Subdeacon Joe Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 http://img2.etsystatic.com/008/0/7208731/il_170x135.385389550_g9cs.jpg
Snake River Clay SASS #34984 Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 Instructor asked, "How do you shoot an azimuth". Voice in the back yells, "With a 30-06". That shirt reminded me of that.
Sergeant Smokepole #29248L Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 F/2/12, I/3/14, M/3/14, H&S Battery 3/14.......
Clueless Bob Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 I have a jacket with that saying sewn in it. I get a few laughs, strange looks, and a few understanding smiles.
Noz Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 "Battery! One round, Fire when ready!" Or: 33 this is 2, fire mission, over. Roger 2, send your mission, over. From the block house on Signal Mountain........
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 FIRE MISSION ZOMBIES IN THE OPEN!
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 Our VFW post has now been offered an M 110 sp. We haven't decided on it or the M109A5 yet. They won't give is both.
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 M 110 you say? Does that come with a retractable stock? Pretty long tom of a gun. Maybe you could cut the barrel down and make it SASS legal.
Sergeant Smokepole #29248L Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 Cold Steel.... Cold Steel.... Fire Mission!
Black Harris #154 Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 The actual quote is "Artillery adds dignity to what would otherwise be a vulgar brawl." BH
Noz Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 The actual quote is "Artillery adds dignity to what would otherwise be a vulgar brawl." BH Do you have the print? http://www.tallcomanche.org/Comanche_Artillery_Vulgar_Brawl_Cartoon.jpg
BLACKFOOT SASS #11947 Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 The actual quote is "Artillery adds dignity to what would otherwise be a vulgar brawl." BH That's the way I remember it! That was some time ago, I started in the "brown shoe" army. The block house on Signal Mountain was my friend. Lafitte
Major Art Tillery Posted February 5, 2013 Posted February 5, 2013 I NEED ONE OF THOSE... WOULD GO GREAT WITH MY ALIAS..LOL
BLACKFOOT SASS #11947 Posted February 5, 2013 Posted February 5, 2013 I graduated from the Comanche County Cannon Cockers College in 1957! Lafitte
Noz Posted February 5, 2013 Posted February 5, 2013 That's the way I remember it! That was some time ago, I started in the "brown shoe" army. The block house on Signal Mountain was my friend. Lafitte :rolleyes:/> My first issued pair of army boots came with a jar of black dye. That would have been 1959, ROTC summer camp at Ft. Sill..
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted February 5, 2013 Posted February 5, 2013 A body just had to love the brown boots and black dye. Three minutes on the parade ground in the pre run hours and zip, you were back to brown.
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted February 5, 2013 Posted February 5, 2013 must have done something WRONG AIN'T got a rise outta the cannon cockers , morter maggots , OR the JAR HEADS JUST ain't right CB
Guest Tennessee Stud, SASS# 43634 Life Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 "Artillery adds dignity, to what would otherwise be an ugly brawl" It is the worse lie of warfare... artillery adds uncertainty. And... uncertainty... when crossin' a piece of ground... is crucial. I have never carried a weapon with Nationalistic malice... but.... {deleted dodfas}... ts
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 Calling in artillery is easy. Keeping calm.... not so much.
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 Finality might have been a better choice of words.
Noz Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 Calling in artillery is easy. Keeping calm.... not so much. I had the honor of being on the hill in Grafenwoehr running the OP for my unit when the 280mm cannon fired it's last mission. All firing stopped on the range. The command to fire battalion one round (two guns) was given. A round went over our heads into the impact area. My Buck Sgt looked at me and screamed "that was only one". We hit the ground just as the second round hit the slope behind us. I guess when you're shooting 17KT loads you don't have to be real accurate.
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 Short rounds can be hard on underwear.
Big Sarge Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 Battalion Motto: "Steel on Target" God Bless 155mm VT
Sergeant Smokepole #29248L Posted February 7, 2013 Posted February 7, 2013 10 years with Cannon Cockers... WHAT??????
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted February 7, 2013 Posted February 7, 2013 NOZ I seem to remenber more than 1 short round being fired at GRAF like you , I was too DAN* close to the inpact still can give ya the chills CB
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 7, 2013 Posted February 7, 2013 10 years with Cannon Cockers... WHAT?????? I had two NCOs on my team in FT Devens who were both former lanyard yankers. I nicknamed one Sgt Wha and the other Sgt Huh.
Noz Posted February 7, 2013 Posted February 7, 2013 I didn't get that. My hearing aids were having a feedback episode. and I'm not kidding.
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