I can find a cannon anywhere.

By The Armorer on October 22, 2007 | | Comments (13)

Really. Even at Fort Rucker, home of Army Aviation. I actually had a much funnier post working until this farking connection blew up. I may change hotels.

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By Jeff Cornelius on October 22, 2007 10:41 AM
OK, it's a howitzer, but close enough. This is one of a handful of blogs where readers know or care about the difference. Being designed for mule-packing probably makes it a great deal easier to tuck inside a Blackhawk. What's old is new. Jeff
 
By Oldloadr on October 22, 2007 12:04 PM
I'm not sure what it is, but it's not a Blackhawk. The picture was obviously taken in a museum since there are no oil/hydraulic stains on the aircraft.
 
By J.M. Heinrichs on October 22, 2007 1:11 PM
Jeff Try this own. Cheers
 
By J.M. Heinrichs on October 22, 2007 4:18 PM
Kamping in Komfort Cheers
 
By John of Argghhh! on October 22, 2007 5:02 PM
Jeff - GONG! Thank you for your interest in artillery terminology. You may sit down. Reeely. Didja think the retired-artilleryman-known-as-the-Armorer was gonna get that wrong? 8^ ) The distinction you are trying to make is... Gun vice howitzer vice mortar. Where the gun is a long ranged, flat trajectory piece, a mortar the short-ranged high trajectory piece, and the howitzer bridges the gap. The tubes for all *three* are properly termed... cannon. For example, the M120 120mm mortar consists of the... M298 Cannon Assembly (110 lbs) M190 Bipod Assembly (70 lbs) M9 Baseplate (136 lbs) and the M1100 Trailer (399 lbs). Or the M777 155mm Howitzer, mounting the... M776 Cannon. Just sayin'.
 
By J.M. Heinrichs on October 22, 2007 5:40 PM
"What's old is new." ... someone hasn't spent quality time with 'older' ammunition. Probably a Choctaw. Cheers
 
By AFSister on October 22, 2007 8:00 PM
I learned a *long* time ago.... never try to stump the artillery chump (aka John) [Hey! -the Armorer]
 
By Trias on October 23, 2007 12:30 AM
So the Armourer's Cannon is cannon?
 
By J.M. Heinrichs on October 23, 2007 12:54 AM
Trias "Canon" works a little better. Cheers
   
By John of Argghhh! on October 23, 2007 4:43 AM
Oh, my - we went all filosofical round cheer.
 
By J.M. Heinrichs on October 23, 2007 1:39 PM
Cannon: a carom in billiards. Just saying ... Cheers
 
By Justthisguy on October 24, 2007 1:23 AM
I believe there may be a "cannon" bone in a horse's leg. Femur, or something. Beth would know.