King of battle! artillery!

[@SeanP7195]

What’s the worst thing an infantry soldier can hear? “Incoming”

[@FORDNTHELORD]

True

[@mac_booooy]

Yikes bro

[@alarad1416]

tnak

[@SeanP7195]

@@alarad1416 infantry can deal with a tank much easier than mortar rounds.

[@eliasziad7864]

A lancet.

[@AEFarnam]

Ask ANY former artilleryman something, and they'll invariably say "HUH?"

[@rockyperez2828]

Huh what did you say can you repeat that sir, 7 years on the M110, and 19 years on the M109 from 1979 to 2005 what a ride enjoyed every minute of it..

[@CallsignDagger4]

@@rockyperez2828I was told never to say “repeat that” , and to replace it with “say again” 😂😭

[@fratermus5502]

By the time I enlisted in earplugs were a mandatory part of the FA uniform

[@Andre_Thomasson]

repeat?💀

[@Onix.556]

This made me laugh really hard

[@RedisRed92]

these are the tiny men loading my ar-15

[@meximarine2137]

Oh are they? They r tiny men loading ur AR? YEAH, UR LAME!!!!!

[@veosult9066]

@@meximarine2137 Now that's not very nice is it? Besides, user-vo6cqie4o is just joking.

[@Matt43]

when people are too dumb to get the joke

[@spartan113ish]

And you can't spell. So you're actually the lame one.

[@arthurwilliam2106]

​@@meximarine2137how did you not get that joke though

[@robbrown5091]

VA be like, "Your hearing loss is not service-related."

[@DMUSA536]

Did you put your fingers in your ears? Yes Then it’s not military related hearing loss

[@Frontfight]

A friend fucked his hearing after firing one panzerfaust round. He left after several months. Can’t imagine what years of service would do to your hearing.

[@CubeInspector]

​@@Frontfight huh?

[@grzyb11]

so overused

[@Woogieboog]

hearing loss is the best part of firing artillery. TBI is 1000 times worse.

[@BigCountry_06]

“Can you still hear me private?” “Yes sir.” “Then keep firing.”

[@Codester11]

The Army: Are you deaf? inncoent highschooler: no. Also the Army: Do you want to be?

[@methionylthreonylthreon]

lmfao

[@ViperV1662]

Perfect for home defense

[@SamsstopMotionsandTimelapses]

Yes

[@Killstreak_Ghost]

Home offense

[@militarybrit]

at least 10(minimum)

[@PlanetVenuz]

“They’re positioned in that direction” “Roger, removing that direction”

[@Klonen75]

I'm in awe over the accuracy of this gun. Just a tiny movement and the shell will land 100 yards from it's target. But somehow someone figured out how to make sure this gun always hits within 10 yards of it's target.

[@vophatechnicus]

It will do so if those m982 Excalibur rounds are used. with "normal" unguided artillery rounds it just has a cep of 50-200m .. like most artillery...

[@MaxC_1]

@@vophatechnicus 50-200m is basically insane when you consider the range they are firing at. Forget the standards or comparison but based purely off the physics it's pretty wild

[@vophatechnicus]

@@MaxC_1 well, yeah you're right. I just want to point out that '10 yards' is basically impossible without guided shells. Especially with MRSI firing capabilities those 50 to 200m are pretty good.

[@TheBeefSlayer]

I’m Fire Direction control. I get that first shot to land where we aim. Lots and lots of science. Slide rule shit. Rocket science. Hard Core Battery. HSB 3-319 AFAR. On the way Sir!

[@TheBeefSlayer]

@@vophatechnicus105 towed howitzers….. we get close and walk em right in. It takes under a minute. No eyes on… no problem… we have so many… we will destroy square miles at a time.

[@user-bb3os5rs8t]

"See that house private?" "Yes sir." "I don't like it." "Yes sir." I was about to say I'm famous, but i gained braincells.

[@starksvensk]

thank god for your gained braincells

[@LLLacoste]

Thats what they did to hitlers house.

