SatyrSack@lemmy.one to Chevron 7@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months agoI figured out the real reason Universe didn't do so welllemmy.worldimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1144arrow-down13
arrow-up1141arrow-down1imageI figured out the real reason Universe didn't do so welllemmy.worldSatyrSack@lemmy.one to Chevron 7@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareMalReynolds@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·6 months agoIf I recall, the ammo ended up in short supply worldwide and hence prohibitively expensive.
minus-squareHupf@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-26 months agoWhat do you mean this is a fake show? Are we getting issued real ammo?
minus-squaresushibowllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·6 months agoThey use blanks. During the Iraq war there was a shortage of 5.7x28mm blanks. It’s possible they switched some blank production lines over to make live rounds for the war, or maybe the military needed more blanks to cover increased training needs.
minus-squarehstde@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 months agoAlso, they did use non blank ammo for some shots.
If I recall, the ammo ended up in short supply worldwide and hence prohibitively expensive.
What do you mean this is a fake show? Are we getting issued real ammo?
They use blanks. During the Iraq war there was a shortage of 5.7x28mm blanks. It’s possible they switched some blank production lines over to make live rounds for the war, or maybe the military needed more blanks to cover increased training needs.
Also, they did use non blank ammo for some shots.
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