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The Reference Desk => Organizations, Vehicles, Equipment => Topic started by: bob48 on September 23, 2018, 10:37:01 AM
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This is fascinating.
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It's an impressive system.
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https://twitter.com/Erikhistorian/status/1043966123966902272
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My OCD is off the charts...where's th' bluudy exclamation point at the end of 'Artillery?'
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There ya go buddy.
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That was close. I was about to have a stroke.
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That was close. I was about to have a stroke.
..........what of?
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:whistle:
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https://twitter.com/Erikhistorian/status/1045321360564789248
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https://mwi.usma.edu/artillery-tomorrows-wars-maximizing-power-king-battle/
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https://twitter.com/Erikhistorian/status/1048711021723078656
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14 in. Naval railway gun, Thierville, Meuse, France. October 29, 1918
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4904/45348059374_0a0afafcc6_o.jpg)
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https://twitter.com/Erikhistorian/status/1069600059187240961
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https://www.ausa.org/articles/king-battle-russia-breaks-out-big-guns
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https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/07/26/half-the-crew-twice-the-firepower-how-the-army-looks-to-transform-artillery/ (https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/07/26/half-the-crew-twice-the-firepower-how-the-army-looks-to-transform-artillery/)
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That's interesting :bigthumb:
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The Washington Navy Yard has one on the waterfront next to a Yamato turret face that had a bad face plant from a 16" shell.
http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/tech-040.php
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OUCH! That's a, 'Painfurl Dispray'. :2funny:
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Manual on Railroad guns.
https://www.eugeneleeslover.com/ENGINEERING/Railway_artillery1_Pg_1-378.pdf
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Manual on Railroad guns.
https://www.eugeneleeslover.com/ENGINEERING/Railway_artillery1_Pg_1-378.pdf (https://www.eugeneleeslover.com/ENGINEERING/Railway_artillery1_Pg_1-378.pdf)
Nice find.
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https://deadspin.com/referee-shot-in-the-head-by-cannon-during-college-footb-1838487519 (https://deadspin.com/referee-shot-in-the-head-by-cannon-during-college-footb-1838487519)
the school said in a statement that it would no longer allow random alumni to bring cannons to home football games
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https://deadspin.com/referee-shot-in-the-head-by-cannon-during-college-footb-1838487519 (https://deadspin.com/referee-shot-in-the-head-by-cannon-during-college-footb-1838487519)the school said in a statement that it would no longer allow random alumni to bring cannons to home football games
there's a thought
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Maine...lol
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We love freedom
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He should take that cannon on the road to NFL games...lots of refs there that could use a smack upside the head.
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When you talk about 'a cannon', could you please be a bit more specific?
I mean, what the heck was it? a 155mm, a 12pdr smoothbore?
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Gattleing Laser Cannon?
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....I was just cleaning it and it went off?
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....I was just cleaning it and it went off?
I hear there's medication for that now
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Premature artillery discharge?
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Yes, and the medication comes in a..... pill box. :2funny:
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I'd better shell out for some then.
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:applause:
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Will it help keep the barrel from getting fouled?
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Well. as the cannon cockers say, it's easier to swab out a smoothbore.
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https://twitter.com/rgpoulussen/status/1216656777116364802
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I love to watch bouncing Bofors.
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I love to watch bouncing Bofors.
:bigthumb:
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I love to watch bouncing Bofors.
Sounds almost burlesque.
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Some times they wiggle too. :hehe:
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I love to watch bouncing Bofors.
Sounds almost burlesque.
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https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/32352/photos-surface-of-the-armys-crazy-1000-mile-range-supergun-concept-heres-what-we-know
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Yes, but will it sport any Universal Greeblie (http://ken-mcconnell.com/2017/01/05/ilm-universal-greeblie/)?
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German 15cm field howitzers near Arras, France, 1917
(https://i.redd.it/5a6hs4jkm0l41.jpg)
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https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/32352/photos-surface-of-the-armys-crazy-1000-mile-range-supergun-concept-heres-what-we-know
I didn't see this post, because on that day I was on my way to attend a meeting chaired by MG George (head of CCDC, and the person featured in the article).
Funding for SLRC is part of my portfolio. When it was at Dahlgren (about 40 miles away), I had hoped to get down to see it, but could never get down there. I believe that it's now on its way to Yuma, or it may already be there. I'm hoping to get out to see a test shot sometime this year.
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https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/32352/photos-surface-of-the-armys-crazy-1000-mile-range-supergun-concept-heres-what-we-know (https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/32352/photos-surface-of-the-armys-crazy-1000-mile-range-supergun-concept-heres-what-we-know)
I didn't see this post, because on that day I was on my way to attend a meeting chaired by MG George (head of CCDC, and the person featured in the article).
Funding for SLRC is part of my portfolio. When it was at Dahlgren (about 40 miles away), I had hoped to get down to see it, but could never get down there. I believe that it's now on its way to Yuma, or it may already be there. I'm hoping to get out to see a test shot sometime this year.
Very cool, man. :bigthumb:
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At one point in Vietnam, the navy looked at building a new monitor based on the British monitor s, Erebus and Terror.
The need for a heavy gunfire support platform was recognized. An Iowa BB was thought to be Overkill, would have huge manpower needs, and be too costly.
Another option was a helicopter transportable gun like the railguns of WWI. These would be moved to a firebase after a sturdy base was constructed/poured for each piece.
For various reasons, a BB was tried. At. Least one admiral held out for a monitor using a spare turret for Nevada class with two 12 or 14 inch guns.
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https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/33962/watch-russian-troops-snuff-out-an-oil-well-blaze-with-an-anti-tank-gun
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https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/artillery-across-three-wars
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I didn't see them actually kill the oil well with the gun. But... if it's the Russians, it must be true, right?
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Hey, the US Air Force back in the 30s bombed a lava flow in Hawaii. When the eruption stopped three days later, they claimed the bombing stopped Kilawai.
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https://news.yahoo.com/why-u-armys-precision-strike-152600146.html
Interesting that they never mention the Pershing missiles as precision guided options that predate the ones in the article by over a decade
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https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/canadian-soldier-charged-with-feeding-cannabis-cupcakes-to-artillery-unit-during-live-fire-exercise-1.5436410
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There has to be a joke in there somewhere.
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Was that at Fort Drury Lane?
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...eight counts of administering a noxious substance...
So the cupcakes weren't very good?
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https://www.eugeneleeslover.com/VIDEOS/Navy_railway_guns_France_1918.html
Railroad artillery in WW1.
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In a purely Sean Connery from SNL I had that down as eugene lees lover and wondered where we were going
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In a purely Sean Connery from SNL I had that down as eugene lees lover and wondered where we were going
Ditto
I still haven't clicked on that link
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Seems legit - no rainbow artillery pawn
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For the faint of heart, here's the same video from YouTube; however, the music selection with this video does pair well with the content. Not sure what the uploader was thinking...
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:o Latest of 'German Artillery' sent to "Ukraine"! tinyurl.com/2s4er3kh (http://tinyurl.com/2s4er3kh)<--'click this'