@TheFucker55 I don't think there's a difference but a professional would correct me otherwise. A howitzer is a certain type of field gun. A field gun is just the general term used to describe artillery.
pretty cool vid, real smooth. got to watch some arty guys pop off a few rounds after we got a call out to help them. they had a stuck round we had to to blow back out. it was pretty cool. only thing was, they spent 4 hours trying to un-jam it before calling us. we hit that bastard like 3 times with that heavy ass rod and said fuck this we're using explosives.
I was in N.G. arty 18+ years, your gun crew looked good to me! (I liked the way the muzzle blast made that door flap open every time the gun fired.)
@zumbazumba, there is a lanyard (rope) attached to the firing mechanisim. when the man standing at the breech of the gun hears the chief say "fire!" he pulls the lanyard.
Ok for all the people with negative comments and say you are better than these guys or faster or what not.... this is like the second month of us shooting the 198. we are a 119 crew and got switched over. you guys who say your crew is faster.... if we had 3 years to get a crew drill down instead of 48 hours then had real TIC missions we would probably be faster. our whole platoon was bad ass, from fdc to the gunline.
@newlife1911 iwas trained on the 119A2 in AIT and i love it! i was AG and #1 and loved it then they changed my orders to go heavy mech lol so i know the feeling bro
The dude loading those rounds name is Thor. I swear he was my roomate at Drum, been in the same section since he came from Ft. Sill. The man sittin on the trails was our RTO. Yeah he's part of the section. Like I said before we were a 119er section and given the 19er8 1/2 way through the deployment. We kept breakin the small gun because of all the high angle missions. Those were the days, miss 'em!
This is a cool video, but as a former Number 1 man; I think he could've gotten the round out faster by just taking a step to the side. Oh and securing his vest of course but shit happens lol.
Nice teamwork guys! It's always good to see a fluid crew, although seeing the loose door in the left of the screen make me chuckle! Anyway, good show!
I can still feel the adrenaline even though it has been 17 plus years since I have competed like this! I miss that teamwork of a gun section! Civilians don't have a clue! Hot Steel, On Time, On Target
Yeah, im the dick holdin the rounds on the trails. I was the ATC for this gun during oef 6&7. It was a powder calibration and we had a friendly competition w/the other gun. We were a 105mm gun section and the Army gave us these 198's to shoot. That round weighs 100lbs. We weren't killin hoji this mission, but plenty of 'em were on the business end of this cannon. God bless you guys from Blessing! Thanx again for puttin this on here.
Hey cool2bme! It's Sgt VB, you tracking?thanx for puttin this on here. When we were shootin I swear gun 1 shot 9!lol If I ain't cheating I ain't tryin!!
13 bravo OBC is the hardest officer basic course next to aviation. But yes, most arty officers spend their time with FDC. We(NCOs) don't allow them on the gunline much unless we are firing thier ACH cover down range.
I recently enlisted as a 13B in the ARNG and leave for basic/ait in June. My question is, do field artillery officers get to go out with the guns or are they stuck in the FDC all the time? I'd like to go officer eventually but if they get stuck at a desk all the time then I'd rather just stay enlisted.
@AlwaysMorenZi Cool, I thought artillery just made like one big explosion (per round). that looked like many little ones, is there different kinds of ammo or is that the standard?
Man I'm not fond of guns, I'm a hand to hand combat person myself and the closest I've come to anything like this is COD Black Ops on Xbox, but the immense power produced but this thing is absolutely incredible. It truly is a thing of beauty :)
Ich kann ja nicht für alle sprechen aber meiner meinung nach sollte die usa weniger von solchen waffen und truppen haben und auch mal etwas mehr auf politischer ebene regeln anstatt irwo gleich immer ein zu maschieren und alle rund um.. auch wir deutsche ziehen da andauernt mit sehr traurig wie ich finde
I also worked with the FDC~ and also did the gun guys also~ but.. this people in the video always envied us~ cuz we are with the self propelled howitzer K-9
by the way~ i think the other team are much faster than they are in the video~
@NoShame86 your fucking retarted, its an actual fire mission. Whats so bad seeing who can get there rounds off faster? And if you dont know what that is, there actually shooting it at bad guys not a waste...
