Comments for All those tanks...

All those tanks...

2009-01-13T13:31:12Z

...put me in the mood for some Gunner Zen.

There.
There. That's better.

Comment from Josh on 2009-01-15

2009-01-16T04:47:59Z

Argent: those cylinders are the equivocators... enables Arty to say that they hit something when they only just suppressed it (for which the Cav term is reputed to be "missed it", although there has never actually been an actual case of it happening)

I laughed.

And yes, Chuck Norris was certainly an Airman, and you might not want to mess that up again if you don't want to die a roundhouse kick-related death...

Comment from Rod Thorsen on 2009-01-14

2009-01-15T05:30:20Z

Gunner, hep, arty on the move, from my position.

Comment from Rod Thorsen on 2009-01-14

2009-01-15T05:28:38Z

mmmm.....beehive...

Comment from Justthisguy on 2009-01-14

2009-01-15T05:12:16Z

Blake, canister. If that don't work, well, we're all supposed to be at least attempted infantrymen. Give a good account of one's self, and all that.

Comment from Blake Kirk on 2009-01-14

2009-01-14T19:45:54Z

As an old Chief of Smoke once out it: "It's all good until you have to start firing at elevation zero..."

Comment from Oldloadr on 2009-01-14

2009-01-14T15:07:44Z

Actually, Chuck Norris was a Security Policeman in the USAF and got interested in karate during his tour in Korea.

Comment from Rod Thorsen on 2009-01-13

2009-01-14T04:14:34Z

While arty might bring dignity to what would otherwise be a vulgar brawl, Tankers stand a real good chance of actually ending that brawl (with infanry help, of course). ;^)

Comment from Argent on 2009-01-13

2009-01-14T04:10:00Z

I like the way mike puts it. I can't believe you pulled out the Elvis card. Next we'll hear Chuck Norris was a tanker but no Chuck Norris would have been cavalry.

Hmm I looked it up apparently he did join the military but as air force police.

Comment from J.M. Heinrichs on 2009-01-13

2009-01-13T23:25:19Z

Elvis was a tanker ...

Cheers

Comment from Justthisguy on 2009-01-13

2009-01-13T22:07:29Z

Artillery is the only rational way to kill people and break things. "Wait until you see the whites of their eyes" just puts the issue in more doubt, and is likely to give you all kinds of PTSD etc., even if you win. People of my particular neural divergency would almost rather take a saw bayonet through the liver than make "eye contact" with friend or foe, anyway. Of course, as I always say, as did the Founders, every citizen of a republic is required to be an amateur infantryman, and show up for drill with weapons and equipment, or he doesn't get to vote. I'm older than 45, so I'm not required to have a "voting" rifle

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-01-13

2009-01-13T21:50:36Z

If tankers are providing the target coordinates, suppression is about as good as you can ask for...

Comment from RetRsvMike on 2009-01-13

2009-01-13T21:39:22Z

Comment from fdcol63 on 2009-01-13

2009-01-13T21:12:01Z

But when you call, it's great when the King arrives. LOL

Comment from XBradTC on 2009-01-13

2009-01-13T20:08:59Z

Like I always say, it's easy to be brave from 10 miles away...

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-01-13

2009-01-13T19:35:02Z

Argent - those are the equilibrators. They serve to help keep the gun tube at the selected elevation despite the movement inherent in firing by damping the whipping effect caused by how recoil affects the carriage.

Comment from Argent on 2009-01-13

2009-01-13T18:08:26Z

Are those cylinders shock absorbers of some kind? Or a hydraulic control?