troops, otherwise that’s a bit of a waste of an AT-4 :secret:.
I hope the 203 gunner clears the debris from his tube before trying to launch some gold death :fie:.
Ah hell, it’s a good pic of brass and links getting jiggy with a couple M4s I guess :dance3:.

“…now where did I put that M4? Anybody seen my M4?!”

“Back blast area clear!”…Well I guess it is now.

It’s attitudes like yours that had me humping a CLU all over the place with no Javelin…

Kinda looks like there is another rifle at his feet is that a barrel pocking out?

Failure2Stop I wasn’t aware that the Taliban have been maneuvering armored vehicles to within 400m of friendly troops, otherwise that’s a bit of a waste of an AT-4
Must have been a technical:no::laugh:

That sucks. Kinda helps to have an arrow for that bow if ya know what I mean.

That would make a really good Aflac commercial.

another:

LOL - that is a great shot. Ya gotta do what ya gotta do to get the job done.

Although when I see that carbine flying through the air, I can just hear one of my former platoon sergeants’ voice in my head:

"Where the bleep is your bleeping weapon, you bleeping idiot!?!

Ah - good times. :smiley:

Now that is how you do a dust test:jester:

Next question is that a Devil Dog?

Caption from OP reads:

“A US army soldier with the 101st Airborne Division Alpha Battery 1-320th fires an AT-4 as Combat Outpost Nolen on the outskirts of the village of Jellawar in the Arghandab Valley came under Taliban attack on September 11, 2010.”

Regarding the antiarmor comment, isn’t the AT-4 used against field fortifications and other strong positions pretty routinely? Not like they have to buy them.

:smiley:

Yeah, me and my stupid appropriate utilization of tax-paid resources. :lol:

Used? Yes.
Effectivelly? Eh. . .

It is better than nothing, but generally better options exist. Without a viable armor threat, there really isn’t any loss in trying it out . . . unless you forgot to sling your M4 :p.

I have an extra poetic MSG instructor that would love the chance to catch someone’s M4 blown across the way. It would be epic.

I think that the Taliban came out with that new Allah armor. It will protect you if god wills it.

Yep sure does most have been very tired last night :lazy2:

If you got it, use it.

Nice pic. :smiley:

Even though the weapons in the back blast weren’t secured, and it makes me cry to see them get tossed around like that, this picture gave me a little chubby. . .

I bet that’s a moral buster shot more than anything else. Nothing says “Stay in your cave” like an AT-4.