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Just because

By The Armorer on December 30, 2008 | | Comments (21)
We've been pretty serious of late.


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By Argent on December 30, 2008 10:35 AM
Rubbish, you just can't resist posting big guns.
 
By John of Argghhh! on December 30, 2008 10:39 AM
Your point being...?
 
By Pogue on December 30, 2008 10:41 AM
Besides, those are little guns...
 
By John of Argghhh! on December 30, 2008 11:10 AM
I meant to point that out, too.  Darn this whole work thing, anyway.
 
By BillT on December 30, 2008 12:10 PM
It might consider lending a shade less dignity and a shade more grammatical construction.

But first, you'd find it necessary to shout really farking loud to get its attention...
 
By Argent on December 30, 2008 12:14 PM
It's all a mater of perspective.  After all the recievers of the barrage (this one looks a bit showy i admit) might call them BB guns but would that help?  Actually the gun looks like a de-mil one I used to play on in a park as a kid.  I suppose it's light artillery?  You know, so feather light a lady could pop them in her handbag before she goes shopping in case the salesman is difficult?

My point at any rate is you like the serious.  You just like the boom better even if it makes you a deaf old coot.  Ok the old is negotiable.  Or it will be when I reach that age.  The deaf is negotiable too, after all I can beat you in those stakes.

To be seriously serious or seriously fun but fun is series when one is young.
 
By John of Argghhh! on December 30, 2008 12:18 PM
Actually, those guns are firing in a salute or in support of something like a rendition of the 1812 Overture.

And might well be Canadians doing the shooting.

Not that I care.  It's cannon firing.  That's all that matters, in the end.

The sound of the guns.
 
By J.M. Heinrichs on December 30, 2008 4:51 PM
 "Sound and fury, signifying nothing ..."


Cheers
   
By SangerM on December 30, 2008 7:50 PM
Aren't those guys in some kind of Confederate uniform?  Heck, it looks like a third world army thing, maybe from Canada? I mean, there's only six guns in the picture.... 

:-)
 
By jsallison on December 30, 2008 7:53 PM
Like the horse-holders kneeling at the rear.  Ah, tradition.
 
By SangerM on December 30, 2008 7:57 PM
Argent; It's all a mater of perspective

Is that anything like a pater of invention?
 
By Argent on December 30, 2008 9:07 PM
You tell me SangerM.
 
By Josh on December 31, 2008 2:30 AM
[Australian accent]: That's not artillery.  THIS is artillery!

http://www.jimwegryn.com/Names/Images/bigbertha.jpg
 
By Jason on December 31, 2008 6:56 AM

I am continually disappointed that my branch, the Chemical Corps, is unable to generate any similar art to motivate its personnel. All Hail the King of Battle!

And happy new years to you all.

 
By John of Argghhh! on December 31, 2008 9:19 AM
Well, Jason, the best you guys have is what, something that looks like it's been knocked out?

Actually, there's some drama in that picture, it would be something to work with.

Josh - that's not artillery.  That's a target.  Artillery,  CAPT H's bad attitude notwithstanding, needs to be useful.

One thing Dora was not.

The largest gun ever built had an operational career of 13 days, during which a total of 48 shells were fired in anger. It took 25 trainloads of equipment, 2000 men and up to six weeks to assemble.

Germany built  two of these, at the effective cost in materiel and manpower of a light Panzer division, and the diversion of 50 locomotives and associated rolling stock. Not a good investment in a war of airpower and mobility.
 
By Sangerm on December 31, 2008 10:57 AM

Jason, that's because a gas mask and a bezine ring with winged retorts aren't sexy... 

However, I have some pics and stuff in the files from when I worked at the Chem School.  I'll see what I can dig up and make into motivational art. :-)

How does horses in gas masks sound?

ok, I'll look again...

 

 
By BillT on December 31, 2008 12:03 PM
How does horses in gas masks sound?

Verrrrrry muffled...
 
By Josh on December 31, 2008 3:57 PM
John - You're completely abandoning the spirit of Crocodile Dundee here.
 
By J.M. Heinrichs on December 31, 2008 5:52 PM
 Canadian C3, longer barrels:  http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/lf/Images/2_0/52.jpg

Cheers
 
By John of Argghhh! on December 31, 2008 5:58 PM
True enough now, but not perhaps when the picture was taken.  Or, possibly, you've pulled some for salute purposes, and kept them in that configuration?