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Posted: 2/24/2010 5:06:34 PM EST
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Old 13B here. I was always 8" SP, M110A2. First at Ft. Hood, and then in Werthiem. 50 pounds of blackpowder (charge 5, White bag) without flash suppressors leaves an impression in your mind you never, ever forget. Shot Out Bitch's.  damn. |
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Posted: 2/24/2010 5:09:30 PM EST
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awesome pics, man. thanks for the post.
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Posted: 2/24/2010 5:12:47 PM EST
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Don't tell me your stationed there? 
You poor bastard. Just for a total of ten months. Unless I get stationed here for three more years... And then of course another six months for class... That is a future that I do not want to contemplate. |
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Posted: 2/24/2010 5:18:40 PM EST
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Thanks for all the close in support little brothers. Here's what you use for the real targets
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Posted: 2/24/2010 5:25:57 PM EST
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Former Fire Support Officer, Fire Direction Officer, and Battery XO for towed 105's (M101). Fire Support was the best, calls for fire and CAS!! Artillery one of the best all-around areas for knowing what eveyone else is doing. Cool pictures.  <––––––––- 13 F Hey there FSO don't forget NGF and Specter, Always near and dear to me was my 60"s and 81"s , here's to you 11C's  Give em high angle hell!
Vince kind of karma that was post 155! |
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Posted: 2/24/2010 6:04:39 PM EST
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Who else here has shot killer junior with a 1 second fuse 
I did but only once. That sir is some crazy shit. |
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Posted: 2/24/2010 6:15:49 PM EST
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Posted: 2/24/2010 6:22:03 PM EST
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I've done my time on towed. This is my ride nowadays. http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/ss75/yellowhammer71/M109.jpg Nice, I Like the color, throw some chrome wheels on it, a little pinstripe here and there, or some flames,
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Posted: 2/24/2010 6:27:46 PM EST
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I use to survey you guys in. <–––––––– 82C Yeah, me, too. I guess we have been replaced by GPS or something by now. When I worked in my MOS, I generally was sent downrange to flash range. Mostly I worked as the battery armorer. I got a bunch of crap here for giving my rank as Sgt when I was really a Sp/5 because nobody knows what a Sp/5 even WAS anymore.(FYI sp/5 and Sgt are both E-5s) The other thing I do is refer to the battery as the company, as most people know what a company is. BTW, at the time the battery armorer was more of a paperwork job, any real fixing was done at another level. My real responsibility was simply keeping track of the weapons. Somewhat of a joke. 
My gun back in the day
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Posted: 2/24/2010 6:31:36 PM EST
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We built both the 198's and the 119's. AS far as the 119 goes I think the Brits were trying to get even with us!! good luck TG |
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Posted: 2/24/2010 6:32:04 PM EST
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Thank you for your support of 11B THIS!!!! The Difference Between the Infantry, the Artillery and the Armored HAPPINESS IS . . . Infantry: A good rifle Armored: A big tank Artillery: A loud boom UPON HEARING FIREWORKS Infantry: Cool, just like a live fire exercise Armored: Not loud enough Artillery: Fireworks? What fireworks? OTHER TRADES Infantry: Waste of rations Armored: Waste of rations Artillery: Waste of rations IDEA OF FUN Infantry: Not having to "pepper-pot" an entire grid square before the objective Armored: Racing across a grid square on "full stab" Artillery: Leveling a grid square FAVOURITE SONG Infantry: "Ballad of the Green Beret" Armored: "Purple Haze" Artillery: Anything, just play it LOUD! BIGGEST LUXURY IN THE FIELD Infantry: Engineers blowing trenches for them with C4 Armored: Grunts to dig their trenches for them Artillery: Cable A LONG ROUTE MARCH WITH FULL KIT Infantry: 20 clicks Armored: From the hangars to the tank Artillery: What's a route march? OFFICERS Infantry: Are morons and should stay away from the trenchlines Armored: Are morons and should stay out of the vehicles Artillery: Are morons and should stay away from the gun lines FAVORITE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION Infantry: Anything but walking Armored: Tanks. Tanks. Tanks. TankstankstankstanksTANKS! Artillery: Don't you have to move around to require transport? BIGGEST GRIPE IN THE FIELD Infantry: The weather Armored: Coffee maker in tank not working Artillery: Only having basic cable BREAKFAST IN THE FIELD Infantry: I don't care what it is, just so long as I can sit down to eat it Armored: Hot coffee and rum with a beer chaser Artillery: Eggs over easy, crispy bacon, sausages, toast and Tim Horton's coffee WHAT THEY CALL THEMSELVES Infantry: Death Techs Armored: Cavalry Artillery: 10 Mile Snipers WHAT OTHERS CALL THEM Infantry: Grunts Armored: Zipperheads Artillery: Drop shorts |
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Posted: 2/24/2010 6:40:33 PM EST
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http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/trenchgun/pics117-1.jpg?t=1267071755 We built both the 198's and the 119's. AS far as the 119 goes I think the Brits were trying to get even with us!! good luck TG Meh––the 119s are fine. They had some growing pains in the early to mid 90s, but they are fine now. MUCH better than the 102 for the missions we are seeing now. An improvement would be to allow more operator or U6 level maintenance instead of requiring flying in a 45B 3 days later to tighten a bolt of the gearbox. 
