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ArtyEngineer
11/16/2009 6:54:46 AM
heavy drop two M777 Howitzers
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neiyold
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11/30/2009 9:22:47 AM
Does it make me less of a man to say that from my cozy office chair I still clinched my teeth. Arty, how often do we drop payloads like that with the troops only a few feet away? Great video, thanks!
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ArtyEngineer
11/30/2009 2:38:54 PM
Does it make me less of a man to say that from my cozy office chair I still clinched my teeth. Arty, how often do we drop payloads like that with the troops only a few feet away? Great video, thanks!
There is a whole 4 inches of clearance ;) Nothing to worry about lol!!! 18th Fires Brigade at Ft Bragg drop every month. Sometimes its only 1 howitzer or sometimes like the night this vid was taken 4 or more as part of a major airborne training op. If we are droppiing from a C130 however teh crew and other elements of the battery are in another aircraft following behind.
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Arty
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neiyold
12/1/2009 7:24:57 AM
Man, that does make me laugh out loud. What a rush that must be! Hey, I have two questions for you about the M777. Is it refered to as the "M-7-7-7" or the "M-Triple-Seven" by the developers and troops? The other questions is something I have wondered for awhile. In all the photos and videos of it being towed, I see that it is towed business end forward, is the barrel protected with a cover or shroud from all the road debris and crude kicked up from the truck tires? I would suppose that it would be cleaned (the barrel) prior to initial firing.
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ArtyEngineer
12/1/2009 10:48:55 AM
Its just known as the "Triple 7" by pretty much everyone. I had heard that teh Canadian forces may have actually named the Howitzer "Blackjack" you know 3 x 7 = 21 but I cant actually confirm that.
There is a rubber plug/bung that gets put into teh front of the tube for towing to prevent ingress of debris.
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Arty
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neiyold
12/1/2009 11:44:41 AM
Cool, thanks!
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