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Civilian Artillery in the US. Enjoy!

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:46 am
by xl_target
These guns are used for Avalanche control at various ski resorts in the US.

Telluride, CO Snow patrol firing a 105 mm howitzer
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Snowbird, UT with a 105 mm recoilless rifle
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Mt Charleston, NV (near las Vegas). 105 mm.
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Naga, are you drooling yet?

Re: Civilian Artillery in the US. Enjoy!

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:08 am
by m24
Way too cool, xl. Loved it that these guys acknowledge the fact that it's an expensive way for saving lives, but they still do it. Nothing counts more than lives saved.

Weather Warning for Wimbledon: Flash-Drool-floods in a few hours. :mrgreen:

Regards

Re: Civilian Artillery in the US. Enjoy!

Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:25 pm
by nagarifle
outstanding piece of work with 105, let me get the drool bucket out :lol:

i will have to apply for a licence of one of these soon.

thanks for putting on for me, very thoughtful. still drooling, just think chucking a shell 10-5k away now thats a long range shooting.