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The Perfect Shot
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10/18/17 12:53 AM
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175 Howitzer Long Tom, the photo was taken just at the perfect time as the shell left the tube in Vietnam. For the curious, the range was about 25 miles.
Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: The Perfect Shot
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10/18/17 01:00 AM
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That thing needs a muzzle brake.....
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Re: The Perfect Shot
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10/18/17 01:01 AM
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Re: The Perfect Shot
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10/18/17 01:07 AM
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Cool photo
I'll never forget one time in Iraq we stopped and spent the night in a tiny outpost. We got there at night and fueled up and then went to sleep. I slept on top of my vehicle which was parked about 50 yds from some type of artillery. I was sleeping good when I seen a blue flash and a huge explosion, I thought I was dead I thought it was a mortar landing on me. Scared the chit out of me.
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Re: The Perfect Shot
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10/18/17 01:16 AM
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Cool photo
I'll never forget one time in Iraq we stopped and spent the night in a tiny outpost. We got there at night and fueled up and then went to sleep. I slept on top of my vehicle which was parked about 50 yds from some type of artillery. I was sleeping good when I seen a blue flash and a huge explosion, I thought I was dead I thought it was a mortar landing on me. Scared the chit out of me. In their infinite wisdom our Battalion was set up along the Cambodian border in a large open area. They had no clue that the water table was about a foot deep. They brought in a Battery of 105's, by the time they had fired a dozen rounds, the 105's had sank into the mud, that Chinooks had trouble lifting them out of the mud when we closed that crapper. LZ Billy only lasted about 4 days, before they moved us again.
Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: The Perfect Shot
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10/18/17 01:39 AM
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Did the gunners wear hearing protection, or just put hands over ears?
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Re: The Perfect Shot
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10/18/17 01:47 AM
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Did the gunners wear hearing protection, or just put hands over ears? What?
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Re: The Perfect Shot
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10/18/17 01:48 AM
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A friend in my squad was a former cannon crewmember. He had taken a picture timed just right to catch the gravel being kicked up off the ground with the muzzle flash lighting up the sky, it was pretty awesome. Said one of his guys had his foot behind one of the cleats when they sent one down range. Said he got to leave Afghanistan early missing all 5 toes.
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Re: The Perfect Shot
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10/18/17 02:46 AM
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Re: The Perfect Shot
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10/18/17 03:39 AM
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To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.www.NewHopeEquine.com - Health and Healing through Horses.
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Re: The Perfect Shot
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10/18/17 03:40 AM
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That is awesome
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Re: The Perfect Shot
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10/18/17 04:54 AM
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Signature images may not be larger than 600 pixels wide by 125 pixels tall. That smile says it all [North Dakota -16degrees
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Re: The Perfect Shot
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10/18/17 09:56 AM
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Prayer is the "ultimate" wireless connection .
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Re: The Perfect Shot
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10/18/17 11:10 AM
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That it is
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Re: The Perfect Shot
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10/18/17 11:28 AM
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That photo makes my ears ring.
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Re: The Perfect Shot
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10/18/17 12:51 PM
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Great pic. Thanks for sharing
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Re: The Perfect Shot
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10/18/17 01:54 PM
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Wow, that is an incredible photo. You can clearly see the lanyard in the soldier's hand. Very cool.
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Re: The Perfect Shot
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10/18/17 03:25 PM
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Did the gunners wear hearing protection, or just put hands over ears? What?
~Dustin
"Life's complicated, man, like a dang ol' Rubik's cube, man. Talkin' 'bout blue and red, man. Dang ol' get one side, dang ol' messed up th' other side, man."
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Re: The Perfect Shot
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10/18/17 04:01 PM
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Thanks for your service
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Re: The Perfect Shot
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10/18/17 06:00 PM
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Red Cloud
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Lord, the memories! Loved it when we had 105s support us in Vietnam. (9th Infantry)
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Re: The Perfect Shot
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10/18/17 06:06 PM
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When you stand behind a howitzer, it's easy to see the projo go flying through the air. On the 8" guns, it's quite an impressive sight.
From the other direction, apparently one can see naval artillery rounds on the way inbound. During Jutland and similar, it must have been quite the gut check to be an observer watching the inbound 15" shells coming right at you ... and from a distance, they all look like they're coming right down your binos until they suddenly veer away.
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Re: The Perfect Shot
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10/19/17 12:27 PM
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Re: The Perfect Shot
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10/19/17 05:40 PM
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Re my previous commend: It's worth noting that, as a general rule, one doesn't stand behind a howitzer unless it's some considerable distance back. Really bad things happen to those who stand immediately behind howitzers.
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Re: The Perfect Shot
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10/19/17 05:43 PM
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