M109 (artillery) firing

dfdemsdfdems Registered Users Posts: 11 Big grins
edited September 23, 2005 in Holy Macro
For those of you who have never seen an artilley peice fire I figured I would post this. They are firing a 92lb round. Its amazing that you can see the rounds go down range with the eye.
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This one cost me a bit of my left eyebrow. Not a place I would want toi stand on a regular basis.
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This is at the "direct fire range" to simulate having to shoot at an enemy vehicle within eyesight.
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  • prity goldfishprity goldfish Registered Users Posts: 233 Major grins
    edited September 23, 2005
    at least it was only your eyebrow that got damaged! very cool. explosions are so awesome! thumb.gif
  • DRT-MaverickDRT-Maverick Registered Users Posts: 476 Major grins
    edited September 23, 2005
    The sound must have been completely deafening. How'd you bones feel after the first shot?
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  • dfdemsdfdems Registered Users Posts: 11 Big grins
    edited September 23, 2005
    explosions are so awesome
    Yes they are, I wish I would have brought a longer lens to get shots of the round hitting the target but I only had room for the 17-40.

    The sound must have been completely deafening. How'd you bones feel after the first shot?
    Earplugs, earplugs and more earplugs. They fired over 1200 rounds in 3-4 days. After the 1st couple of rounds you get used to it. I had to leave one plug slightly out so I could hear the commands from in the track so I knew when to take the picture.
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