[@user-bb3os5rs8t]

@@starksvensk indeed.

[@Jamezy316]

Here is another like, just for not being another one of those pathetic clowns, who actually go out of their way to come back and edit their comment with "look mom i'm famous", "Couldn't have done it without y'all" or delete the comment and write "Now no one knows why I got all these likes".... 🤦‍♂️

[@Falcon3ye]

still lost some making that last sentence

[@dannyadams9811]

Brings back memories. I was a red legs in the 2nd infantry division 13b10

[@shapowlow]

We dont get the joke

[@Why_So_Serious_279]

FIST 2/11 FA Bn, 25th INF - Scho Bks 13F10

[@catchthewind8563]

Hearing that from a distance is still loud. And if you are close enough, and the artillery is firing over you, you can hear the round flying through the air over your head. Really did happen at Iron Focus, I think. I think it was Iron Focus. If ya know ya know🤷. Fun times lol

[@amgmg2521]

Wow, this needs more crew than the Gustav gun and three business days to reload.

[@RobBarr-ps4vh]

Hehee

[@NSixtyFour]

This is a mobile platform. You don't use a butcher knife to peel a potato.

[@kapralas]

​@@NSixtyFour gustav was mobile

[@cadennorris960]

You people just love making assumptions don’t you? Is it impossible for y’all to just not comment about something you know nothing about?

[@cooperd.9660]

@@cadennorris960he probably from eastern europe. They don't know how to read over there.

[@christopherstephens4016]

The crew on HMS Victory fired 3 shots off with their brass canon in this time. Year: 1805

[@wakouaxiong4817]

>ln6

[@ljchampion7952]

Lol 😂

[@jimijimi6063]

​@@wakouaxiong4817 Z BY😊THE

[@ericbojiang4184]

how was the accuracy?

[@ljchampion7952]

@@ericbojiang4184 really good since they won 🤣🤣!

[@NKVD1944]

Even Stalin said: "Artillery is the god of war"

[@xanmontes8715]

It amuses me how many 'experts' there are in these comments.

[@Chimobythegoat2012]

And it’s also amusing that your not one of them.

[@coffey8653]

That took a long time to get a round off. No rapid fire coming from them!

[@flipwhale5494]

It’s quite the large artillery piece so like

[@paleshelter5376]

It can certainly push back the enemy lines...no defense really

[@richardmuecke6117]

This seems like training footage.

[@samschreiber1640]

just so they can miss 9/10

[@flipwhale5494]

@@samschreiber1640 do you know anything about modern day American artillery, they are quite accurate and a lot goes into preparing the shots, even old WW1 artillery guns had a lot going for them.

[@moxxiiscarlett7141]

I still am boggled that the Gustav Cannon was essentially this but scaled up to a ridiculous degree. A cannon capable of taking a city. If only it could move beyond its tracks.

[@RubenKelevra]

It was used in combat but the effects were pretty underwhelming

[@supermaneuverable]

​@@RubenKelevra took around 45 minutes to reload im pretty sure too

[@TheMostCuriousGeorge]

The gustav cannon sucked and was destroyed by an improvised thermite… hitler was all about appearance when it came to military technology rather than practicality.

[@JosephStalin311]

​@@TheMostCuriousGeorgeidk where you heard that the gustav was destroyed by a thermite but thats wrong, the germans destroyed it themselves so i didnt fall into the US or russias hands get your facts straight before you comment false info

[@vladislav4o2010]

@@TheMostCuriousGeorge thats not true. The Gustav Cannon was a fail but everything else pretty much in the german army back than was ultra practical.

[@timothyhatfield1860]

Jesus that target must be like 100 meters away with the barrel like that.

[@therealraulcamacho6260]

This is so freaking COOL!!!!

[@jayplatinum262]

Artillery is the only weapon on the battle field that doesn't need technology, soo amazing

[@mementomori4602]

Modern artillery uses computers to calculate the trajectory.

