1953 U.S. ARMY FILM " WEAPONS OF THE FIELD ARTILLERY " 155mm HOWITZER MACHINE GUN BAZOOKA 23804

[@kennkid9912]

My father's 155 long Tom unit 36th FA Bn. saw action in N Africa, Sicily, Italy, S France. Germany. He was at Kasserine Pass, Anzio, Monte Cassino, It didnt take any 6 hours to emplace these guns. He attended a reunion at FT.Bragg and it was remarked that the manual firing speed of his unit was faster than the automated rate of fire of the modern guns. The guns had a 12 man crew. They fought in 11 campaigns. 4 or 5 invasions on the first day. In N AFrica they were attached to both British and Free French Army unit. Now they are forgotten.,

[@binko969]

The segment where they use timed fuses to show you the path of the 105 round in the air was awesome. Great post

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[@spikespa5208]

That last shot of heavy artillery air burst TOT was apocalyptic.

[@Golf0811]

That was super cool. I was Marine artillery and we rarely saw the impact area let alone anything cool like that. I was M198 155mm and when we fired green bag , and if you stood right behind the breech you could see the round leave the tube. That was cool

[@irvingkurlinski]

My dad shot a 155mm in WW2. 186th FAB. Landed Omaha Beach on 6/8/'44. Ended war after crossing Germany, into Czechoslovakia, last job was interdiction of people in/out of Germany. They were unattached 5th Corp Artillery. Used direct fire against Tigers in the Ardennes at 250 yards. They thought they were going to be captured, but luck was with them. He was proud of his "Good Conduct Medal", as there was "so little good conduct" in that war.

[@richardh3540]

I served on m110 8 inch. Never got to fire the gun. My tools was a range deflection protractor, chart, slide rule and logrhythm book. No computers in those days.

[@13ECHO20]

You must have been in the FDC, like me.

[@cargo_vroom9729]

"Back in my day, there was only one explosion sound effect and we had to share it!"

[@oneworld9071]

Uphill!!!! Both ways!!!! In bare feet!!!!

[@flyonthewall7026]

It's all so fake it's hilarious 👍

[@martonk]

LOL

[@aaronpitts5127]

Just ran across this and BAHAHAHAHA!!! So true.

[@peghead]

And it was used repeatedly in shows like "Combat" to "Rat Patrol" and beyond.

[@mcedd54]

My Dad's side of the family are from Germany with several of them still living there. While serving in Germany with the 3rd Armored Division back in the early 80's I got a chance to meet a Great Uncle of mine who had been an officer serving in the 2nd SS Panzer Division, "Das Reich". He had fought against the Soviets and the Western Allies. I asked him what was the most fearsome weapon he and his unit had to face during the war. Without hesitation he said it was American artillery. Always timely, accurate and en masse. A sustained fire-for effect could decimate a battalion sized unit in a matter of minutes he said. I asked him what about Allied air attacks. He said those were severe as well but as a long as they were not caught on roads and in daylight, they were manageable. "The Damn Ami Artillery", his exact words, "was our worst enemy day and night." Uncle Henri is long gone now but one thing still lives on. God Bless the US military's Cannon Cockers.

[@stevemc01]

The most terrifying thing of American artillery wasn't their organization. It wasn't their accuracy either. It was their sheer volume. The Americans were basically printing munitions and GMCs out like a printer prints "low ink" notifications. Your uncle had an interesting service career. I salute him regardless of background.

[@motogp001]

My dad was in the Artillery in Europe during WWII. I remember him telling me that they could lay down some Major hurt on the enemy. Some of his stories were amazing. Some of his stories brutally and some of his stories were just plain sad.

[@charlesbukowski9836]

The U.S. Army from 45 to 65 was second to none... very professional and ran like smooth butter...

[@richmanwisco]

Seriously? After the war they painted rocks after demobilization. And then Korea happened.

[@GrunOne]

5 hours into video.... "The 1,180,000,000 inch Gun is in the giga category. It is transported by 1 star tractor. It can be emplaced anywhere between 30 minutes and 8 years. It has a crew of 4 000 000. Its airburst shell is particularly good at knocking planets out of orbit. However, it only has a traverse of 30 degrees."

[@GEOGigalot]

:))

[@edwardkvande4390]

lulz.

