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Shocking moment 500lb bomb is dropped
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Shocking moment 500lb bomb is dropped on US soldiers by mistake
Astonishing headcam footage has been released showing the moment a 500lb bomb was apparently dropped on a unit of US soldiers fighting in Afghanistan by mistake.
The American troops were reportedly engaged in combat with Taliban forces in the Paktika province when a simultaneous airstrike was called.
However, the operation went dramatically wrong when the bomb was dropped on a US army infantry outpost in error, according to military website funker350.
Amazingly, there were no casualties from the bungled operation.
The American troops were reportedly engaged in combat with Taliban forces in the Paktika province when a simultaneous airstrike was called.
However, the operation went dramatically wrong when the bomb was dropped on a US army infantry outpost in error, according to military website funker350.
Amazingly, there were no casualties from the bungled operation.
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Well that was almost horrible mistake.. What those soldiers was doing there ?
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Wow , could have been horrible , lucky escape
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SliH wrote Well that was almost horrible mistake.. What those soldiers was doing there ?
After spotting Taliban forces on a distant ridge line, U.S. Army mortar teams engage with 60mm mortars. A simultaneous airstrike is called in which accidentally drops a 500 pound bomb on a U.S. Army infantry outpost, mistaking the position for Taliban fighters.
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Maybe someone was just :trollin: them
JK that was a close call
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Its really not funny because if that would have landed 10 feet further that would be 5-10 men dead. You saw how packed that bunker was.
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I hoenstly thought a 500lb bomb would be a lot bigger of a boom. Glad everyone is safe and sound tho.
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Some one is going to be in some huge trouble if it actually hit the outpost.
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That one mistake could have been costly !!
So luck that no soldiers were injured from that explosion
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That mini base they made looked great though
So luck that no soldiers were injured from that explosion
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That mini base they made looked great though
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wow thats insane they got lucky
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