@rugy1013 I agree, they should've slapped the fuck outta that gun....! I guess they want to be safe. LOL...! Shit...safe my ass....I used to smoke in the back of the 5 ton with all the unused powder piled up next to me. I didn't give a fuck back then. Now that I think of it....that shit was crazy....LOL...! I also slapped the shit outta of the Super Charge 8 Redbags when they told us we had to use a 50ft lanyard. LOL...! This was Desert Storm....! Nobody knew if you could do it...!
over 12,000 rounds with no casualties sounds like bullshit to me.. My battery when we were in iraq only did 2 months worth of fire missions outta the year. We did have a few rounds land short because one of the guns cheifs was a fucking moron and used the wrong powder charge and said they had "rips" in the powder bags. 101 airborn was calling for fire up on the Syrian border from us when the rounds landed short in someones house
@cool2bme1 ur right i kinda feel like a jack ass after reading what i wrote. sorry.. I believe this is possible and hope that only bad people died.. I do miss firing this gun and hope you stay safe.
For the record, our 2-gun platoon fired well over 12,000 105mm and 155mm rounds (including both types during the same fire mission), with absolutely zero friendly or civilian casualties or damage. I was the FDC chief and can't comment on their crew drill or provide advice for current or future 13B, because I simply don't have that specific expertise. Thanks to those of you who have chosen to leave comments that are positive or at least constructive.
I am in the process of joining the army right now, im gonna go into field artillery. you only need a GT score of 90 for cannon crew member im really pyched to do this. i hear that these m198s are retired and we use m777s now but either way i wanna get on a howitzer crew so bad, its like my dream. i wouldnt even mind getting on a m119. hey cool2bme1 you got any advice for a fresh enlisted man who aspires to be a cannoneer?
Ok....good job guys. really quick crew. Way to puttem down range! just watch your primer guy (standing behind the breech). Maybe some folks don't know what it's like shooting real missions for real soldiers taking real fire down range so they complain. I know that these rounds were pre-fuzed and verified for the registration. and that you are not going to be supporting anyone anyway with non registered ammunitions. Good work guys. I agree with sgtstar below!!!
I agree man before I chiefed the 109 years ago I was a gunner and helped the #1 man switching off with him. Moving those rounds from the ready rack to the loading trey, a whole foot, maybe 2, is hard work. Nothing like running them from an ammo rack that's 10 yards or >.
I don't have any bigger knowledge on artillery, but isn't the technology so advanced now that they can use fewer soldiers/marines on one artillery piece.. seems like a waste of man power.
@peskypox Improvements in design and materials have permitted a reduction in gun crew size recently with the fielding of the lightweight M777. The man power you see has a lot to do with managing the functioning of such a large, heavy machine.
@peskypox How can it be a waste of manpower on a tow artillery gun? once you help the gun guys mover or place one of those guns then you realize why the manpower is needed.
@KoSoVaAnGeL The lucky ones who didn't get obliterated right away would tuck tail and run. I'm sure its like having Zeus' lightning bolts reaching down out of the sky. Artillery made the decision a little easier for insurgents when it came to them deciding whether to continue shooting at our soldiers or turn the other way.
I have a small question as an artillery buff. Why is the cord used to fire the gun removed after each round? Safety measure? Or is it this specific type of gun which needs the cord to be removed after every round for some reason?
It breaks the tempo a bit, and the old - 1930's era - artillery guns I'm used to see (museum) have fixed levers to fire the gun, resulting in quicker action.
