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Resurrection
01-25-2007, 11:27 AM
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The first priority when attacked is to kill or neutralize the enemy and then proceed to take care of the injured. Here, MOT-chief Andreas returns fire after gunfire erupts following an IED ambush.

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Jesper, deputy chief of the MOT, has been injured. Stefan is the first help to arrive, and holds Jesper's legs up high in order to counteract shock.

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Andreas and his interpreter John pull him back to safety.

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Once they arrive at the helicopter LZ, the group's medic Thomas checks to see if Jesper has any more injuries.

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To prevent his blood pressure from falling to dangerous levels, Ivar, who was also injured during the attack, receives Rescue Flow - a special fluid which replaces the blood volume that has been lost.

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Stefan exchanges a few words with the medic, who organized the exercise.

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MEDEVAC is delayed, and the situation for the two injured is getting more and more critical.

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BANG! Without knowing what hit him, one of the soldiers from the Provincial Office (who arrived earlier as reinforcements) is suddenly hit. His comrades pull him back to safety.

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After a quick examination it appears that he was lucky, the bullet hit him in the left shoulder and the injury doesn't appear to be very serious.


The team is told that the helicopter can't land because of the heavy fog, and that they'll have to get to the field hospital by themselves. The injured are quickly loaded into the vehicles - they don't have much time. In a live situation, they would've driven full speed ahead and made their way toward the Norwegian field hospital located in Mazar-e-Sharif, but since this is only practice, the exercise is halted. Next stop is the Provincial Office where the MOT can discuss what went well during the event and what could be improved upon.

MadMan
01-25-2007, 11:55 AM
Nice pictures! However I suggest to open the front flip up cover of the Aimpoint.... p-)

Thor
01-25-2007, 12:06 PM
Nice pictures! However I suggest to open the front flip up cover of the Aimpoint.... p-)
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ePhemere
01-25-2007, 12:08 PM
Nice pictures! However I suggest to open the front flip up cover of the Aimpoint.... p-)

as long as you keep booth eyes open theres no problem shooting with the front cover down.

McNasty
01-25-2007, 12:10 PM
Thor: It does look like the guy in the first pic has the front cover down though.

Luno
01-25-2007, 12:14 PM
as long as you keep booth eyes open theres no problem shooting with the front cover down.

Yes that the fine thing with a reddot sight you don’t need to open the cover to use it, but I did notice that on 100m you shoot is gone take some cm to the left of the target but maybe it is just me

Thor
01-25-2007, 12:19 PM
I was too quick on this one, yes it's down, perhaps of above mentioned reason.

flanker7
01-25-2007, 12:31 PM
as long as you keep booth eyes open theres no problem shooting with the front cover down.


Some times, when you have the sun oposide you, on your face, you must keep the cover down or else is very difficult to see the dot. From the photo though it looks that this is not the case :)

MadMan
01-25-2007, 12:40 PM
Probably he was just posin'... ;-) Anyway I like the Aimpoint and this sort of training is very good. Train as you fight, fight as you train!

goat89
01-25-2007, 03:16 PM
Me like gun. Me think gun sexy. Me think Swedes kick arse. :) Thx.

Godspeed
01-25-2007, 10:16 PM
Love your avatar Resurrection............. :=)