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Gun Zen

By The Armorer on April 29, 2005 | | Comments (17) | TrackBacks (1)

The crud has migrated to the chest, enough so that I finally conceded and didn't go into the office today. Via the joys of a wireless connection (and anticipating the event yesterday) I brought the work machine home and will be slaving away, anyway. Dang those suspenses. But, since I slept in, feel like crap, and gotta get this thing done - here's what I've got for you today, courtesy the Admiral of the Moat Fleet and the Blogfather.

Gun videos! Prolly ought to right-click and save-as, but do whatcha want...

Via Boquisucio: Fun with machineguns!

Remember Jaws? Where Roy Scheider shoots the scuba tank in the shark's mouth? I remember when I saw the movie thinking - that kinda steel wouldn't fail that way... but aluminum might. Well, someone has tested the theory. The shark prolly would have been unhappy, regardless...

And finally... *rubbing bald head, staring at nothing* "the horror... the horror..."

Did someone mention cannon? Cannon-cockers? Heh. Musta been me. No, wait - it was Murdoc - talking about the infantry of the 2nd Battalion, Eigth Regiment of FIELD ARTILLERY. AUTOMATIC!

But what's more important... besides that Jointness - is the ratio of 'Combined' (i.e., allied forces)... 3:1.

That, and the fact that they scored some eBay material there - all those Ba'ath Party medals!

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Friday Cat Blogging, Murdoc Style from Murdoc Online on April 29, 2005 1:06 PM

Kitten Cannon For those that liked the Penguin Smash game. (via Argghhh!, who comments "the horror...the horror")... Read More

17 Comments

By Were-Kitten on April 29, 2005 10:14 AM
AAAHHHHHH!!!!!! A kitten cannon? A kitten CANNON? *sniff* *sniff* And here I thought you *liked* having the kittens around the Castle..... *gather up fellow Castle Kittens and heads for the hills, far away from cannon*
 
By Boquisucio on April 29, 2005 10:28 AM
Good thing for sharks, that they can count on never ending rows of new teefs.
 
By John of Argghhh! on April 29, 2005 10:42 AM
Hey! I said "The Horror!"
 
By Boquisucio on April 29, 2005 11:07 AM
When I tried it, little fluffy got to meet the spikey thingy up close and personal. OUCH!!!!
 
By Cricket on April 29, 2005 11:23 AM
Someone has too much time on his hands, doesn't he? Poor kitties. I will put out some catnip for them and some smoked salmon and see if they come back, and you guys quit doing the cannon thing. I thought it was a kitty setting off a cannon and you were thinking of your cats getting into the arsenal.
 
By PigBoatSailor on April 29, 2005 11:31 AM
Ooooh, my kitty went 1,156 feet. Good kitty.
 
By John of Argghhh! on April 29, 2005 11:55 AM
Beat me. Mine only went 796 feet.
 
By Barb on April 29, 2005 12:03 PM
Boq - A lovely video to start my day off right *Grin*!! Really, John - shooting kitties from a cannon? How rude... I couldn't get past 324 ft, I'd never make it as a redleg.
 
By Boquisucio on April 29, 2005 1:12 PM
Oh yea, Nothing sez GOOD MORNING like David Cassidy & The Partridge Family.
 
By Boquisucio on April 29, 2005 1:44 PM
Ha 262ft. Right into Audrey´s mouth, nuth'n but rim. FEED ME SEYMOUR!!!
 
By Were-Kitten on April 29, 2005 3:26 PM
*btw- my kitty went 1200 feet* RRROOOOAAARR!!
 
By Punctilious on April 29, 2005 4:39 PM
My best was 1,756 but I've been practicing.
 
By Neffi on April 29, 2005 7:25 PM
Were-Kitty... *gather up fellow Castle Kittens and heads for the hills, far away from cannon* heh... 1200 feet, eh? Methinks the Lady doth protest too much...
 
By Punctilous on April 29, 2005 9:46 PM
So enough of this kitten cannon stuff. I just did the weapon meme came up desert eagle. So what do you think? The .50AE in mauve or should I stick to the 357 version in boring old dark grey?
 
By rammer on April 29, 2005 9:58 PM
here is a link to your gun. http://www.collectorsfirearms.com/pr4559.htm where is the link to your quiz?
 
By Barb on April 30, 2005 10:51 AM
Oh, go with the .50 - but please, not in mauve ;-) What gun quiz? Where is it? Sounds fun...
 
By SangerM on May 2, 2005 9:36 PM
You know, I am a bit slow... The term "AUTOMATIC EIGHTH" has been slinging around in my head for days, but I couldn't figure out why or what it meant, then I happened to relooked at this link, and it hit me, that was the name of the Arty unit in the 25th Inf when I was there. Duh! I always liked that name, it has a nice ring to it, very mechanical and lethal sounding, yet lyrical... Yeah, that's it, lyrical... kaBOOM! (14 round per minute per gun at one point, according to the link). General Brooks was the Div CG when I was there, father of the two current General Brooks', and he was an Arty guy! Use to run PT in red shorts and a crossed-cannon t-shirt if I remember correctly.