Could someone clarify this to me? Thank you in advance.
what do you mean the chiefs not checking? you can see him checking the bubbles and DF next to the gunner. you can check all 10rounds and powder before the mission since its a calibration.
Lex is right since this was a 10-round calibration the Rounds, fuses, powder, primers were most likely checked before the fire mission started. I guess Marines have to check things twice the Army gets it right the first time. Great Team Work! Red Leg for Life!
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One more thing you are shooting rounds in afganistan in support of US Troops and your section chief isn't verifying each fuse, round, deflection, quadrant, powder charge to list a few things . One thing wrong you could have killed fellow Americans. You are pathetic trying to be cool and fast when there are lives at risk down range. Accuracy isn't important I guess. I wish I would never be associated with people like you. You give everyone in the military a bad name.
Hey who's video is this. I was with the B batt, down in Abad, and would like to add this to a colection of other videos that I have. Big Guns-28
KDMills709 1 day ago
By the time I see this,that place will turn into shit
MrAirborneFreak 1 week ago
lol at the door in the background. the lock and hinges must be fucked
supafly1983 2 weeks ago
My roommate used to be on an artillery crew. Cool guy, had some awesome guns.
mygaffer 2 weeks ago
Perfect for home defense
denison1126 2 weeks ago
mision de fuego de 10 rondas pobre talibanes ojala hallan podido replegarse a tiempo
dioschilote1986 2 weeks ago
how much does one round cost?
AristograntusMCMLXXX 3 weeks ago
When something needs to be dead for sure...
FEAR0226 3 weeks ago
i wonder how close they have the toilet to that beast!
ThePashek 1 month ago
13B IN moang, man when the lady talks Haji listions.
1salted1 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
how much does all that cost?
JustinoFundido 1 month ago
Que fogonazo del primer disparo!!!...una belleza de pieza de artilleria!!!
fabricioroko 1 month ago
watch the door on the left when they fire .... LOL
cmbosis 2 months ago
gotta love artillary <3
THEJMANRULZ 2 months ago
reminds me of terran siege tank
yurasune 2 months ago
They must have felt the pressure on their chest...
DERKONIG12345 3 months ago
Somebody needs to chain the door on the fuckin hooch before it gets blown off lol.
armor452 3 months ago
Holy fuck... volume up, sub's turned high = Fuckin cock exploded haha
CRFbadass 3 months ago
nicely done redlegs! i was on a 155 self propelled(m109) and you really gotta "hump" as we use to say,to fire rounds as quick as those guys were.
MrCatmandew2 4 months ago
Great vid but did anyone else notice the shortcuts?
Taurus454 4 months ago
could've went faster if he didn't keep running to the trails. All good though. redleg hooah!!
srok1 4 months ago in playlist srok1's favorites
Outstanding!!!
MrAzteca36 5 months ago
great vid! 13B in february!
ckoski101 5 months ago
what is the difference of a owitzer against a field gun?
TheFucker55 5 months ago
@TheFucker55 I don't think there's a difference but a professional would correct me otherwise. A howitzer is a certain type of field gun. A field gun is just the general term used to describe artillery.
Gammodore 5 months ago
12.000 rounds.... wow.
bankieman 5 months ago
pretty cool vid, real smooth. got to watch some arty guys pop off a few rounds after we got a call out to help them. they had a stuck round we had to to blow back out. it was pretty cool. only thing was, they spent 4 hours trying to un-jam it before calling us. we hit that bastard like 3 times with that heavy ass rod and said fuck this we're using explosives.
itstony45 5 months ago
those guys are holding their ears with their fingers?~!!! And the doors are flying open with each shot? What are their eardrums doing?!
jillshomesforsale 6 months ago
how about bore clear after each round. I'm retired artillery and love it.
cylinderroller 6 months ago
sounds so sexy.
DACFalloutRanger 6 months ago
"FIRE!" ... after about 5 rounds, the guy pulling that thing, is like "WHAT YOU SAY!?!"