[@Chironex_Fleckeri]

Lol

[@miles_da-tractor_man]

Hans RUN

[@atompunk5575]

I can hear the narrators voice saying these exact words😅

[@TheMajorActual]

I feel so sorry for that poor, little Stuart ;)

[@panzerwolf494]

Poor little Stuart, you served us well, now you're a range target

[@scottleft3672]

Poor little thing, it never hurt no-one....ever.

[@Charlesputnam-bn9zy]

Hope that they filled him with concrete to last longer.

[@chrisbrent7487]

It took a pounding and if that wasn’t enough 2 hits of WP

[@johndyson4109]

As long as most targets aren't moving.,... That's why the computer controlled targeting system of the Abrams for example helps artillery sized rifles so much. I like the 8' howitzer!

[@joekurtz8303]

Helped mfg tons of 155mm warhead casings during the 80's. These films show the capacity of harm. Gotta love it.

[@daviddonaghy7568]

Joe Kurtz I used to heat treat them where I worked

[@joekurtz8303]

@@daviddonaghy7568 east coast or west coast,? We did H/T &-temper in house, , I did alot of material handling, ,anneal, exttrusion press, pickling, basic laborer, Inspector etc.. Also that factory was used in some TV & movie sets.

[@ianbarber311]

A few years in the Infantry, 80s, and military school, OCS, I didn't know that we had half of these. Very cool film!

[@halsurratt3970]

I was FDC for an 8” M109 self-propelled battery in the 90s. Artillery is king!

[@richmanwisco]

You mean the M110 8" howitzer. The M109 was (and still is) 155mm.

[@dannymalone4247]

Correct

[@13ECHO20]

I was in the FDC for the 105's and 155's. (Ft Campbell, Korea, Ft Campbell again, then off to Baumholder, Germany.

[@BaronSamedi1959]

Oh, how I miss that. Adjusting fire of a 155mm battery and then seeing the Fire for Effect from the whole battery falling dead center on the target. Just using topo maps, a magnetic compass and binoculars.

[@thetreblerebel]

No GPS or anything. FA is a skill that's earned in alot of field training

[@richmanwisco]

Charts and darts in the FDC!

[@u.s.militia7682]

I remember seeing an arty round hitting the ground at Ft. Campbell Kentucky back in the early 90’s at the MPRC and it not exploding. It hit and skipped like a rock and with each impact it split the earth wide open. It was truly a sight to see. 🇺🇸

[@ThommyofThenn]

Wonder what it would do to a person haha

[@BaldHeadedManc]

@@ThommyofThenn it would give them a little bruise, band-aid will do

[@BaronSamedi1959]

Even under peacetime conditions, about 1% of the shells would fail to explode. It would happen about once a day when on a life fire training.

[@mshotz1]

In 1981, at Ft. Hood, they would send CCF (The stockade) guys out to police the artillery impact area looking for duds. I was a Combat Engineer, and we would come along to help place demo charges to blow them in place.

[@frankcalifano7970]

Amazing how steady the artillery pieces during direct fire shots in opening sequence!

[@kentr2424]

The 105mm Howitzer C2 (Canadian designation) was what I was assigned to back in the late 80's. We only had a 7 man crew that included the prime mover driver. Fun to fire, a pain to dig in....:)

[@TheBeefSlayer]

FDC

[@5peciesunkn0wn]

The Pack Howitzer is adorable!

[@glennhighcoveexploresstuff]

Looked like kind of a fun trip with the donkeys, if that was just training/testing.

[@eogg25]

We used 155's but when we were sent to train reservists we mainly used 105's and 75 pack howitzers but no mules, we used jeeps to pull the 75. D Battery, 5th field artillery, 1st infantry div. PS I saw the atomic canon when I went to Germany but the outfit I was in was a Honest John rocket outfit.

[@thetreblerebel]

Theres an Atomic Annie on display in Fort Sill

[@kennethjohnson6319]

I watched this episode when i was growing up in the early sixties it was very, educational learning the types of field artillery that the military use to defend our country

[@13thBear]

There's not much I miss about the Army, but I was an FO and I miss the "fire for effect!" Never got to adjust for more than 105's, but still, it was good enough for a stiffy! Artillery- King of battle!

[@dkoz8321]

Fellow redleg! I was 13A.

[@dkoz8321]

I almost upchucked when narration stated that 155mm and 8" take from 30 minutes to 6 hours to 'gunup' report. I went through 13A OBC at Sill in 1993, and it was 5 minutes for M198, and 2-3 minutes for M109A5/6 . Less for M119 light guns. That was bunch of newly minted butterbars, not 'proper' trained gunbunny crews in FORCOM units. I am curious what would take them so long back in the day. Survey? Safety sheet? LandNav fiix? We did not dig recoil pits. Our instructors, both officer and NCO, had FA Fingers. Meaning more then few were missing finger tips on or more fingers. When it my turn to be the loader, those missing finger tips were on my mind.

