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Dwight55 · December 1, 2007, 11:03 AM

I would just like to add that the only place I have ever seen "spray and pray" techniques advocated: Hollywood.

None of our military tactics involve "spray and pray", . . . even when you use cluster bombs, . . . or something like Puff the Magic Dragon (prop aircraft with rigidly mounted gatling guns firing out the side), . . . it is fire directed into a suspected enemy position, . . . nothing different from the original definition of "directed fire".

About the only use of spray and pray I ever saw was in the old "B" movies where the hero started toward the bunkhouse (with a six shooter he had shot 4 or 5 times) and he told the rest of the family/possee/good guys, . . . "Cover me".

Germany did use probably what would be a whole lot closer to spray and pray when they sent their "buzz bombs" across the English channel, on a wholesale effort to demoralize the Brits. There was no "aim" in them, . . . just point em up and West and let em go.

May God bless,
Dwight

December 1, 2007, 11:03 AM	#7
Dwight55 Senior Member Join Date: June 18, 2004 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 2,568	I would just like to add that the only place I have ever seen "spray and pray" techniques advocated: Hollywood. None of our military tactics involve "spray and pray", . . . even when you use cluster bombs, . . . or something like Puff the Magic Dragon (prop aircraft with rigidly mounted gatling guns firing out the side), . . . it is fire directed into a suspected enemy position, . . . nothing different from the original definition of "directed fire". About the only use of spray and pray I ever saw was in the old "B" movies where the hero started toward the bunkhouse (with a six shooter he had shot 4 or 5 times) and he told the rest of the family/possee/good guys, . . . "Cover me". Germany did use probably what would be a whole lot closer to spray and pray when they sent their "buzz bombs" across the English channel, on a wholesale effort to demoralize the Brits. There was no "aim" in them, . . . just point em up and West and let em go. May God bless, Dwight __________________ www.dwightsgunleather.com If you can breathe, . . . thank God! If you can read, . . . thank a teacher! If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a Veteran!