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Posted: 2/24/2010 6:53:39 PM EST
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Fuck Fort Sill. Fuck Lawton Amen |
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Posted: 2/24/2010 7:20:25 PM EST
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Quoted: Thought this would be fun since theres a queen of battle thread going on. I dont want to go too heavy on the pic's or my photo bucket account will take a shit. M198 155mm howitzer, charge 8 super HERAP (these pics were PRE MACS charge) http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z210/macabre1_2007/Picture016.jpg http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z210/macabre1_2007/DSCN0052.jpg M119 105mm Howitzer charge 8 HERAP (charge 8 is a solid charge no more 7 tea bags.) http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z210/macabre1_2007/PICT0096.jpg I spent a month here getting attacked. http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z210/macabre1_2007/SEP3-SEP23005.jpg Hip shoot on the road http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z210/macabre1_2007/P1010016.jpg These are the new Titanium M777 155mm Howitzers you can see the new plastic MACS charges in the pics http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z210/macabre1_2007/P4090188.jpg 'Balls for the Queen' Very few problems exist, that cannot be solved with the precise & accurate application of high explosives... Somewhat of a fan of the Field Artillery, although I'm personally interested in a more direct application of said explosives... |
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Posted: 2/24/2010 7:32:54 PM EST
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Holy freakin' shit, the '109 has come a long way! Mine (an M109A3) didn't even have a radio.
I've done my time on towed. This is my ride nowadays. http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/ss75/yellowhammer71/M109.jpg The M110 was a lot of fun, but we had a Chief that couldn't keep his ammo count straight, so FDC had us constantly trading ammo around to even up the count. Anybody that's ever had to hump an 8-inch 'Jo through a muddy field can tell you that it is a serious PITA. |
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Posted: 2/24/2010 7:37:09 PM EST
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Fuckin'-A, Bubba!
Old 13B here. I was always 8" SP, M110A2. First at Ft. Hood, and then in Werthiem. 50 pounds of blackpowder (charge 5, White bag) without flash suppressors leaves an impression in your mind you never, ever forget. Shot Out Bitch's. Punching the tube with cherry juice beforehand helps a lot, too. Used to piss off "Smoke" though. |
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Posted: 2/24/2010 7:44:56 PM EST
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Awesome we have come a long way boys......1978
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Posted: 2/24/2010 8:00:06 PM EST
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Some Pictures I found on the net.
All pictures by a professional photographer that has been traveling through RC East. He keeps a page here: Simon Lim |
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Posted: 2/24/2010 8:01:21 PM EST
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Very old 13B here used M101A1 towed 105mm 1966 - 1971. Then M114A2 towed 155mm 1982 -1990.(the A2 was a re tube able to shoot nuclear rounds) Both are now obsolete,
 there is a M101A1 now welded shut at the local town War Memorial. I have also seen a M114A1 in front of an American Legion in South Bend IN. It was their time as my father used the M114 in New Guinea in WW2.
Boy, do I feel Old I sure do miss the call to "Fire Mission"!
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Posted: 2/24/2010 8:12:23 PM EST
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Very old 13B here used M101A1 towed 105mm 1966 - 1971. Then M114A2 towed 155mm 1982 -1990.(the A2 was a re tube able to shoot nuclear rounds) Both are now obsolete, there is a M101A1 now welded shut at the local town War Memorial. I have also seen a M114A1 in front of an American Legion in South Bend IN. It was their time as my father used the M114 in New Guinea in WW2.
Boy, do I feel Old I sure do miss the call to "Fire Mission"!Do you miss "Short Round!" and "Refer, Realign, Aiming POST!" also?
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Posted: 2/25/2010 6:33:30 AM EST
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Very old 13B here used M101A1 towed 105mm 1966 - 1971. Then M114A2 towed 155mm 1982 -1990.(the A2 was a re tube able to shoot nuclear rounds) Both are now obsolete, there is a M101A1 now welded shut at the local town War Memorial. I have also seen a M114A1 in front of an American Legion in South Bend IN. It was their time as my father used the M114 in New Guinea in WW2.
