The gun range said they thought the cannon was aimed at the bottom of a valley. I'm curious if people go for walks in the bottom of that valley. Incredibly irresponsible.
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06/26/2014 12:33:22 PM PDT by
aimhigh
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To: aimhigh
Gene Kelley was dancing in the rain of artillery shells?................
2 posted on
06/26/2014 12:35:52 PM PDT by
Red Badger
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To: aimhigh
Gene Kelley was able to dance out of the way in the rain of fire.
(If you’re old enough you’ll understand)
3 posted on
06/26/2014 12:36:25 PM PDT by
G Larry
(Which of Obama's policies do you think I'd support if he were white?)
To: aimhigh
WATCH OUT!
To: aimhigh
Where can I get one?
6 posted on
06/26/2014 12:37:27 PM PDT by
E. Pluribus Unum
("The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government." --Tacitus)
To: aimhigh
Sound like it should only have been tested deep in the Nevada desert, fired by Chumlee.
7 posted on
06/26/2014 12:37:48 PM PDT by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
To: aimhigh
Yeah, if you have a howitzer its probably not a good idea just to be firing it off at random and assuming the shell will land somewhere safely...actually that’s good advice even if you only have a .22, always know whats in the direction your shooting....
8 posted on
06/26/2014 12:40:32 PM PDT by
apillar
To: aimhigh
Wow!! The SHELL went three miles! No telling how far the projectile went!
10 posted on
06/26/2014 12:42:45 PM PDT by
Aarchaeus
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To: aimhigh
Well....let me tell you something.
I've actually been to that event. And the valley is a small creek bottom..and very secure...there's very good security and fire control.
Not sure exactly what happened here...but my radar is up and alert.
So...in short you have no idea what you are talking about.
11 posted on
06/26/2014 12:44:06 PM PDT by
Osage Orange
(I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be controlling it.)
To: aimhigh
sorry but this is lawsuit time.
12 posted on
06/26/2014 12:47:02 PM PDT by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: aimhigh
Unrelated, but are there any military people here who can tell me what it means when a military aircraft is doing “powder work”?
18 posted on
06/26/2014 12:52:54 PM PDT by
butterdezillion
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To: aimhigh
It might have ricocheted off the ground and then flew back up into the air. When the Navy was using Indian Head, Maryland as a proving ground during World War I, the same thing happened, but only worse, when a 16-inch battleship projectile ricocheted off a plate of armor and wrecked a farmer’s house a couple of miles down range. As a result, the Navy moved its proving ground from Indian Head to the more remote Dahlgren, Virginia.
21 posted on
06/26/2014 12:54:35 PM PDT by
Timber Rattler
(Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
To: aimhigh
2LT + Back Azimuth = FUBAR
22 posted on
06/26/2014 12:55:01 PM PDT by
Feckless
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To: Darksheare
Didn’t you useta blow stuff up in Oklahoma?
25 posted on
06/26/2014 12:56:52 PM PDT by
Tax-chick
(Told 'em not to science those burgers too hard. ~ Darksheare)
To: aimhigh
There was a thread on here years ago where a tube artillery outfit at Ft. Hood somehow got 180 degrees out on the azimuth during a night fire exercise.
More than one projo landed in some guy’s back 40 a few miles off post but I don’t think anything was damaged.
(Other than some folk’s careers).
To: aimhigh
Some kids never grow up.
33 posted on
06/26/2014 1:03:52 PM PDT by
McGruff
(It's not the crime, it's the cover-up they said.)
To: aimhigh
That damn cannon must have one hell of an ejector to throw a shell 3 miles!
To: aimhigh
"Incoming!!!"
39 posted on
06/26/2014 1:09:18 PM PDT by
DannyTN
To: aimhigh
Mulligan !!!!!!!!!!!!! you
49 posted on
06/26/2014 1:16:24 PM PDT by
molson209
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To: aimhigh
Think you might have used a little bit too much dynamite there, Butch?
To: aimhigh
In the 1800s, when artillery was the King of Battles, shot was of various types - for example solid shot, which would be a solid ball of iron, very powerful, but limited in effect unless they hit a target directly.
There were also “shells”, which were hollow iron balls, filled with powder and fused to explode in flight, sending shrapnel over a wider area.
(In addition there was grapeshot, chainshot, etc.)
The term “shell” referred to the casing that held the explosive charge that was sent to the target. Most artillery projectiles nowadays are shells.
It might be possible to have a solid round for practice or for cannon target shooting, those could correctly be called “shot”, rather than shells, although the shell nomenclature might be carried over.
78 posted on
06/26/2014 1:58:30 PM PDT by
Fido969
(What's sad is most)
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