MultipleS2002 6 months ago
FUCK YEAH!
xxxxJABOxxxx 6 months ago
haotic idots
MrRadiucarbon 6 months ago
I was in N.G. arty 18+ years, your gun crew looked good to me! (I liked the way the muzzle blast made that door flap open every time the gun fired.)
@zumbazumba, there is a lanyard (rope) attached to the firing mechanisim. when the man standing at the breech of the gun hears the chief say "fire!" he pulls the lanyard.
datfri13 7 months ago
Ok for all the people with negative comments and say you are better than these guys or faster or what not.... this is like the second month of us shooting the 198. we are a 119 crew and got switched over. you guys who say your crew is faster.... if we had 3 years to get a crew drill down instead of 48 hours then had real TIC missions we would probably be faster. our whole platoon was bad ass, from fdc to the gunline.
newlife1911 7 months ago
@newlife1911 iwas trained on the 119A2 in AIT and i love it! i was AG and #1 and loved it then they changed my orders to go heavy mech lol so i know the feeling bro
bravowarrior13 6 months ago
So its like a big flintstone rifle youst reversed?
You putt shell first then you stick it with a big stick ,then putt explosive charge (i asume thats big white bag )and then you fire ?
How does that beast triggers ,since there is no shells so i guess no fiering pin like on standard bullets?
zumbazumba1 7 months ago
Whats the big stick used for?
zumbazumba1 7 months ago
@zumbazumba1 Ramming the shell in, and beating the new guys for doing it wrong.
tommyzDad 7 months ago
the number one man gets a standing ovation from me. Thats quite a workout, good job...
stone150 7 months ago
Meanwhile, on the other side of the boarder, Mr Hashmir Ali was sitting down for lunch with his taliban friends when all of a sudden...
0bradymadness0 7 months ago 26
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rock3tcat 4 months ago
@0bradymadness0 ...when all of a sudden an American shell went flying over his head and killed a bunch of people at the wedding next door.
mygaffer 2 weeks ago
Nice vid! Hey, the guy using gloves and long sleeves is doing all the heavy work.... lol
brukomura 7 months ago
King of Battle
JTFU808 7 months ago
hey, does that kill?
barbarotico 7 months ago
@KappaEffect my brother does this shit :)
doublebasscrazy17 7 months ago
opens that door with every shot.
strideisgood 7 months ago 2
Who the hell is cool to be me? Bet FDC??
61vberg 7 months ago
The dude loading those rounds name is Thor. I swear he was my roomate at Drum, been in the same section since he came from Ft. Sill. The man sittin on the trails was our RTO. Yeah he's part of the section. Like I said before we were a 119er section and given the 19er8 1/2 way through the deployment. We kept breakin the small gun because of all the high angle missions. Those were the days, miss 'em!
61vberg 7 months ago
Man how the heck was that guy loading the rounds by hand. Never seen it done here with out the tray.
goofiegoofball 8 months ago
'
is that right 8 men with this big gun
bestamerica 8 months ago
love the sound of these goin off haha beastly
spiceytaco95 8 months ago
Hearing ear protection sadly unnefective when you literally blow charges 4 feet from you.
Draxis32 8 months ago
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Draxis32 8 months ago
the guy who sits at the back, Is he part of the team? What is he doing?
arifiosoneri 8 months ago
so i take it you cant use the same string over and over again. why not?
tigermki 8 months ago
It is not called Rex Belli for nothing, lol!
dietcoke1996 8 months ago
i wonder how many pakis this wet?
ijdow 8 months ago
This is a cool video, but as a former Number 1 man; I think he could've gotten the round out faster by just taking a step to the side. Oh and securing his vest of course but shit happens lol.
srok1 8 months ago
Why don't they clear the barrel of any possible unignited propellant before loading a new shell?
FlitkoSLO 8 months ago
So that's 10 rounds in under 2min??
