Firing the M198 Howitzer

Watch 3/11 Mike Battery, Gun 4 (under the command of Section Chief, Sergeant Strickland) go through the process of sending M107 High Explosive Rounds downrange, at the Camp Fuji Training Grounds, Japan.

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[BenHutchinson1]

Should go BANG, not POP.

[Timsierramist]

Unless your recording video and sound with a cheap Sony Cybershot camera.

[guns1312]

i was expecting more of a KA BOOM

[Timsierramist]

My crappy 2005 Cybershot Camera doesn't do this video Justice by any means, particularly in the sound department.

[3141Devildog]

In the four years that I served in the Marine Corps in Artillery, I never shot "blank" rounds. Not even in training in Ft Sill OK. Yes we used charge green bags but no blank rounds. As a matter of fact I served with the section chief of this video when he got to the fleet as a young Marine.

[Timsierramist]

Kinda cool you served with Sergeant Strickland. He's a SWAT officer with a Sheriff's Department now, San Joaquin/jose or something like that.

[showtime302]

I'm glad I don't do this anymore good ridings fort puke

[lexhus]

Pshh..

[aarc359]

biggest i have fired is a charge 7 on a L119

[aarc359]

@bestamerica 8kg give or take

depends on the type of projectile they use, oh and dont call them bullets, bullets go in a rifle

[popcropper]

sweet. it's like a snack bar in a trench! you see 1 guy drink some water while a few others are eating something. pretty cool though

[bestamerica]

'

how much weight one bullet

[Hank68ers]

I'm remember duct tapping a lizard around the fuze end of the round at twenty nine stumps and send him down range!

[SacredSoldier13]

@BenHutchinson1 you have to consider, these fellas are only firing a charge 3 green bag- Thats pretty much the weakest charge in the Field Artillery.

[goofiegoofball]

@jimjanssen73 Madness.

[jimjanssen73]

@goofiegoofball I've fired a charge 8 redbag behind a RAP at 29 Palms back in 1994.