General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: FLS on March 07, 2019, 02:21:30 PM
Title: Slow Motion Cannon Fire
Post by: FLS on March 07, 2019, 02:21:30 PM
This is pretty cool, they shoot a Sherman tank gun and a Russian 152 mm.
Title: Re: Slow Motion Cannon Fire
Post by: Chalenge on March 09, 2019, 09:10:02 PM
The best part was watching the 152mm hydroplane off of watermelons!
Title: Re: Slow Motion Cannon Fire
Post by: davidpt40 on March 19, 2019, 05:59:37 PM
Why did the 76mm round oscillate?
Title: Re: Slow Motion Cannon Fire
Post by: 10thmd on March 19, 2019, 09:11:57 PM
I would assume it wasn't a factory load. Probably not moving anywhere near the actual speed needed to stabilize the projectile.
Title: Re: Slow Motion Cannon Fire
Post by: Shuffler on March 20, 2019, 01:36:22 AM
Obviously nervous being on camera for the first time.
Title: Re: Slow Motion Cannon Fire
Post by: Chalenge on March 22, 2019, 04:25:41 PM
One of the reasons that owners have started to use the external trigger is that a gun blew up on someone recently. So you probably won't see hot loads again.
Many of the 8,8cm guns have gone to black powder only, because the forcing cone of the guns are no longer available and as the inner liner becomes more 'experienced' it can cause a major malfunction. Countries like New Zealand (I believe, don't hold me to that) no longer allow importing of those parts and post manufacture is prohibited. In America we have a few more freedoms and the restoration of these guns continues in at least two locations I am aware of.