[@victoriadivina370]

Modern artillery has drones as forward observers

[@n8_sh00ts8]

The M777A2 is equipped with, gps, gyroscopes, computers, and radios. The displays the gunner and a-gunner use are digital and accurate within a tenth of a mil. The section chief can see the the displays of the gunner and assistant gunner from his own handheld digital display. It's very technically advanced

[@kikoman780311]

Except maybe adding GPS fuses for better accuracy

[@skyeye8519]

they are sum of technology...

[@dougessig2315]

the music from jeopardy while he's raising sights

[@jwarmstrong]

In smaller size this would be great for home protection in Chicago, LA, DC etc

[@lolflashlight1010]

Yo the dude who pulled the string didnt even brace, he just took it. Master right there.

[@DustDevilRage]

Did I hear “permission to prime?” Served on the old M198 back in the day and I never asked a soul for permission to prime. If they gave out quadrant over the hooks it was a green light to load and make ready. Seat, Home, Ready Ram Super 8 Red Bag, I see Red Witness marks aligned Primed Hookup Standby Booms 💥

[@AdnrewTate]

Your all Wrong there. what ever you Read go read something else

[@DustDevilRage]

@@AdnrewTate Are you on the right thread?

[@danielmontague9822]

I was on 98's from '92-to '07 when we got the M777. Soooo many times commands changed. When I got back from recruiting on '02, several commands changed and even some procedures. Semper Fi

[@Gear.net1]

Even more different in Australia dw it throws me off too

[@jerzyryzek6506]

]m8 🎉 7yjbcdsdr7r099lnn

[@bearieroblox6451]

Nice to see my fellow Red Bulls putting in work

[@timt3499]

I all looks well and organized till a lancet comes out of nowhere.

[@DistantGlowingStar]

A few more degrees up and you can experience it first hand..

[@rustypotatos]

Hahahhahahaha

[@variegatus4674]

What "hand"?

[@nerviibelgae2390]

What is the accuracy today from artilery? 100 meter on 30 kilometer?

[@KaydenStaten-fb6ty]

The good ol' triple 7

[@daddyb60056]

Was drafted in July 1972 and was assigned to the 1/25 FA 18th Airborne Corp Artillery. Proud of my 2 years with them .

[@Michael-ul8bv]

I was xviii airborne corps 50th signal bn

[@aksiiska9470]

l obus au park peremoga de kyiv avait un diagramme pour obtenir l'angle de demarrage, parce que au 2me guerre mondiale il ny avait pas des calculatrices de poche

[@Alexei-oc1he]

Six soldiers in the service, isn't it a lot

[@user-re7ch8bu2x]

Главное- попадает правильно! А ты попробуй перевези,установи,произведи ориентировку,сделай залп,быстренько сложи,свали с этого места,шоб не накрыли- а потом пиздеть будешь.

[@victorianorivera3008]

no, son los sirvientes necesarios para una pieza de artilleria de tal tamaño...

[@NSixtyFour]

So why does 1 soldier need a full size rifle then? Did you not watch the video? This thing is huge. If 1 rifle needs a whole soldier to operate, then why is it so hard for you to understand that something of this magnitude would need more than 2 guys. Brainlett

[@GuyDownTheSt]

I think I heard that it's about 5-7 on average for a weapon

[@dan4500]

You've got the section chief, gunner, #1 man... Then there are others who are putting fuzes on the shells, clearing the breach, and they rotate out.

