We're Not Dead #46

[LiamKerrington]

Hi.

You asked for it: Little Ones by numbers:
#2 at chinook crashside
#5 at The Mallers ambush => tattoo was fresh, and pinstripes observered the ambush and probably the behaviour of Johnny #5, er, Little One #5
#6/9 the one havin' taken down Roman
#12 at the chinook take-off in Longbeach L.A.

The first two Little Ones ever encountered were at the military base in L.A.; and skittles mentioned their small size and funny walking; these were the only ones having had some slime-issue ...

[LiamKerrington]

Having listened to WND #46 now I would like to add two more things:

Elisa Eliot - I hope so much that you are going to be better soon! This thing with going to Japan to unintentionally extend the vacation trip into a hospital sucks hell ...
Greg Miller - mate, get better! NOW!

I am very sorry to learn that two so important and involved members of WA and WND are/ have been in a bad situation most recently ... I hope the both of you are doin' fine again - or at least will again soon!

All the best!
Liam

[awkwardalex]

Just the correction you asked for on this week's WND.

I know that police are trained to shoot chest/waist=middle of the body because:
1. It's an easier shot
2. There are a lot of major organs (most) in that area to hit and take someone down.

[nikvoodoo]

Just the correction you asked for on this week's WND.

I know that police are trained to shoot chest/waist=middle of the body because:
1. It's an easier shot
2. There are a lot of major organs (most) in that area to hit and take someone down.

yes I know that part. I was asking if the military holds a different standard. I know shooting center mass be easier. It's a bigger target and much harder to move out of the way. But when you think of it, the standard issue weapons vary so greatly. An M-16 is certainly a different beast than a pistol.

[Kc]

For non-infantry we were always trained to shoot center mass-

[nikvoodoo]

For non-infantry we were always trained to shoot center mass-

I figured that would be the case but I didn't want to assume. Snipers/sharp-shooters are obviously a different story.

[Cabbage Patch]

yes I know that part. I was asking if the military holds a different standard. I know shooting center mass be easier. It's a bigger target and much harder to move out of the way. But when you think of it, the standard issue weapons vary so greatly. An M-16 is certainly a different beast than a pistol.

For machineguns the Army teaches you to aim for the base of your target and "walk your fire in", i.e. slowly raise your aimpoint. This is partly due to the fact that the barrel of a machinegun tends to rise as you fire it, and this approach gives you better control. Also high velocity rounds will ricochet upwards and kick up rocks and other shrapnel so that even short rounds can be deadly.

[7oddisdead]

jeff goldblum is a wonderful supporting actor.

[clem131]

Hi Nick, haven't listened to the episode yet, and here's a little request: I know you guys do it in your spare time, having all sorts of crazy personal stuff going on, and I appreciate that, I really do, but I did not see the post for this episode out before the episode was recorded and I find it a bit hard to participate not knowing what/when/where the episode will come out.
Since a regular schedule is simply impossible to maintain, and since you have to set up a date and time to record with your fellow hosts, would it be possible for you to open the forum post for questions etc and also specify "our rendez-cous on Skype to record this is three days from now"? You know, to give us a time frame.
This could help you guys too, as I remember the second to last episode, if I recall correctly, when you recorded perfectly on time after the WA episode, and nobody expected that so you had almost no questions-interactions from the forum XD

[Zombie-Bane]

I figured that would be the case but I didn't want to assume. Snipers/sharp-shooters are obviously a different story.

Sniper here. No center mass. It's also better to have someone alive and screaming. Not only is it good bait, it takes out many more people to carry the guy out and take care of him.