Boy, do I feel Old I sure do miss the call to "Fire Mission"!Do you miss "Short Round!" and "Refer, Realign, Aiming POST!" also? How about "C-S-M-O, on the Double!!" It was the order to pick up and move out to another firing position. It was a lot of hard work done fast. I think I remember it stood for "Crew Sections Move Out." A fire mission sounded like this as remember. Fire Direction Control would call on the field phone and the answering soldier would repeat out loud what the FDC was saying. "Fire Mission...... Fire Mission" "Gun # 3, one round" "Shell HE" "Fuze Quick" (could also be Fuze Time followed by the time in seconds) "Charge 5" (after the charge was inserted the soldier would yell, "charge #5, I see Red") "Deflection 2810" "Quadrant, 352" When the gun was checked for saftey and being in the safe limits of the firing zone the chief would annouce "Gun # 3 safe and ready!" FDC would announce "Shoot" It took approx. 30 seconds to get a round out of a 155mm M114A2 |
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Posted: 2/25/2010 6:39:27 AM EST
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Thank you for your support of 11B I have done plenty of time as infantry. Your infantry first and your MOS second. I have suported others but I have called for fire, CAS, and kicked in doors also. this was my truck 
This IED went off, hit the lead truck, and the 2nd truck fell in the crater. 
This was a dismounted IED that would have killed me if I diden't cross the river. I was point man we headed down a trail on the north side of the river, for whatever reason we went through the water and crossed to the south side of the river. They had thrown a bag full of mortar rounds on the trail ahead of us not 50m from where we crossed. We walked away with only one guy catching a piece of shrapnel in his leg. 
the trees in all directions were raked with shrapnel. there were three trees which probably stopped shrapnel that would have otherwise hit us. 
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Posted: 2/25/2010 6:42:32 AM EST
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Fuck Fort Sill. Fuck Lawton Lawon/Fort Sill area, hell the entire stretch of highway from OKC to the Fort Sill main gate is ugly wasteland. 
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Posted: 2/25/2010 12:27:19 PM EST
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Very old 13B here used M101A1 towed 105mm 1966 - 1971. Then M114A2 towed 155mm 1982 -1990.(the A2 was a re tube able to shoot nuclear rounds) Both are now obsolete, there is a M101A1 now welded shut at the local town War Memorial. I have also seen a M114A1 in front of an American Legion in South Bend IN. It was their time as my father used the M114 in New Guinea in WW2.
Boy, do I feel Old I sure do miss the call to "Fire Mission"!Do you miss "Short Round!" and "Refer, Realign, Aiming POST!" also? How about "C-S-M-O, on the Double!!" It was the order to pick up and move out to another firing position. It was a lot of hard work done fast. I think I remember it stood for "Crew Sections Move Out." A fire mission sounded like this as remember. Fire Direction Control would call on the field phone and the answering soldier would repeat out loud what the FDC was saying. "Fire Mission...... Fire Mission" "Gun # 3, one round" "Shell HE" "Fuze Quick" (could also be Fuze Time followed by the time in seconds) "Charge 5" (after the charge was inserted the soldier would yell, "charge #5, I see Red") "Deflection 2810" "Quadrant, 352" When the gun was checked for saftey and being in the safe limits of the firing zone the chief would annouce "Gun # 3 safe and ready!" FDC would announce "Shoot" It took approx. 30 seconds to get a round out of a 155mm M114A2 "Collect Shit Move Out"
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Posted: 2/25/2010 12:36:46 PM EST
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Very old 13B here used M101A1 towed 105mm 1966 - 1971. Then M114A2 towed 155mm 1982 -1990.(the A2 was a re tube able to shoot nuclear rounds) Both are now obsolete, there is a M101A1 now welded shut at the local town War Memorial. I have also seen a M114A1 in front of an American Legion in South Bend IN. It was their time as my father used the M114 in New Guinea in WW2.
Boy, do I feel Old I sure do miss the call to "Fire Mission"!Do you miss "Short Round!" and "Refer, Realign, Aiming POST!" also? How about "C-S-M-O, on the Double!!" It was the order to pick up and move out to another firing position. It was a lot of hard work done fast. I think I remember it stood for "Crew Sections Move Out." A fire mission sounded like this as remember. Fire Direction Control would call on the field phone and the answering soldier would repeat out loud what the FDC was saying. "Fire Mission...... Fire Mission" "Gun # 3, one round" "Shell HE" "Fuze Quick" (could also be Fuze Time followed by the time in seconds) "Charge 5" (after the charge was inserted the soldier would yell, "charge #5, I see Red") "Deflection 2810" "Quadrant, 352" When the gun was checked for saftey and being in the safe limits of the firing zone the chief would annouce "Gun # 3 safe and ready!" FDC would announce "Shoot" It took approx. 30 seconds to get a round out of a 155mm M114A2 "Collect Shit Move Out"
Let's see if anybody knows this: "Take the Fire Out of the Old Lady" (ULU) |
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Posted: 2/25/2010 12:39:06 PM EST
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I was on 109s and 110s in the mid eighties, I worked on MAPS and HIP tests at APG. That stuff has indeed come a long way. Do y'all even HAVE a collimator and stakes anymore?