[@mikesmith7447]

Wow, that thing cool 🆒 looking 👀

[@brucehooks6369]

Wow, I really appreciate how the men are military men coordinate and shoot us incredible war fighting machine

[@francisfouquet332]

Le céasar aurait déjà tiré 6 coup.👍🇨🇵🇨🇵

[@HELESPONTify]

Need Cesar for liberated Marseille,Lyon,Paris

[@fredriklarsson9568]

För att inte tala om Archer

[@delucarcu2409]

Fake news

[@patriciapiper6294]

I LOVE MY MILITARY PEOPLE!!! THEY LEAVE HOME, DO WHAT THEY MUST, SUFFER DISCOMFORT, FOLLOW ORDERS, FACE DANGER AND MORE!!! AWAY FROM HOME AND FAMILIAR SURROUNDINGS. THEY TURN INTO EFFICIENT, BRAVE EXCELLENCE!!!! THEY GIVE UP THIER CHOICES AND BECOME A TEAM. I COULD NOT SURVIVE THIS POWER BUILD!! I LOVE ALL OF THEM FOR STANDING IN FOR ME!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@tuimartin5934]

They go to peoples countries and kill them for no good reason. You support murderers. You are no christian.

[@nice3333333333]

Ma’am this is a Wendy’s, can I take your order?

[@mozambique9113]

All quiet on the western front made me think this quote is useless

[@jamessingleton2632]

What's more amazing is watching how fast four of these big guns move in set up then each gun puts three or four rounds down range

[@jaketripp7934]

Imagine just one artillery team with one of these going back to the battle of Bunker Hill.

[@peterdunai4073]

These Ukrainian soldiers have so fluent English. Amazing!

[@rucku45]

The one Ukrainian had what sounded like a slite Bostonian accent or maybe Jersey

[@peterdunai4073]

@@rucku45 well well well.....

[@sterlixster3093]

N O W A R ! !

[@iulians4411]

Yeah, tell that to Putin, Xi and all other dictators

[@user-fy8nd6nz5w]

​@@iulians4411 Especially stupid Zelensky, who started the war.

[@FNWendigo]

Only thing thats stops bad men is good men who’re better at violence

[@ethancorsmeier1110]

"God fights on the side with the best artillery" napoleon

[@scottdenzin9124]

Love this. Was fortunate as a contractor to fire one of these weapons at camp Leatherneck. Amazing gun.

[@Alexei-oc1he]

This is a cannon from the time of King Arthur

[@flipwhale5494]

Very funny, it’s actually one of the best mobile artillery pieces.

[@JosephStalin311]

​@@flipwhale5494i could probably make something better out of garbage from my garage

[@chester9710]

I wouldn't want to be where ever that round falls lol❤😂 memories

[@ost_sasha]

Thats cool, but guys how many enemy fpv-drones will atack for so long time

[@MrHiBeta]

The lawn chair is a nice touch.

[@glenjohnson9302]

I was a 13F Fire Support Specialist or Forward Observer. I called in many thousands of rounds on targets. Fun to blow stuff up.

[@MAFIA-j7v]

🇺🇸💪🏾👑🇺🇸👑💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾🇺🇸

[@North_annex]

your education system though

[@neit_spade8090]

​@@North_annex ye, USA educational system sucks, but i still like this country

[@thebadstation8416]

​@@North_annex still produces the people who make up the best military 💀

[@PotatoSalad614]

@@thebadstation8416 the us military takes in the outcasts of American society

[@whatever_12]

I hope the wheel is connected to a hydraulic & elec systems and it's just here for accurate positioning without requiring much strength to turn

[@d3adj3ff]

Cannot go to war withou that Monster, nice bra

[@nekopop8159]

What flavor is the Monster Energy drink there?

[@zflyz7136]

Juice monster mango loco. One of my favs

[@dinomerk9149]

The white frosted one

[@lapdtdd9137]

​@@dinomerk9149 tfdc, x

[@Jermo7899]

I think it’s the mango one

[@user-kz7qn8sh5o]

​@@zflyz7136😊'ㅇ

[@vitodesimone8120]

That is an awesome looking weapon.

[@avrg-doom-enjoyer-yz4td]

the gustav ww2 german artillery cannon: allow ke to introduce myself

[@ketchupandmustard3846]

Bro that thing absolutely sucked

[@justinb2094]

Thats a good team! Don't forget hasty swallow fighting wholes, and well, the rest of your training

When u find oil in the middle east:

[@Kg6zcb]

AIR BORN! Up in the morning before the break of dawn…….!

