Supposedly, a lot of the weapon is made from titanium, in order to reduce the overall weight.
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Supposedly, a lot of the weapon is made from titanium, in order to reduce the overall weight.
Do they train to use it without the GPS? It would be a good idea, considering taking out our satellites would be the first order of any serious enemy.
A tow vehicle can also carry almost twice the ammo, which could possibly eliminate separate ammo vehicles.
I can remember as a youth fishing on Gull Lake near Brainerd, Minnesota and hearing the artillery from Ripley booming in the distance. I’d love to hear the M-777.
can·on1 /ˈkænən/ [kan-uhn] –noun
1. an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
2. the body of ecclesiastical law.
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cannon: can·non /ˈkænən/ [kan-uhn]
noun, plural -nons, ( especially collectively ) -non, verb –noun
1. a mounted gun for firing heavy projectiles; a gun, howitzer, or mortar.
2. British Machinery . quill ( def. 10 ) .
3. Armor . a cylindrical or semicylindrical piece of plate armor for the upper arm or forearm; a vambrace or rerebrace.
Also called cannon bit, canon bit. a round bit for a horse.
5. the part of a bit that is in the horse's mouth.
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a. cannon bone.
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8. British . a carom in billiards.
9. Underworld Slang . a pickpocket.
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10. to discharge cannon.
11. British . to make a carom in billiards.
You may now return to your regular programming... The marines gave our arty boys in Afghanistan a few of these 777's, and boy are they ever the cats meow! Our boys LOVE this gun!
And not as loud as the 120 mm on the Abrams : ).
It may be a good arty, howitzer, but I never really liked a “pig” [a towed unit then hand jacked into place for firing.] I served on an M109a3 self propelled 155mm howitzer. When we were training at 29 Stumps [read as 29 Palms,Ca] we could keep up with the tanks [the old M60’s] & give fire support with in 90 seconds or less upon pulling into a firing postion & drop a round into a trash can at 20 miles [depending how good your Fire Direction Control (FDC) was] We usually had a crew of about 6 guys to do the job, Section chief,Safety NCO,Gunner,A-Gunner,Loader,Powder Monkey,Ammo Man.
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 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.