Our Howitzers that look like "tanks" are actually called M109A6 Paladin, Self-Propelled Howitzer. A lot different than tanks. A tank can fire and move at the same time, a Paladin can only fire from a stationary position. The whole general idea behind Paladins is fire capability and being able to fire and move out before the enemy can even figure out where our rounds just came from.dmanns67 said:
I never had the opportunity to be on an M777, but it's a helluva lot more fun along with more comradere within the gun section. It's more a team effort on the M119 & M777. On the Paladin it's mostly the #1 man doing everything. The driver just drives and idles up when the hydraulics are activated, the gunner just loads the powders, and the chief just sits there in his seat and does his thingdmanns67 said:Nice. I was confused because this is what we refer to as a howitzer, the M777. No way four people could sleep inside of it
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Yeah chief is the highest. Yeah our howitzers aren't really practical anymore, especially the Paladin. No need to have it in service anymore. We're not in any type of combat situation downrange where we need to scoot and shoot. It would only serve a purpose in conventional warefare against another super power. MLRS systems are a lot more efficient and cost effective. We just like to shoot a lot of rounds because there's such a surplus of ammunition. I've seen and shot rounds from Vietnam era. Up until maybe 3-4yrs ago we were still using powder bags from that era too, but powder bags have been phased out anyway now. We just use MAC charges now.dmanns67 said:
Never experienced ether. But at Bragg earlier this year, a soldier lost his life when a powder prematurely went off in their M777. Turns out we had powders from the same lot #'s here at Ft.Stewart as the ones his unit was using. We had to turn in every powder with those same lot #'s.dmanns67 said:
Yeah, we've been lucky to never have lost a soldier in a training exercise. Had a few injuries, but nothing serious.dmanns67 said:
s!!! A lunchtime Song to get you thru the rest of the day!
I didn't forget, i even told my GF we gotta go by the antique shop. lol she was like wtfdmanns67 said:Scavenger hunt