[@airbornedusty]

That layer was slower than a very slow thing on a slow day

[@Tara_Masika]

All of that, and you still have to pull a bit of string for it to fire ❤

[@AA-il8ee]

Seriously

[@Galaxy-oy4nj]

Artillery is the god of war, not just a mere king of the battle

[@AbcdEfgh-sq2tf]

Not under NATO's dictionary anymore though

[@JosephStalin311]

Im the king of battle

[@deadbread8446]

Phrase of Joseph Stalin

[@buckappel6835]

We fired high angle the night the TET Offensive started. The command came down “Expend All Ammo, 500 NVA crossing an open rice paddy to reinforce the VC and NVA up in Hue

[@winsutcliff8391]

Those were the days!!! Semper Fi

[@your_friendlyneighborhoodReich]

Is this the descendant of the german flak 88 AA gun?

[@maromaro-d9j]

Because it's this sound in the video, it's amazing that it's close to the book.

[@darrellwoodson7904]

When those shells hit its no hope for the enemy

[@stevenntuli3398]

BS

[@darrellwoodson7904]

@@stevenntuli3398 BS?? I think you mean no BS…. These artillery rounds blowing up whatever is near! The damage from one is critical, but if overwhelmed by many of these nothing will be around at all shells destroying everything! You must don’t know artillery! I’m ex Army this is my unit! Artillery King of Battle! No BS with this AT ALL

[@mk6315]

One of these with electrics or hydraulics would be wild

[@MCallsen]

Yeah like the M110A2 which is 30 years older or more ... cough

[@mk6315]

@@MCallsen cough all you want I just want to see more artillery videos

[@dvldog_]

The random MRE bag and the folding chair with the can in the holder are perfect.......

[@user-uo2yv3pb1t]

There's a lot of good weapons built over the years but one of my favorite is the catyusha rocket system accuracy wasn't the best but it didn't need to be it's a very feared weapon for a reason

[@dhanarputra555]

Ahhh, taxpayer money well spent

[@Qu1ssy]

indeed, best way you can spent money

[@percpete]

damn right

[@n8_sh00ts8]

Hell yeah. Every dollar spent on arty shells is one less dollar spent on DEI training.

[@scopilio13]

if you switch the letters you get DIE. ​@@n8_sh00ts8

[@adamgfleming5397]

I'd like to assume you're being Sarcastic...

[@javierZVO]

es muy lindo ver cuando son alcanzados por los drones Rusos y la artilleria, arden muy bien!😎🔥

[@Cleon851]

Before that they killed hundreds of Russian conscripts, thousands of videos of that. 35-45k russians dead, 15k Ukrainians dead;) US superiority

[@Yokan-]

russian army ain’t lookin too great

[@user-vr4sf4vz9o]

Oui,malheureusement pour les russes, ils ont le plus de pertes d'artillerie en ukraine. 😂

[@alexkusnezov7272]

Укробот раскажи нам тут как вы драпали из Авдеевки!??? ☝️☝️☝️🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dmitrygagark_in7037]

10 месяцев спустя... Много 777 осталось в строю?

[@GoldieXD]

That was one of the biggest Q tips I’ve ever seen (the loading tool, I don’t know the acuto name for it)

[@NTATchannelNickTaylor]

C'mon AG... the only reason the Chief isn't spouting expletives is he know the crew is being recorded.

[@user-db6pt7vr3l]

Six men to fire one shot. Great work if you can get it.

[@nhituan5846]

Bao giờ mới hết chiến tranh! Thương cho những người lính! Cả gia đình đang chờ đợi các anh về đoàn tụ!

[@Steve_Byron]

I used to drive under the rounds closer to the target zone at Fort Irwin. I’d count off from hit to boom all the time, good times😊

[@DanielLopez-ub4tr]

Que hermosa pieza de Artillería. Soldado del Grupo de Artillería 12

[@johnkauffman7605]

Dude's cranking like hell! Why isn't that thing motorized? For cryin' out loud. Come on, people!