[@thetreblerebel]

Beautiful Fort Sill Oklahoma...if its artillery...its there!

[@thetreblerebel]

I'm happy to say that to this day in 2020 Fort Sill is still the training center for the Field Artillery and Air Defense Artillery.

[@schnarre0]

...Love these older films!

[@christopherlane991]

Nice to see FT. Sill back in the day.

[@fuse557]

Hated it there USMC

[@ioannisimansola7115]

I served with the 105 . The 75 was astonishingly precise but you needed much practice during packing and unpacking

[@Tetral_3]

Didn't know the "Atomic Annie" cannon was in this. It's like the smaller cousin of the Shewer Gustav rail gun.

[@marvwatkins7029]

Love it. Absolutely love it.💗😘🥰😍🇺🇲

[@lycossurfer8851]

Misleading title. Was expecting an actual 155mm howitzer machine gun bazooka. Yeah I'm just having some fun (before anyone tries to correct) Always good to see artillery in action

[@hankadelicflash]

Life runs on commas.

[@Suckmyjagon]

Lycos Surfer you forgot shoulder fired .😁

[@maxwatson4545]

Awww now I want to see that..

[@scottleft3672]

"FRITZ....der 15cm howbitzer-maschinengever-panzerfaust-FLAMMENwerfer....Mobile.......RAUS!!".

[@deweytarver8985]

LMFAO🤣🤣🤣🤣!

[@johnharris7353]

Used to be in an artillery unit. A lot of good bang for the buck. Good stuff. The army is awesome.

[@JAMESBOND-jm2lj]

Thank you for your service 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@umpdaddy1]

I grew up in Lawton. My dad was in artillery and I was born in the old hospital on Fort Sill. We used to go to the firepower demonstrations back in the 60's. They were awesome.

[@dannymalone4247]

1976, at Grafenwohr, Germany we fired a 363 artillery gun tube TOT. It was awesome. I was a fun Chief and could not see the impact but damn sure could here it.

[@thetreblerebel]

11:01 M37 looks like a version of The Priest from WW2, with the .50 cal gunner standing in what looks like a preacher's pulpit.

[@TheBeefSlayer]

I was Fire Direction Control 105mm 82nd Airborne Division 3-319AFAR. Bad boys. Gun Devils lead the way. On the way Sir. King of Battle.

[@Snagabott]

I love that the intro might as well be a cartoon.

[@tricitiesair]

Quad Ma Deuces on a half track. I wasn't expecting porn in this video.

[@Laura-wc5xt]

lots of those were used in WWII for anti aircraft

[@amnchara1]

Biggest game changer was the VT fuse.

[@mcedd54]

"VT In Effect"

[@david9783]

I was an Army pack mule.I packed an M-60.

[@ThommyofThenn]

My only experience with these fascinating weapon systems has been through video games. I can only imagine what it would have been like to operate these in the field.

[@kevinsantiago260]

I LOVE THESE OLD WAR FLICKZ

[@alaskaaksala123]

Mind blowing that a 360 pound bullet can be fired 14 miles!!!

[@guitarsandexplodingdinosau7821]

Ive walked on the last cannon shown in the video. "Atomic Annie" is on display on a hilltop in junction city Kansas. Its a thing of beauty.

[@Hopeless_and_Forlorn]

3:20--Need four barrels and a headspacing wrench up here.

[@henerygreen578]

legend has it that target tank hasn't been destroyed by the Army to this very day................

[@jonasbertels861]

26:42 'There is no overkill, there's only "open fire" and "time to reload" '

[@dellingson4833]

yea Jonas that was crazy.

[@vsevolodyurachkovskyy9638]

Now some men like the fishing and some men like the fowling And some men like to hear The cannonball a roaring

[@davidkilby1043]

Great song

[@r0cketplumber]

27:03 nice proximity fusing there for the best effects against boots and webgear in the open.

[@FranktheDachshund]

Quad fifty on a halftrack, I need a monent.

[@muonneutrino2909]

The US Army used them in Vietnam as perimeter defense weapons and called them dusters.

[@david9783]

I hope those boys were using hearing protection.

