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Old 01-31-2011, 03:33 PM   #21
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Laws tend to look badly on people who have supposedly superior weaponry. For example i you're the guy with the only gun.

If you're the only guy without the gun, now that's a whole other beast

But the gurkhas have some pretty serious guys to draw inspiration from. I mean take this guy...
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On 12/13 May 1945 at Taungdaw, Burma [now Myanmar], Rifleman Lachhiman Gurung was manning the most forward post of his platoon which bore the brunt of an attack by at least 200 of the Japanese enemy. Twice he hurled back grenades which had fallen on his trench, but the third exploded in his right hand, blowing off his fingers, shattering his arm and severely wounding him in the face, body and right leg. His two comrades were also badly wounded but the rifleman, now alone and disregarding his wounds, loaded and fired his rifle with his left hand for four hours, calmly waiting for each attack which he met with fire at point blank range. Afterwards, when the casualties were counted, it is reported that there were 31 dead Japanese around his position which he had killed, with only one arm.
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Old 01-31-2011, 04:15 PM   #22
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Laws tend to look badly on people who have supposedly superior weaponry. For example i you're the guy with the only gun.

If you're the only guy without the gun, now that's a whole other beast

But the gurkhas have some pretty serious guys to draw inspiration from. I mean take this guy...


And here is a picture of that man...


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Old 01-31-2011, 07:38 PM   #23
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I liked reading this story. Good on the soldier.
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Old 01-31-2011, 08:43 PM   #24
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awesome story, thanks.
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