Rifle grenade

colleague by throwing himself on top of a live grenade. He is a hero because the act he performed was voluntary, he did it specifically for his colleague, and he knew the fatal risks that came with jumping on the live grenade. Lance Corporal William Kyle Carpenter was born in Flowood, Mississippi on October 17, 1989. He attended W. Wyman King Academy in Batesburg, South Carolina and graduated…

Dropping his sniper rifle, Daniel sighted the nearest building and darted towards it hesitantly. His heart pounded at the thought of being shot down as he made his way across visible territory. At the entrance of the building was…

The Red Army Faction and the German Autumn 1977: A Failed Example of Urban Guerrilla Warfare in the Federal Republic of Germany The events that took place in the West German Republic between 5 September and 18 October 1977, when the German terrorist organisation Red Army Faction (RAF) carried out terrorist actions with the purpose of forcing the government of the then Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) to release their imprisoned founding members, are known in contemporary German history as the…

and her child stepped into the dusty street. Chris Kyle looked through the scope on his .300 WinMag bolt-action rifle he noticed the woman was holding something. He honed in on the object in her hands it was a grenade, the woman was holding a Chinese grenade Chris had to make a split second decision does he take the shot and kill her or does he let her kill the Marines with the grenade? He took a deep breath and pulled the trigger, he took out the target before she could. Chris’s first kill was…

Furthermore, I was assigned to Regiment Fifty-Four, the regiment that is situated at the heart of the battle out on the front lines. The regiment was being deployed a week -from my sign up. Deploying in France. I was put on the front lines with a rifle in my hand, a few rations of food to last me a week because that’s the living expectations and a small diary. It was dreadful. The regiment’s objective was to capture an outpost in a small village, a small quiet village with no story to its name.…

well as a bayonette. The two major kinds used were rifles and machine guns. Because the soldiers stayed in trenches below ground, it was necessary to have guns to shoot across far distances, rather than swords and spears that would involve running across “no man’s land” to get to the enemy, resulting in an easy death. However, alongside these various forms of guns were also grenades, which was a significant development during trench warfare. Grenades were fairly new means of weaponry also…

Weapons of War on the Streets of America There once was a time when police work consisted of investigation, gathering evidence, and making an arrest based on that evidence. Today, the role of police officers is much different. Many people living in the United States are now fearful of police officers and for very good reasons. Reading the news daily, one is sure to find a story involving the murder of a civilian by a police officer. Sadly, this is becoming more and more common with little being…

World War I Prior to the onset of the first world war, there was tension building in Europe. The leaders of these European states had their eyes on technological gains, imperialistic aspirations, social and economic issues. The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the spark to ignite the growing flame of what seemed to be required conflict. There was hope that this conflict would solve a large portion of the issues that plagued the European leaders, but what the conflict manifested…

Gun Control During a 60 minutes interview Senator Dianne Feinstein from California stated “If I could have gotten 51 votes in the Senate of the United States, for an outright ban, picking up every one of them (every gun) Mr. and Mrs. America, turn ‘em all in. I would have done it.” (Brown). This statement could be seen as going against our Constitutional rights and is an example of the ideas of legislators trying to pass bills that would establish gun control regulations. While the second…

himself. “I tried to be someone else. But nothing seemed to change. I know now, this is who I really am inside” are some lyrics in “The Kill” which can explain Rat Kiley's new behavior. He went from being a goofball who thinks it’s okay to play with grenades, to being a cold blooded man who slaughters an innocent buffalo calf. His personality has taken a turn for the worse. The previous lyrics sum up what is going on with Rat Kiley perfectly. They explain that the loss of his friend, and being…