Posted on 06/22/2011 9:15:05 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
I find it interesting that the howitzer is a Brit design and that it still has performance inferior to Gerald Bull’s G6.The US designed some great artillery in WW2 like the 155 Long Tom, but lately we seem surpassed in design ,at least, by quite a few players.The Germans, Brits, South Africans have developed weapons with superior range. Any thoughts why?
So is this gun best for deer, coyote, or home defense?
I spent 9 years on a gun line. 5 years as an Executive Officer, 4 years as the Battery Commander.
I went to a school where the post HQ was right next to the school house. They fired reveille and taps at 6am and 5pm respectively.
The cannon they used pointed right over the school house. The first day we worked past 5pm, and they sounded reveille, the cannon shot(ah hell it was only a lil’l pack 75mm), all my classmates jumped to the ground. I was like, “What are you doing”? They said, “That didn’t scare you?” I said, “No! Look at my collar, these are crossed cannons. Couldn’t you hear the fire commands coming?”
Everyday for 3 weeks the same thing.
“I can remember as a youth fishing on Gull Lake near Brainerd, Minnesota”
Et Tu Brutus?
Do you remember Mission creek between Gull and Round Lake and Thor Lake just along the shore from it? It’s the private lake with the arched stone bridge.
Thor Lake is down in Tall Timbers.
Fished many a Walleye there among others.
Trapping, fishing, hunting, snowmobiling......BIR (Originally Donneybrooke), what a life.
“Fished many a Walleye there among others.”
Fished many a Walleye on Gull lake among others.
I was with 5th Battalion 11th Marines in the Stumps from Aug of 86 to Sept of 89. Small world!
In Tuscon, it would be excellent for sheriff SWAT team defense from inside.
Against a capable enemy, towed artillery is only good for a couple rounds before it gets taken out.
You cannot load troops in a vehicle that also transport ammo.
The ammo carrier is a separate vehicle.
I know. Why are you trying to throw oranges on my apple truck here? I don't need peaches either.
I appreciated the arty cover when running convoys in III Corps RVN. Fighting Americans at a distance was certain death for the attacker. The VC learned this and worked from three feet away (See “Tunnels of Cu CHi”)
Taliban and Iraqis learned from the VC (See Suicide Bombers and IEDs)
While the big guns are “Big Boy Toys”, I’m not sure how we will use them in the new war. Normally, armies prepare for the last war. This story seems to indicate we are preparing for Korea/WWII.
I appreciated the arty cover when running convoys in III Corps RVN. Fighting Americans at a distance was certain death for the attacker. The VC learned this and worked from three feet away (See “Tunnels of Cu CHi”)
Taliban and Iraqis learned from the VC (See Suicide Bombers and IEDs)
While the big guns are “Big Boy Toys”, I’m not sure how we will use them in the new war. Normally, armies prepare for the last war. This story seems to indicate we are preparing for Korea/WWII.
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