Shots From US Range Hit Buildings in Germany

Feuer Frei! · 07-11-11, 08:44 PM

BERLIN - The U.S. military says it is investigating an incident in which rounds fired at an Army training range in southern Germany hit buildings in a nearby town. There were no injuries.
Grafenwoehr garrison spokeswoman Susanne Bartsch said Monday that the incident happened during a convoy protection exercise on Friday afternoon.

Machine-gun shots hit three buildings inside the base and three other buildings in the town of Grafenwoehr also suffered minor damage. Local police say they included a vocational school that was closed at the time.
Bartsch says that soldiers "were shooting in the wrong direction." The shots landed up to 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) from the training range that was being used.
An investigation and a review of procedures are under way.

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Bartsch says that soldiers "were shooting in the wrong direction." The shots landed up to 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) from the training range that was being used.

Heads should roll for that one.

Growler · 07-11-11, 09:47 PM

Three miles?

Shooting what?

antikristuseke · 07-11-11, 10:29 PM

7.62x51 fired from an AK-4 (Swedish license built HK G3) can travel that far, further from a longer barreled weapon. Also a .50 BMG from a M2HB has no problem covering that distance.

07-11-11, 09:47 PM	#2
Growler A long way from the sea Join Date: May 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,913 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Three miles? Shooting what? __________________ At Fiddler’s Green, where seamen true When here they’ve done their duty The bowl of grog shall still renew And pledge to love and beauty.

07-11-11, 10:29 PM	#3
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	7.62x51 fired from an AK-4 (Swedish license built HK G3) can travel that far, further from a longer barreled weapon. Also a .50 BMG from a M2HB has no problem covering that distance.