[@lwilton]

@@david9783 They weren't. Hearing loss was pretty common for people in the artillery corps.

[@lwilton]

@Troy vonklingler Oh, sorry, I guess you couldn't hear me. I'll speak a little louder. THEY WEREN'T WEARING HEARING PROTECTION. :-)

[@galesams4205]

we fired cluster/HE/WP rounds out of 155MM tracked in central highlands Vietnam/ 4th inf div. 10th armored cav. 1st plt.

[@D9david]

Driver 2 to driver 1, come on its my turn to steer, no it’s not...hey let go of that lever...no mine...no mine...on no...we are tipping over...!

[@firstnamegklsodascb4277]

My ears are ringing after watching this.

[@FN_FAL_4_ever]

firstname gklsodascb HUH?!?!?

[@scottleft3672]

Open your mouth.

[@rupertmiller9690]

Atomic artillery sounds mighty OP. I like it.

[@rre9121]

The M16 man, what a system.

[@bruhism173]

Watched a russain squad disembark from a BTR and I saw 1 guy that survived cause he distanced himself from everyone and everything during the dismount

[@thomaslivesay2039]

Lived near Ft. Sill and a kid. I miss the book.

[@fatjeezussouthtexasoutdoor5244]

Thomas Livesay did my basic training there in Janurary of '92.....and yeah the explosions were GLORIOUS!!!

[@Ivartshiva]

My Dad was in OCS at Ft. Sill from the Ohio National Guard around 1960. I was about three years old. I have many, many photos of Hercules and 8-inch howitzer demonstrations, etc.

[@anonemous1046]

How 'bout that music in the background during pack-mule phase? Aha, so peaceful and tranquil to cover the fact that those troops were hauling deadly weapons. Not to mention the troops were probably hot, hungry and tired. Lmao

[@Danogil]

Most of this film was from around Ft. Sill, OK

[@TimMonbrod]

The deadly White Phosphorus Grenades. My dad drove tanks in the Korean War.

[@billbright1755]

They used a bazooka on the guard tower at Deer Lodge state pen. During a prison riot. “ the bombs bursting in air “

[@Joelthek]

utterly terrifying.

[@m4rvinmartian]

1953 MRLS? Wow, didn't know that.

[@richmanwisco]

There's a reason it wasn't around very long. Useless.

[@ishouldgetalif3]

That Stuart is having a REALLY bad day

[@fabianllano9200]

Excellent!!

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[@livingroomtheatre174]

19:02 : that guy just got saved from the recoiling breech. His head would have been smashed like a potato

[@MarkFish-tk3mn]

Too bad the army doesn't use the 8 inch m110 Anymore it was fun to fire 3rd battalion 6th FA

[@HughesEnterprises]

I have a wood transport crate for two shells for a 75mm gun dated early 50's. Always assumed it was for a Sherman, never knew there was a mountain howitzer that used that round!

[@allgood6760]

Awesome!

[@Ironmikeblood]

M110A2 8in SPH, firing in Grafenwöhr West-Germany, early 80's made ONE Hell of a BOOOM...WE were Camped right next to 'EM Firing, so it seemed. I was in A Mech. Inf Co and not a "Canon Cocker" 😉

[@Tiax776]

Why are they using dubbed sounds. The sound from the explosions moves slower than the speed of light.

[@JAMESBOND-jm2lj]

Some serious weapons even by today's standards. Were the pack animals considered as enlisted? Budweiser uses "draft horses"🍺

[@andrewcrumb8027]

My wife's uncle was in the "pack" artillery in WW2. 10th Mountain Division.

[@neiloflongbeck5705]

But not for their bottled beers, surely?

[@jmtubbs1639]

The only known remaining advantage of being English is that we have draught (for beer) and draft

[@JAMESBOND-jm2lj]

@@jmtubbs1639 Don't forget getting to drive on the wrong side of the road without getting a ticket 🙃

[@FN_FAL_4_ever]

Whiskey for my men, beer for my horses (or mules, in this case)

[@danschneider9921]

Man that poor old target M4...

[@scottleft3672]

Punishment for being the class failiure.

[@danschneider9921]

@@scottleft3672 Basing this off of what?

[@scottleft3672]

@@danschneider9921 Too little too late...Compare tanks to planes, Germans had only twin engines, US had huge awsome reliable FOUR engined planes, and then compare that ratio to tanks....yikes....it should have been the US with the tigers and 12.8 jagdtigers....Heinz and Billy.

