I keep reading more and more about how effective pelvic shots are. If you get a hit you have a chance of severing the spine, breaking any number of bones and even rupturing an artery. Additionally if you get a hit in this region you get an immediate mobility kill. The guy might be inhaling bath salts, crack or high on meth but a shot to the groin will put down any rampaging idiot.
Additionally, bad guys are getting body armor. Most body armor lacks protection for the pelvic region.
It was once two to the chest, the face gets the rest, but in light of body armor, the skull being a type of natural armor and the head moving so much, maybe pelvic shots are the wave of the future when it comes to gun fighting.
I'd love for the Marine or Army Marksmanship Units to study the issue, good data on this would be interesting.
Shots to the hips to break down a targets ability to stand or even move were taught as far back as 1970's USMC just not officially nor as a SoP.
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Over the years, I've had several trainings that specifically mentioned pelvic shots. Both medically and logically, it makes sense. Besides having two arteries that are vulnerable, the human body cannot stand upright if the pelvis is damaged or broken. It's like a car axle. While I still recommend shots to the chest/head, the pelvis is a large, devastating target. Massad Ayoob has spoken extensively on this topic.
ReplyDeleteDid anyone else hear "cock shot, cock shot, unstoppable, rampage"
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Wasn't it a shot to the pelvic region that killed the Ranger in Blackhawk Down?
ReplyDeleteWhich is why the Marine Corps Marksmanship Program Table II/III give equal credit for head or pelvic shots.
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