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Rebel Fighter Using Murder Hole Nearly Gets Killed
Published 2 years ago
Footage recorded around Aleppo in 2012 shows a rebel fighter utilizing a murder hole to fire his RPG at regime forces. He nearly dies when an incoming round comes in through the murder hole he is using.
Murder holes are great for ambushes. That said, they make an awful place to set up your fighting position. Once your murder hole is discovered it becomes an instant target for incoming fire because the enemy knows you intend to use that position to fire at them. Unfortunately, once your spot is discovered and suppression comes in, you can no longer use it because all of the way they're set up.
You see, like this rebel fighter discovered in this video, a murder hole is far inferior to a true fighting position. While a true fighting position gives you room to maneuver from side to side, and even affords you the ability to fall back to alternate and supplementary positions, a murder hole is one spot. It's one spot to fire from, it's one spot to see from, it's one spot for your face to be present when incoming rounds eventually hit their mark.
This guy was about one breath from having his face turned into a split open banana peel, and he's truly fortunate that the round glanced the side of the hole and kept him from being killed.
Remember kids, fighting position > murder hole,