[@danschneider9921]

@@scottleft3672 It did its job. And I'm basing that on my grandfather who actually rode in them under fire, rather than what some KZbin warrior pontificates.

[@scottleft3672]

@@danschneider9921 My dad only drove Centurions, i guess I know nothing....Stuarts never had an M4 designation btw.

[@gilbertramirez6626]

Wow ! Very interesting

[@firstnamegklsodascb4277]

I bet all these guys are deaf now

[@scottleft3672]

Cotton wool, it's the latest thing...not.

[@scottleft3672]

@@michaelbizon444 Sorry pal, if i want my jaw broken, i'd rather get paid to fight bare knuckles in an arena.

[@robbrown5702]

I know my Dad was! He was a loader on the 155 rifle during the battle of the bulge. No hearing protection...He said they told them to hold their mouth open. He also said the concussion would float your helmet right off your head! He was in the 3d Army, 734th Heavy Artillery.

[@r0cketplumber]

Quoting my dad, artilleryman 1942-1975: "What?"

[@scottleft3672]

@@r0cketplumber sadly true.

[@m4rvinmartian]

I like how they talked about a Davy Crockett like that was going to be fielded.

[@scottleft3672]

It was, just "not for civilian eyes".

[@Slickgoodlin]

Nothing like going to the field and firing weapons in long sleeve khaki uniforms.

[@curtissikes8718]

What about the flechette round?

[@PopoXReturnz]

4:10 twin 40 and it's high rate of fire of 120 rounds, per gun, per minute. "high rate of fire" times have changed I guess...

[@charles1964]

I started feeling bad @10:22 for that little Stuart Tank....

[@jpavlvs]

Everyone in their kaki uniforms not their combat uniforms. I guess the DOD wanted them to look good for the camera. LOL

[@leonardotorres6565]

Saludos desde Argentina!!!!!

[@david9783]

Saludos a usted tambien!

[@richardmckinney4963]

Wow looks like Ft Sill Oklahoma

[@ObiWanCannabi]

saturday morning cartoons for dads

[@Charlesputnam-bn9zy]

"Willie Peter" shells 10:17 are also very effective against tanks.

[@Charlesputnam-bn9zy]

@Loli4lyf If you have access to LIFE Magazine June 1967 on the Six-Day War, there's the picture taken by a LIFE photographer, of a Syrian tank hit by an Israeli wp shell on the Golan front.

[@briansorensen1104]

26:00. That’s a lot of beef on trails.

[@gregoryhawkins9172]

GLLLLLLL, ya got me. I got got in the guts. I'll die down dead & never, ever live again. Forever & ever, amen, & awomen. I'll die down dead, Fred. That's what I said, Ted. My guts will shred & my fire engine red blood will spray all over everything & make a messy mess.

[@cigarcityweymouth]

This is a little funny comparing this equipment to what was used when I was in 1976 to 1980 HHB 1st Bn 10th FA 3rd Infantry Division

[@jpavlvs]

12;05. Note the 155 Hz has an all black crew.

[@dLimboStick]

That's Camp Roberts, CA.

[@aj200415]

@1:23 How did they get 2000’s Tom Hanks in this 1953 Army Film?!?!

[@ct8764]

Yeah, it"s all fun and games until you shoot your eye out!

[@fuse557]

M-198 guy here. Jesus christ 280mm!!!?? battleship artty!

[@tomaka121]

cool

[@TheBeefSlayer]

Airborne!

[@MadCow999]

It's a wonder how anyone can survive a full FA barrage like the one at the end of the film.

[@viperch25]

2:54 damn that looks like fun. i would so pay to get a go at that

[@marvwatkins7029]

Gotta keep those ever-threatening commies in line!

[@fieldandstream9362]

Jason ❤️

[@philgiglio7922]

Atomic Annie...be a bedmate to a cosmic calamity. Not me...idea was aways stupid...but the Army wanted it so they got it.

[@johnstudd4245]

Cool to see the 155mm "long tom" in a direct fire mode. That is one heck of an anti tank gun. Makes the famed "88" look like a popgun.

[@Manbunmen65]

It was very windy that day.

[@Homeschoolsw6]

1:50...Tanks are death traps. New one are improved...

[@r0cketplumber]

An Army Engineers reservist friend once riddled, "What's nine feet tall and burns with a bright white flame? An M1A1 Abrams tank."

[@ram2791]

They will use the appropriate type. ROFL. They will use whatever happens to be available and you will be damn glad since the alternative is nothing.