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Doin' the Happy Dance...

By The Armorer on August 8, 2010 | | Comments (12)
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That's what this little Austrian is doing - his "happy dance" after someone jerks his lanyard.

This little Austrian M99 70mm Mountain Howitzer.

Made ya look!

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By John of Argghhh! on August 8, 2010 9:09 AM
And yes, I know lanyards are pulled, not jerked.  Work with me here.
 
By John (Not The Armorer) on August 8, 2010 10:30 AM
Could this scene be replicated in the Castle's outer defenses, so we can watch in HD/color/video instead of grainy B&W photo?

Sell tickets...
 
By Grumpy on August 8, 2010 12:51 PM
"And Yes, I know lanyards are pulled, not jerked.  Work with me here." This was John, The Armorer's  comment.

"Could this scene be replicated in the Castle's outer defenses, so we can watch in HD/color/video instead of grainy B&W photo?   Sell tickets...."  This comment came from John (Not The Armorer).

Armorer, working with you, but also mindful of past history, I have a question. Who was the dancer?

John (NTA), a re-enactment would be a revealing experiment.

Hey, you two, going to the two Johns, for answers, smells a little funky.
 
By eric on August 8, 2010 3:52 PM
ah, that's why they invented that slide thingy underneath the barrel.
 
By Justthisguy on August 8, 2010 4:19 PM
Caption: "Wow, that new smokeless stuff has some kick to it!"
 
By Neffi on August 8, 2010 4:52 PM
I'm betting *far* more lanyards are jerked, vice pulled...
 
By Justthisguy on August 8, 2010 5:33 PM
I thought the most artistic lanyard manipulation involved putting some tension on it with one hand, and then whacking the  lanyard crossways in the middle with the other hand, right on the time hack.
 
By SFC D on August 8, 2010 10:26 PM
Is the wee Austrian doing a happy dance, or jumping for joy from a near perfect hit?
 
By Justthisguy on August 9, 2010 1:52 AM
I see some spam up above, there.
 
By BillT on August 9, 2010 3:53 AM
*poof*

Spam go bye-bye...
 
By Casey on August 10, 2010 10:00 PM
Did they not anchor the gun properly, or was the piece light enough compared to the charge that it was unavoidable?

 
By John of Argghhh! on August 11, 2010 7:14 AM
Not directly.  You're seeing what JTG was alluding to.  This gun is a transitional piece from black powder to the more energetic smokeless powders.  And while the Austrians put a recoil spade on the rear of the trail, there is no other form of recoil absorbtion - hence the jumpiness.  It was during this era (a few years previous) that the French started producing the first really functional recoil system on the famous '75.