Black Hawk Down

[hermunn123]

i saw the movie last night. amazing. it was a real good movie.


but about the question.... i would definitely shoot women/children if they were firing at me.

[KatWoman]

A friend of ours called tonight inviting us to go see it with him, but we couldn't cuz we gotta get up early to head out to work, and we were at the gym when he called...got his voicemail 1/2 hour later. Hopefully he won't go see it without us

[tazdev]

Originally posted by Steel
which brings em to the point....would you shoot women and children if they had guns? I would.

I cant remeber where i read it, but it talked about how the guys there would just shoot into crowds, becasue it was too hard to pick out the gunmen from the civilians. At first tehy tried, but then others would pick up
oop, found it, from Sim on the WWIIOL forums
"If you read the book, the Rangers and D-boys on the ground killed scores of civilians. It became too 'tough' to pick out the shooters and the ROE went from shoot armed guys who are pointing weapons at you, to shoot guys with guns (though some had just grabbed guns to defend shops from looters) to shoot anyone near a gunman, to shoot at the crowd to disperse them, to shoot anything that moves. There are several accounts of 'twich' reactions leading to the death of non-coms."

The problem faced was that once the gunman had been neutalised (shot) someone else would pick up the rifle/gun and continue firing. In situations like that then anyone in the croud would become a potential target and hense why the ROE (rules of engagement) would be changed.

I haven't seen the movie yet (can't wait) but from what I read in the book the situation regarding the civilian actions are simmilar to what took place in the movie Rules of Engagement. Tough situation and you do what you have to do to protect yourself and your buddies.

[tazdev]

Originally posted by Gonthrax


I sure as hell would, if they have guns and my position was taking fire, I have reason to beleave that they could pose a threat to me and my squad, lock um and drop um. I don't care if they are non-coms, they shouldn't be holding guns.

there is a flaw in your post Gon. IF they are holding a weapon then they are no longer a non-com they are a hostile

sorry just had to point that out

[gang$tarr]

Originally posted by Steel
which brings em to the point....would you shoot women and children if they had guns? I would.

I would too.... not like i'm just gunna let'em shoot me

All movies like this make me wanna join the army......
I think i'm going to when i'm like 20, be a navy seal

[Steel]

PFFT! yeah, right, g$. gotta clean up your act first.

[gang$tarr]

Originally posted by Steel
PFFT! yeah, right, g$. gotta clean up your act first.

yeah, it won't happen

just fun thinkin about it