Seven Marines were killed and at least seven others were injured when a powerful 60mm mortar exploded in a tube during a training exercise in Nevada, the Marines said today.
The Marines have issued a suspension on the use of all 60mm mortars and their associated tubes while they conduct a review of what caused a round to explode. The suspension will affect mortars used both in training and in deployed settings.
The Marines, who were from the 2nd Marine Division based at Camp Lejeune, N.C., were conducting live fire maneuver training at the Hawthorne Army Depot 140 miles southeast of Reno, Nev., Sunday when Lukeman said it appeared a mortar round exploded in a tube at 9:55 p.m. MST.
One sailor was among the injured in the blast, Brig. Gen. Jim Lukeman said today.
A Defense official later told ABC News that the sailor was a Navy corpsman working with the unit. It was not clear where the Marines were standing or the cause of theblast, which Lukeman said is under investigation.
BAN帝炮果然威武

美国海军陆战队今天表示，在内华达州的一次训练活动中发生事故，一门60毫米迫击炮发生炸膛，导致七名海军陆战队员死亡，另造成至少七人受伤。
海军陆战队已经下令停用所有60毫米迫击炮及其弹药，直至查明爆炸相关原因。该禁令对训练用以及实战部署的迫击炮均将生效。
出事的海军陆战队员系来自驻扎于Camp Lejeune的海军陆战队第二师，当时（周日）正在内华达州Reno东南140公里的Hawthorne Army Depot进行实弹演练，在中部标准时间午后9:55分发生迫击炮炸膛事故。

膛炸，炮弹居然反着装？

太惨了，，这是有多少人在围观。。

爸爸国不会出事故的楼主造谣

很好地验证了60迫的杀伤效果，，，

现在有人开始做文章
把这次的事故和上个月底尤马靶场的直升机事故联系到一起
说军费不足导致事故频发云云……

@bandy炮

出问题的是M224?

非战斗减员七人，不如三哥

我朋友连队130炮拳头大的引信掉地上一个炮班全挂了，他在隔壁阵地也被吹飞了！

丫不会是一紧张重复装弹了吧......一枚60mm就搞死这么多人也太不可思议了......除非这群二货全围着站一圈......

海军陆战队，战无不胜#

忍不住想起了这个gif......

才7个，三哥表示有话要说

被奸商坑了。。。

引信事故？还是闭气环坏了？话说迫击炮不是有个距离保险么，50M内炮弹不会炸

炮兵不安全，一旦炮炸膛了，一个班的人都得死

突然想起了越战时的“长子行动”

炮弹应该问题