Watching Hacksaw Ridge, the soldiers use mortar rounds by smacking them against their helmets and throwing them like a grenade. What was the actual risk of this and what other extreme "MacGyver" tactics we used in wwii?
by /u/djfutile in /r/AskHistorians
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