In the climactic final battle scene of the 1998 WWII masterpiece Saving Private Ryan, Captain Miller and his men are trying to prevent the Germans from taking a bridge.
Running low on ammo, the US soldiers begin slamming 60mm mortars and throwing them like grenades.
For years viewers have questioned if this method would work. We Are The Mighty reveals that yes, this is possible, but you’d have to be crazy (or nearly over-run) to do it.
There were at least two recorded instances of US soldiers using this tactic during WWII.
Hear more about the rarely used “mortar grenade” in the video below.