I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of that violence.
tdsviper 8 months ago
Hehe the door flys open on each shot.
Daehawk 9 months ago 58
@Daehawk I guess the thing is loud enough to wake up the dead... " told you not to keep skeletons in the closet!! "
MultipleS2002 6 months ago
@Daehawk who do you think learned that the hard way...lol
furrybrent 1 month ago
Id shit my pants if I was the Taliban listening to this in the distance
TheJared966 9 months ago
my granddad was a cannon cocker back 100 years ago. bet he would have enjoyed having a crack at one of these.
nomadnametab 9 months ago
Pressure blows the door open every shot!
andyxkx251 9 months ago
Nice teamwork guys! It's always good to see a fluid crew, although seeing the loose door in the left of the screen make me chuckle! Anyway, good show!
PrometheusZero 9 months ago
how many decibels does a howitzer produce?
izaatmusic 9 months ago
A bty 4th bn 3rd FA 2ADF Hell on Wheels
1st ID The Big Red One.
Charge 7 Red Bag is the only way to shoot!
sfm992002 9 months ago
I can still feel the adrenaline even though it has been 17 plus years since I have competed like this! I miss that teamwork of a gun section! Civilians don't have a clue! Hot Steel, On Time, On Target
Tarheel1762 10 months ago
Debating siging up for artillery soon, but I don't think I'd like cleaning the piece lol
xtremejohnny69 10 months ago
very impressive
ECHO1ScarH 10 months ago
haha xD look at the door to the left every time the howitzer fires xD
thats some mean ass recoil man...
oOlurkeburkOo 10 months ago
I like how the door opens by the shock wave at 1:25
zekatl 10 months ago
Is the front guy a woman?
johnAshpool 10 months ago
Funky way to load the bomb, never seen it done with out a tray.
goofiegoofball 11 months ago
3 Taliban didn't like this video
Tavor21Actual 11 months ago
at 00:54 the damn door blew open.....thats firepower
shotgunn9 11 months ago
Yeah, im the dick holdin the rounds on the trails. I was the ATC for this gun during oef 6&7. It was a powder calibration and we had a friendly competition w/the other gun. We were a 105mm gun section and the Army gave us these 198's to shoot. That round weighs 100lbs. We weren't killin hoji this mission, but plenty of 'em were on the business end of this cannon. God bless you guys from Blessing! Thanx again for puttin this on here.
61vberg 11 months ago
Hey cool2bme! It's Sgt VB, you tracking?thanx for puttin this on here. When we were shootin I swear gun 1 shot 9!lol If I ain't cheating I ain't tryin!!
61vberg 11 months ago
. this howitzer loading process should be automated.
cralosfuentes 11 months ago
I like how that door in the back swings with every shot ;)
littlegrabbiZZ9PZA 1 year ago
what is the best effective time recorded I have heard 3 rounds per minute is performerd by best crews
loriendale 1 year ago
King of the battle "13m" MLRS ! hoooraah !
pjvaifale 1 year ago
OOooRAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get ready and look good, you've got an date with 72 virgins.
jimmyhuttner 1 year ago
As they say, the Artillery is the "King of Battle"
JTFU808 1 year ago
can someone close that swinging door please
RBREBAN 1 year ago 2
I love this song.
apache249 1 year ago
thats what i want to do in the army
08071987 1 year ago
whahha door opent on last fire XD
zweefseef 1 year ago 2
@zweefseef hahaha! - so it did! xDD
razryan 1 year ago
Do they wear any ear protection there standing next to their own personal thunder maker hoorah
309carter1 1 year ago
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rohan9621 1 year ago
13 bravo OBC is the hardest officer basic course next to aviation. But yes, most arty officers spend their time with FDC. We(NCOs) don't allow them on the gunline much unless we are firing thier ACH cover down range.
coolcreativname 1 year ago
I recently enlisted as a 13B in the ARNG and leave for basic/ait in June. My question is, do field artillery officers get to go out with the guns or are they stuck in the FDC all the time? I'd like to go officer eventually but if they get stuck at a desk all the time then I'd rather just stay enlisted.
jc091393 1 year ago
Did they count how many civilians they killed! the higher civilian casualties the higher score!
bergenstation 1 year ago
I'm surprised you don't have electronic ear muffs. Guess you better remember to cover those ears..
