Any Howitzer fans here?

[Rabrrrrrr]

Something I always wanted as a kid, but never got one. All we had were M80s and dynamite. I wanted a f-ing cannon!!

[Khephra]

1. Is that the same thing as a bazzoka?

I aways wanted one of those.

:evilgrin:

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. My parents never gave me a bazooka, either. Or a flamethrower.

You'd think I could get ONE of those things. But, no.

A bazooka is the rocket launcher that one slings over one shoulder and blasts away at tanks.

A howitzer is the huge ass cannon requiring many people to work that fires ordinance for miles.

[TX-RAT]

2. US Army 69-72

105, 155, 8" Shot them all.

[DarkPhenyx]

3. Most definately.

Redlegs!

Cannons are cool. That's why I own one. :)

[Hand]

5. Howitzers rock your world!

The name alone is cool, and of course...

"Artillery lends dignity to what might otherwise be a vulgar brawl."

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. LOL!

Love that quote about vulgar brawl. I'm keeping it!

Did you come up with it, or is it attributable to someone else?

[Hand]

9. Anonymous...

But it seems to be the unofficial motto of artillery units.

It works sort of like this, I think...
:spank: :nuke: :pals:

[Rabrrrrrr]

10. great

thanks!!

Were you with an artillery unit?

[Hand]

12. Nope...

Nam-era peace creep and closet weapons fan...

[greatauntoftriplets]

6. No, but I lusted after a Sherman tank in a park with ...

...a war memorial not too far away. Tank and war memorial are long gone, but not into my garage.

[Redleg]

8. Redleg checking in...

Hey you cannon-cocking, wolf-p_ssy smelling, ass-kicking redlegs.

[ElectroPrincess]

11. Awe, I'm a machine gun lovin' gal myself ...

I've always dreamed of having an M-60 mounted to the roof of my home. Ya know, just in case Weird Al's "Christmas at Ground Zero" scenario comes true. :P

On edit: Question = In the US Army, is the Artillery Branch still called the "King of Battle?"

[Redleg]

18. Yes, FA is the King of Battle.

We used to tell the infantry grunts "who you gonna call?"

[TX-RAT]

13. Hey Red Leg

When did you serve.

[Redleg]

17. 1987-1992

You a redleg too?

[TX-RAT]

19. Absolutely

69-72

[arbusto_baboso]

14. The pure shredding power of an M2HB .50 cal machine gun...

cannot be beat. It was always my particular favorite. Who the hell needs a cannon when you've got one of those?

[Rabrrrrrr]

15. But it doesn't go KABOOM

I want the earth-shattering KABOOM.

:evilgrin:

Though I also want a .50 cal machine gun because, as you say, it shreds. And while it's fun to blow stuff up, it's also fun to plunk a few hundred bullets into targets/cans/bottles/trees/etc.

I can't picture in my mind a wall of milk jugs filled with water, let's say 20 jugs high and 100 jugs wide, and Rabrrrrrr, with aviator's goggles (just for effect) sitting behind the .50 cal and pulling that trigger...

sigh. stupid government and their laws.

[ElectroPrincess]

16. Yes, I mis-typed

Gee, I meant a Cal 50 machine gun mount. Of course what was I thinking! <blush> Put the Cal 50 in the center (elevated and fortified) on roof and position M60s at each of the four corners. Nobody would come down my chimey but Saint Nick :P.



On edit - Darn Tripod elitists!?!

Here's the link: http://www.hk94.com/purple.html

[Hand]

20. Welcome to DU, arbusto-baboso!!!

GREAT name! I remember that in the old Zorro TV series, Capitan Monastario was constantly calling the hapless Segeant Garcia "Baboso!"

:hi:

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21. Fuck you and the Howitzer you rode in on!

It's all about penis size ;)

[St. Jarvitude]

22. Dammit! I'm going to have those dreams again tonight!

You know, the one where you've comandeered a Howitzer with 1910's style driving goggles, and you just blow up random abandoned buildings that happen to appear a mile or two down the road.

Damn you, Rabrrrrrr! :evilgrin:

[Rabrrrrrr]

23. Bwuhahahaha!

Suffer in your dreams! Drive that howitzer around, until the fish that you are suddenly driving through make you realize you arein the ocean so you do stand up comedy with Wink Martindale in front of a tub of mint lifesavers.