On November 2nd, 1932, the Australian military deployed the 7th Heavy Battery of the Royal Australian Artillery, commanded by Major G.P.W. Meredith, with two Lewis machine guns and 10,000 rounds of ammunition to combat an emu invasion. The military plan was to drive the emus into a tight pack and open fire, but the birds adapted by splitting into small groups and running in every direction, making them nearly impossible targets. Soldiers, trained for stationary or slow-moving targets, found themselves shooting at 'ghosts,' resulting in only a dozen confirmed hits out of hundreds of birds, demonstrating how animal behavior can effectively counter military tactics.
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On November 2nd, 1932, the 7th Heavy Battery of the Royal Australian Artillery arrived at Campion.
Under the command of Major G.P.W.
Meredith, the troops were armed with two Lewis machine guns and 10,000 rounds of ammunition. The plan was simple. Drive the birds into a tight pack and open fire.
But the emus had a plan of their own.
As soon as the first shots rang out, the massive birds didn't panic. They split into small groups >> [music] >> and ran in every direction.
The soldiers, used to stationary targets or slow-moving infantry, found themselves shooting at ghosts.
Out of the first few hundred birds, only a dozen were confirmed hits.
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