To anyone wondering what it's like to be in the receiving end here's a nice clip from artillery training area in Lapland: /watch?v=qQR_de-uUKg
AlwaysMorenZi 1 year ago
@AlwaysMorenZi Cool, I thought artillery just made like one big explosion (per round). that looked like many little ones, is there different kinds of ammo or is that the standard?
OlderG0ds 1 year ago
@OlderG0ds That is multiple howitzers firing fragment grenades. Probably 122/152mm.
AlwaysMorenZi 1 year ago
wow craziness .... do they rotate and how often ... the one guy looks like he does most " " of the work
carlys122 1 year ago
Who won?
PantsuGirl 1 year ago
Man I'm not fond of guns, I'm a hand to hand combat person myself and the closest I've come to anything like this is COD Black Ops on Xbox, but the immense power produced but this thing is absolutely incredible. It truly is a thing of beauty :)
MyKidsAreStillMAD 1 year ago
Pretty consistent, with a 12 second reload average!
hh1n 1 year ago
2 man crew can operate this thing easily ...
ww2footage 1 year ago
"Over 12,000 105mm and 155m rounds fired by this platoon with ZERO friendly/civilian casualties"
Well done, guys !!
Stay safe.
locolopelocolope 1 year ago
anyone else noticed the door slamming every time they shoot? :p
849738 1 year ago
I like the door opening in the background when it is fired.
QuattroStig 1 year ago
can someone tell me if your guaranteed hearing loss doing this job?
IIZODIIAC 1 year ago
i fucking love the sound of artillery from the point its fired to the point where it lands and explodes its beautiful
IIZODIIAC 1 year ago
Ich kann ja nicht für alle sprechen aber meiner meinung nach sollte die usa weniger von solchen waffen und truppen haben und auch mal etwas mehr auf politischer ebene regeln anstatt irwo gleich immer ein zu maschieren und alle rund um.. auch wir deutsche ziehen da andauernt mit sehr traurig wie ich finde
JacJosNic1 1 year ago
Is this the US army?
Badabean30 1 year ago
Not bad. Too bad our section can do it just as fast with 795s, at 800, and within -10 regs!
TWEAKYROCKET 1 year ago
and this is why finland has the largest artillery in europe :P
balticwater 1 year ago
damn that's where am going to be.. hell yeah. 13bravo. april 11th
alteph 1 year ago
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VelariValencia 1 year ago
those shells must be heavy shit
spiceytaco95 1 year ago
@spiceytaco95 those shells are actually lighter than some. other shells are about a hundred lbs each, needs two men to carry it and load it.
alteph 1 year ago
the sound just makes me jizz my pants XD thats badass
spiceytaco95 1 year ago
How many officers are there per howitzer?
walloon9 1 year ago
I also worked with the FDC~ and also did the gun guys also~ but.. this people in the video always envied us~ cuz we are with the self propelled howitzer K-9
by the way~ i think the other team are much faster than they are in the video~
soloking86 1 year ago
I was FDC in the old days of sticks and charts, I have always enjoyed watching the gun guys do there thing on the line.
rottitres 1 year ago
lol look at the door in the background... nice
blackuniform27 1 year ago
So here' where our tax dollars goes to; paying for their childish games.
NoShame86 1 year ago
@NoShame86 your fucking retarted, its an actual fire mission. Whats so bad seeing who can get there rounds off faster? And if you dont know what that is, there actually shooting it at bad guys not a waste...
Babyox12 1 year ago
Man are they fast.
