Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!lll-winken!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!emory!tridom!atssc!fang!att!att!cbnews!cbnews!military From: ab3o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Allan Bourdius) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: Use of SHOVEL as weapon taught? Message-ID: <1991Jun27.020836.4587@cbnews.cb.att.com> Date: 27 Jun 91 02:08:36 GMT References: <1991Jun25.024419.27437@cbnews.cb.att.com> Sender: military@cbnews.cb.att.com (william.a.thacker) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 17 Approved: military@att.att.com From: Allan Bourdius The current tri-fold E-tools in use by the USA and USMC have one beveled edge, ostensibly for chopping through roots as you dig your fighting hole. However, one of my instructors at OCS made sure to point out to us that it would also do one hell of a job on somebody's skull. Unfortunately, the E-tool is only about 25-30 inches long open, so the enemy would be *very* close. If they're that close, you might as well pull out your handy K-bar. Allan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Bourdius [USMC Officer Candidate/Brother, Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity] ab3o+@andrew.cmu.edu or 1069 Morewood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 CMU is not a fun place. Stay away at all costs. The opinions in this post/mail are only those of the author, nobody else.