To: CheshireTheCat
Recalling my Howitzer info from my BIL, blanks are part-filled with wax.
It makes a sticky mess on the inside and the soldiers grumble about cleaning them after salutes.
And a “ready” cannon is there in case one gets gummed up and can’t be loaded quickly enough for timing purposes.
784 posted on
02/04/2024 9:17:03 AM PST by
Cletus.D.Yokel
(When I say "We" I speak of, -not for-, "We the People")
To: Cletus.D.Yokel
21 gun salute during President GHW Bush funeral
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndYwtZGzl4E
At 6:35, just after the counter says “One-six” the #4 (spare) cannon fires instead of the #2 gun. It only fires once during the salute.
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel
check out the video post #789.
And a “ready” cannon is there in case one gets gummed up and can’t be loaded quickly enough for timing purposes.
That's probably what happened there. Thanx.
794 posted on
02/04/2024 11:35:29 AM PST by
stylin19a
(My 60 year kindergarten reunion is coming up soon and I’m worried about the 175 pounds I’ve gained)
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