TheKingAgron 1 year ago
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WoW FAIL ass gun crew. how bout you try an slapfire the bitch
rugy1013 1 year ago
WoW FAIL ass gun crew. how bout you try an slapfire the bitch
rugy1013 1 year ago
@rugy1013 I agree, they should've slapped the fuck outta that gun....! I guess they want to be safe. LOL...! Shit...safe my ass....I used to smoke in the back of the 5 ton with all the unused powder piled up next to me. I didn't give a fuck back then. Now that I think of it....that shit was crazy....LOL...! I also slapped the shit outta of the Super Charge 8 Redbags when they told us we had to use a 50ft lanyard. LOL...! This was Desert Storm....! Nobody knew if you could do it...!
ReekoChet 1 year ago
lock at the door in the backround at every shot xD
alexbarke94 1 year ago
I can't imagine the recoil back in the days when muzzle-breaks weren't invented,, love the footage thanks for sharing!
R5H4D0W 1 year ago
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caza111111111 1 year ago
@caza111111111 LOL
JAM8132 1 year ago
One of the best Howitzer videos in the world.
ledzeplin7 1 year ago
over 12,000 rounds with no casualties sounds like bullshit to me.. My battery when we were in iraq only did 2 months worth of fire missions outta the year. We did have a few rounds land short because one of the guns cheifs was a fucking moron and used the wrong powder charge and said they had "rips" in the powder bags. 101 airborn was calling for fire up on the Syrian border from us when the rounds landed short in someones house
manvstaco 1 year ago
@manvstaco What does your battery's inept gun chief in Iraq have to do with my gun platoon's performance in Afghanistan?
cool2bme1 1 year ago 5
@cool2bme1 ur right i kinda feel like a jack ass after reading what i wrote. sorry.. I believe this is possible and hope that only bad people died.. I do miss firing this gun and hope you stay safe.
manvstaco 1 year ago
13b all the way! my mos too
manvstaco 1 year ago
What unit is this? It seems to be in Afghanistan...Kunar, Kwost, Paktia Province? Or somewhere north east?
00andrescab00 1 year ago
@00andrescab00 Kunar province.
cool2bme1 1 year ago
This is so cool. haha
NikkGreenlee 1 year ago
For the record, our 2-gun platoon fired well over 12,000 105mm and 155mm rounds (including both types during the same fire mission), with absolutely zero friendly or civilian casualties or damage. I was the FDC chief and can't comment on their crew drill or provide advice for current or future 13B, because I simply don't have that specific expertise. Thanks to those of you who have chosen to leave comments that are positive or at least constructive.
cool2bme1 1 year ago
I am in the process of joining the army right now, im gonna go into field artillery. you only need a GT score of 90 for cannon crew member im really pyched to do this. i hear that these m198s are retired and we use m777s now but either way i wanna get on a howitzer crew so bad, its like my dream. i wouldnt even mind getting on a m119. hey cool2bme1 you got any advice for a fresh enlisted man who aspires to be a cannoneer?
NJ2cool4U 1 year ago
Can you "slap fire" a gun like that?
elgringo369 1 year ago
Nice. How can you tell there were no friendly/civilian casualties during this gun's run?
1971ojoalparche1971 1 year ago
Ok....good job guys. really quick crew. Way to puttem down range! just watch your primer guy (standing behind the breech). Maybe some folks don't know what it's like shooting real missions for real soldiers taking real fire down range so they complain. I know that these rounds were pre-fuzed and verified for the registration. and that you are not going to be supporting anyone anyway with non registered ammunitions. Good work guys. I agree with sgtstar below!!!
zzellemi44 1 year ago
what are these things made to take down? ultralisks!? its like a freaking siege tank
Euphoria101 1 year ago
@xGUNxBUNNYx
I agree man before I chiefed the 109 years ago I was a gunner and helped the #1 man switching off with him. Moving those rounds from the ready rack to the loading trey, a whole foot, maybe 2, is hard work. Nothing like running them from an ammo rack that's 10 yards or >.
