I just read this thing over at something awful and it kinda got my SR-sense tingling...

That's actually a really good story.

Very nice little atmosphere piece. Very well written. Good find, Naysayer.

Not really, most IED's are planted beside the road to hit the side of the vechicle. This is intended to immobilize it and block the road so that the remainder of the convoy can be engaged with small arms.

Besides, I almost never wore my helmet while I was in, only when I was specifically ordered to. They are only really useful against frag, and the screw with your hearing somthing fierce.


Helluva story though, Im curious to see where they go with it. I've frequently been pleasantly surprised by the quality of writing there when it chooses to elevate itself above dick & fart jokes.

Yeah, we just sand bagged the crap outa the floors of our hummers. Helmet ain't gonna stop the big arty rounds they rig to blow anyways, but foot of sand might give you a prayer. Plus sitting on a helmet is uncomfortable as shit. I usually just wore mine. Hearing wasn't usually much of an issue with us, as generally I was driving, and it's not like you can hear much over the turbo-deisel anyways. Plus I'm fairly deaf anyways, from too muc time near arty/the rifle range/helos.