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Spare a Thought for the Artillarymen
01-17-2008, 07:04 AM, (This post was last modified: 01-17-2008, 07:06 AM by wigam.)
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Next time your shelling the crap out of each other spare a thought for the boys providing your barrage. :bow:

http://shock.military.com/Shock/videos.d...755&page=2
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01-17-2008, 08:17 AM,
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RE: Spare a Thought for the Artillarymen
Awesome video!
Some of us are busy doing things; some of us are busy complaining - Debasish Mridha
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01-17-2008, 08:21 AM,
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RE: Spare a Thought for the Artillarymen
As a comparison, view this video of a Turkish 155 gun battery. The difference in professionalism is startling; while the Yanks are getting off about 6 or 8 rounds per minute, the Turks are lucky to get 1.

http://shock.military.com/Shock/videos.d...665&page=2
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01-17-2008, 08:31 AM,
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hahaha, what a difference. Just goes to show what training can do.
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01-17-2008, 08:34 AM,
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RE: Spare a Thought for the Artillarymen
Those American boys were cranking Big Grin you could almost smell the rotten eggs Big Grin
War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want.William Tecumseh Sherman
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01-17-2008, 03:18 PM,
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RE: Spare a Thought for the Artillarymen
That was just like a well oiled machine! Did you notice how one guy has to take time to check the shell, powder and direction then order standby and fire? Busy guy. I've done that job a few times :)
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01-17-2008, 03:59 PM,
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RE: Spare a Thought for the Artillarymen
Vesku Wrote:That was just like a well oiled machine! Did you notice how one guy has to take time to check the shell, powder and direction then order standby and fire? Busy guy. I've done that job a few times :)

Yeah well you almost led an invasion of Russia too! :eek1:
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01-17-2008, 04:21 PM,
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RE: Spare a Thought for the Artillarymen
Weasel Wrote:
Vesku Wrote:That was just like a well oiled machine! Did you notice how one guy has to take time to check the shell, powder and direction then order standby and fire? Busy guy. I've done that job a few times :)

Yeah well you almost led an invasion of Russia too! :eek1:

I remember that story Chris, funy as hell. Vesku capturing a russian crossing point wih some towed arty.:laughing:
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01-17-2008, 10:24 PM,
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Dare I answer?!? You guys rip me a part what ever I write Big Grin
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01-18-2008, 01:47 PM,
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RE: Spare a Thought for the Artillarymen
The yanks had the precision of a well oiled crew at the burger station at KFC, and I mean that as a compliment, the two jobs look very similar, minus the high explosives of course.

The turks, well maybe its just harassing fire rather than hell for leather, the presence of deck chairs does give it a holiday feel.
Bis peccare in bello no licet - One cannot blunder twice in war.
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