sgtstar 1 year ago 2
@sgtstar We had some buff 13Bs by the end of our 16 month deployment for sure, LOL.
cool2bme1 1 year ago
@sgtstar Steal rain baby some one has to give it:)
deltabtry 10 months ago
notice how the top rated coments are from 1 year ago
zillybock 1 year ago
I don't have any bigger knowledge on artillery, but isn't the technology so advanced now that they can use fewer soldiers/marines on one artillery piece.. seems like a waste of man power.
peskypox 1 year ago
@peskypox Improvements in design and materials have permitted a reduction in gun crew size recently with the fielding of the lightweight M777. The man power you see has a lot to do with managing the functioning of such a large, heavy machine.
cool2bme1 1 year ago
@peskypox How can it be a waste of manpower on a tow artillery gun? once you help the gun guys mover or place one of those guns then you realize why the manpower is needed.
rottitres 1 year ago
@peskypox yeah, usually the man in the piece are less, but there are more guys here to make it quicker.
rod3067 1 year ago
Fucking hell the sound of it makes you run like a rabbit. What did the taliban do when they got leveled the fuck out by these cannons?
KoSoVaAnGeL 1 year ago 7
@KoSoVaAnGeL The lucky ones who didn't get obliterated right away would tuck tail and run. I'm sure its like having Zeus' lightning bolts reaching down out of the sky. Artillery made the decision a little easier for insurgents when it came to them deciding whether to continue shooting at our soldiers or turn the other way.
cool2bme1 1 year ago 9
I played this at full Volume!! lol Support thé Troops
semperfisemperceler 1 year ago
Hey Joel Randy Tim and Ray .. old times huh
kehpfabr 1 year ago
Note the door to the bunker every time they fire, that thinks coming off its hinges soon !
imautuber444 1 year ago
1 SHOOT 14 SECONDS
carlofico 1 year ago
The door off to the left swings open every time they fire. Crazy.
adamjohnwest 1 year ago
the door))
methodmanwien 1 year ago
That crew is good.
toaster1971 1 year ago
from a 13M great vid always love watching rounds go down range even if there for zero
RaptorsBlood 1 year ago
I like it
thecm123456789 1 year ago
Marines watch the 3rds in 20 sec video and then talk about marine's over army artillery
jayandjoyce56 1 year ago
I have a small question as an artillery buff. Why is the cord used to fire the gun removed after each round? Safety measure? Or is it this specific type of gun which needs the cord to be removed after every round for some reason?
It breaks the tempo a bit, and the old - 1930's era - artillery guns I'm used to see (museum) have fixed levers to fire the gun, resulting in quicker action.
Could someone clarify this to me? Thank you in advance.
JunkersFEE 1 year ago
what do you mean the chiefs not checking? you can see him checking the bubbles and DF next to the gunner. you can check all 10rounds and powder before the mission since its a calibration.
lexusmark1 2 years ago
Lex is right since this was a 10-round calibration the Rounds, fuses, powder, primers were most likely checked before the fire mission started. I guess Marines have to check things twice the Army gets it right the first time. Great Team Work! Red Leg for Life!
PandemicStrike 1 year ago
Love the door in the background flapping open every time it fires!
freon1978 2 years ago
nice work, i say....... good to see fuckin good teamwork, and some friendly competition, anything to boost morale!
megdethpl 2 years ago
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One more thing you are shooting rounds in afganistan in support of US Troops and your section chief isn't verifying each fuse, round, deflection, quadrant, powder charge to list a few things . One thing wrong you could have killed fellow Americans. You are pathetic trying to be cool and fast when there are lives at risk down range. Accuracy isn't important I guess. I wish I would never be associated with people like you. You give everyone in the military a bad name.
oates1c 2 years ago