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Offline Hornet33

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3 rounds 20 seconds!!!!!
« on: September 06, 2008, 06:27:53 PM »
Damn these guys are good!!!!!!!

Just have to love the BIG guns.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBjGyt0Ga9Q&feature=related
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Re: 3 rounds 20 seconds!!!!!
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2008, 08:51:01 PM »
Arty saved the lives of my squad (myself included) in A'stan.  Much respect to the cannon cockers.
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Re: 3 rounds 20 seconds!!!!!
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2008, 09:05:37 PM »
My Father commanded an artie battery in Vietnam.
He went on to be 2IC of the regiment and lectured in Artillery at Land Warfare Centre Canungra.
Happy Fathers Day Dad! :salute
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Re: 3 rounds 20 seconds!!!!!
« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2008, 09:18:11 AM »
Seems to me that whole process cries out to be robotic.

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Re: 3 rounds 20 seconds!!!!!
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2008, 09:48:43 AM »
It's impressive but I did notice a few things..

Section chief is not verifying deflection for each shot, he is also not verifying the charge for each shot, and no one is making sure the breach is clear before loading..

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Re: 3 rounds 20 seconds!!!!!
« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2008, 12:04:05 PM »
Well way back in the day when I was a 13B on the M110A2's we never verified deflection nor swabbed the breach while conducting rapid fire. We would for a sustained fire but that also allows the crew to take a little more time, but damned if we EVER got off 3 rounds in 20 seconds with an 8" howitzer. I think the best we were able to pull was 5 rounds a minute in rapid fire. Of course the M110 also had a mechanical loading tray and rammer and it wasn't as fast as what those guys are able to do with a 155mm.

I was only a 13B for a year though before I went 13M (MLRS) and got to play with rockets. Now that was fun!!!
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Offline Banzzai

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Re: 3 rounds 20 seconds!!!!!
« Reply #6 on: September 07, 2008, 03:44:55 PM »
Nice bit of teamwork


got sent a link with a nice bit of flying from an RAF Chinook

http://sonicbomb.com/iv1.php?vid=cliff_chinook&h=300&w=400&id=617&Cliff%20Hanging%20Chinook

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Re: 3 rounds 20 seconds!!!!!
« Reply #7 on: September 07, 2008, 04:26:24 PM »
Quote from: soda72 on September 07, 2008, 09:48:43 AM
It's impressive but I did notice a few things..

Section chief is not verifying deflection for each shot, he is also not verifying the charge for each shot, and no one is making sure the breach is clear before loading..


I garuntee thats just some training exercise out in the desert, just shooting out in the middle of nowere.
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Re: 3 rounds 20 seconds!!!!!
« Reply #8 on: September 07, 2008, 07:24:29 PM »
8,000 M77 Grenades in 60 seconds

The Future of the Artillery is now here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYhGguGjT5I&feature=related

I was with the 1/33rd F.A. in Bamberg Germany. Cannon cockers are great but when it has to be destroyed now they call the 13M's into action.

MLRS STEEL RAIN!!!!!!!! :salute
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