Fireworks in Tshinval

[Bruno Lotse]

Eh, those Russkies
look what they did to captured US toys:shifty:

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=55950&d=1219426413

[Platapus]

I believe that is what we used to call demiling which was short for de-militarizing.

Rendering them incapable of operating. Normally to prevent the weapons from falling into the "wrong" hands

[Bruno Lotse]

Ah.... OK.
I was thinking they were just careless with matches.:huh:

[Platapus]

well that could happen too.

Usually when small arms are being demilled they are either chopped or melted, but in the field you use what you have. I am sure that a good burn would demil many a small arms weapon.

Seems like such a waste though :lol: