Hate when that happens
You’re out mowing the lawn, minding your own business and you find a missile launcher.
Update: In comments, my dad says:
Not as bad as it seems. The tube is useless, the sight is the actual weapon, the yellow ban indicates it was a training device. Just like finding a piece of brass.
October 19th, 2009 at 11:04 am
Not as bad as it seems. The tube is useless, the sight is the actual weapon, the yellow ban indicates it was a training device. Just like finding a piece of brass.
October 19th, 2009 at 11:05 am
I dug a couple of expended LAW rockets out of the dumpster while in the Army. Still have one hanging on the wall in the garage.
October 19th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Blue band indicates training, Yellow indicates combat rounds on systems like that.
October 19th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Sorry DAD but when it comes to ordnance training rounds are marked with a Blue band, Yellow bands are live.
You are right about the rest though.
October 19th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Been retired for over 25 years and the mind plays with me on some things but I do remember about the sight being the weapon not the tube also when we finished fireing them they were sent to TASCO for the markings to be used in training, I never cared much for the Dragon a lot of problems. I did like the TOW but I prefered the M-72 much eaiser to hump.
October 21st, 2009 at 11:23 am
OD green w/ yellow band means – HE or “HIGH EXPLOSIVE.”
For reference: OD GREEN W/YELLOW is on:
C4,
M67 Frag Grenades
M72A2 LAW
Any ARMY HE-AT rounds
Probably one of the 1st things I learned at Redstone.
From,
Ex ammo guy from 2/11 ACR (Death rides a Black Horse!)