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Crew Loading a round!
That rounds sits on a hydraulic lifting hoist. This was a great help when it was working. That hoist also had a hydraulic ram built into it, to ram the round into the chamber of the gun. |
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High Trajectory Round!
This one went way up then detonated on a timed fuse up in the air just above the target. This method was called "Killer Senior", developed in Nam to get more effective cover on close-in targets. An air burst round was more effective than direct fire on a close target. |
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Low Trajectory Round!
This round was fired very low and directly at the target, with a point detonated fuse. |
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Boom!
A round sent down range at a very low trajectory. Notice all the dust in front of the gun, caused by the blast from the muzzle. |
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The Target!
The target was a spot clear out near the edge of the perimeter. You can see some smoke rising out there. There was some enemy activity out there. |
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Target Explodes!
Notice the fire ball out at the target area. Not sure what Charlie had stored there, but it was all gone in a flash. |
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And the Target Explodes!
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Smoke Cloud!
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More Smoke Cloud!
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Target Activity!
Dust and smoke rising from the target area. |
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After the Mission!
The target area is settling down, smoke almost gone, as was everything else that was there! |
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