[@karstenseterbakken3617]

cuz its american thats why

[@Inactive123f]

“THERE ARE ENEMIES IN THAT DIRECTION SIR!” *”ROGER REMOVING THAT DIRECTION”*

[@birwhy]

I miss the old big shells with big Artillery

[@user-ow1et3hg8n]

افضل مدافع الميدان....عيار ..١٥٥.....النمساوي والروسي....لا يوجد تعقيد وصيانه بسيطه وقطع غيار متوفره ...عكس الأمريكي ..شروط سياسيه ومعقد وقطع غيار مكلفه وصيانه معقده... على كل جيوش العالم أن تخرج من الذل الأمريكي .....تحياتي......من العراق

[@captainatlanta]

American howitzer can fire with 10x the accuracy, 2x the power, and 4x the distance. Using a 50yr old howitzers is idiotic. I understand what you mean by "parts are expensive and hard to come by in a junkyard or a derelict truck" and thats only because you dont live in America where the production is in abundance. Superior Firepower 🦅🇺🇲 24/7 365.

[@richardmuecke6117]

Iraq did so well with Russian firepower.

[@HueNguyen-ne2rb]

Hởi những chiến binh chechnya dũng cảm hãy giữ lấy nước nga vĩ đai dân tộc nga anh hùng chính nghĩa và lẽ phải

[@quynhhuu4727]

OK 👌 ra là vậy

[@kimhoun2007]

ហប ្្

[@thebadstation8416]

These are Americans

[@liam5375]

?¿ !??????

[@Aswin_The_King8970]

Miracle weapon of accuracy+teamwork+hardwork+military engineering

[@ragnarian]

Reminds me of a saying, cant remeber where i heard it from Infantry win firefights Tanks win battles Artillery win wars

[@apocratos0174]

Use it on blm protests....

[@heef9001]

I too hate freedom of speech. Down with the whole constitution, start over!

[@pawegawe3470]

Zelenski zbrodniarz wojenny

[@GH23d7sL45]

This is so cool. I also want to lose my abilities to hear sounds.

[@alanmlkbanda]

This weapon looks profoundly menacing. The stuff of nightmares

[@nathanhammitt350]

That was my section back when I was in 1-151. I was the truck monkey. The AG Sgt Wallen was on the Fargo PD and sadly killed while on duty

[@TheTank_V2]

Every man's dream job is pulling the chain to fire it.

[@Sadiebabies1988]

Just think, how many 120 mm mortars could have dropped by the time they fired their one artillery shot

[@Myro-vb8hc]

homeboy over here like the old days winding up his car engine

[@Domestic_cat_13]

Вот бы в вас туда при летело!) как раз кучненько стоите так!

[@dougreeves7092]

Howitzers are something fierce. They were shooting close compared to how far they could reach out to. With the proper clear path, you'd barely hear the round coming in, and it could punch through a tank.

[@TyroneBiggums26]

How often would they do direct fire on a tank tho?

[@mr.guest6664]

When I first saw it before I knew it was artillery I thought it was alien technology

[@TheDoveHunter24]

The shrewer Gustav laughing at this putty of artillery

[@seanbreen7556]

A third of the way through that and Marines be like "Steel rain steel rain where tf is our fire mission!?"

[@searchpartylintonkush]

That's cool now can we get the automatic version or atleast the semi😊

[@OldielocksNmo50]

Forward observer would give us coordinates..#bags = range..load, close breech block and fire. 105mm, 155mm towed and SP109...hard to believe its been over 50 years..

[@granjitsingh]

Wow, paintball has changed a lot since my day.

[@user-ex6ht7se2z]

If you look closely, on the bottom left you get a rare glance of the highly classified 12 million dollar DARPA tactical folding chair.

[@Thecoolcat296]

That’s actually sick Ngl