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Posted: 2/25/2010 12:50:29 PM EST
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Very old 13B here used M101A1 towed 105mm 1966 - 1971. Then M114A2 towed 155mm 1982 -1990.(the A2 was a re tube able to shoot nuclear rounds) Both are now obsolete, there is a M101A1 now welded shut at the local town War Memorial. I have also seen a M114A1 in front of an American Legion in South Bend IN. It was their time as my father used the M114 in New Guinea in WW2.
Boy, do I feel Old I sure do miss the call to "Fire Mission"!Do you miss "Short Round!" and "Refer, Realign, Aiming POST!" also? How about "C-S-M-O, on the Double!!" It was the order to pick up and move out to another firing position. It was a lot of hard work done fast. I think I remember it stood for "Crew Sections Move Out." A fire mission sounded like this as remember. Fire Direction Control would call on the field phone and the answering soldier would repeat out loud what the FDC was saying. "Fire Mission...... Fire Mission" "Gun # 3, one round" "Shell HE" "Fuze Quick" (could also be Fuze Time followed by the time in seconds) "Charge 5" (after the charge was inserted the soldier would yell, "charge #5, I see Red") "Deflection 2810" "Quadrant, 352" When the gun was checked for saftey and being in the safe limits of the firing zone the chief would annouce "Gun # 3 safe and ready!" FDC would announce "Shoot" It took approx. 30 seconds to get a round out of a 155mm M114A2 Unless you had a standardized fire order with special instructions of "At my command", then you can fire after the receipt of quadrant without having to wait for the FDC. And, no self-respecting FDC would say "shoot". The command is "Fire" |
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Posted: 2/25/2010 12:52:25 PM EST
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used to love to watch the M109's, M198's and M119's throw rounds down range.
I've also been out under outbound stuff.... listening to that stuff fly overhead. Best part was always seeing the stuff hit on target!!! My GrandFather was FA in ww2 (ETO) and I believe they were using the M1A1 (?) "Long Tom" as I remember him talking about them. Gotta respect the FA |
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Posted: 2/25/2010 1:38:58 PM EST
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How about some Navy NGFS: Naval Gun Fire Support
Not the ship I was on but the same. This is a Greek Navy ship now. I was on the USS Robison DDG-12. |
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Posted: 2/25/2010 1:53:09 PM EST
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I think our Arfmember, who can deliver packages in 30 min or less, is the King of Battle. Maybe the God of Battle 
There's a few of us here. 
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Posted: 2/25/2010 1:56:48 PM EST
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I always preferred Stalin's term.
"The god of war." |
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Posted: 2/25/2010 2:30:50 PM EST
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I was a 13B first, then a 13M. I did almost every job, but mostly I was in ammo since I was so darn good at driving the big trucks. Started out in Service Battery for a 155 SP battalion driving PLS. Then in the MLRS battaltion they didn't have a SVC battery, so I was in a firing battery and drove HEMTT most of the time, but had my shot at all the grunt jobs for a while.
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Posted: 2/25/2010 2:34:52 PM EST
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<–––– 13E here. I don't think we exist anymore. Aren't we 13D now or something?
Rock of the Marne! ...and ditto on all the Ft. Sill sentiments. I was there in 87 and 91.
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Posted: 2/25/2010 6:34:49 PM EST
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Very old 13B here used M101A1 towed 105mm 1966 - 1971. Then M114A2 towed 155mm 1982 -1990.(the A2 was a re tube able to shoot nuclear rounds) Both are now obsolete, there is a M101A1 now welded shut at the local town War Memorial. I have also seen a M114A1 in front of an American Legion in South Bend IN. It was their time as my father used the M114 in New Guinea in WW2.
Boy, do I feel Old I sure do miss the call to "Fire Mission"!Do you miss "Short Round!" and "Refer, Realign, Aiming POST!" also? How about "C-S-M-O, on the Double!!" It was the order to pick up and move out to another firing position. It was a lot of hard work done fast. I think I remember it stood for "Crew Sections Move Out." A fire mission sounded like this as remember. Fire Direction Control would call on the field phone and the answering soldier would repeat out loud what the FDC was saying. "Fire Mission...... Fire Mission" "Gun # 3, one round" "Shell HE" "Fuze Quick" (could also be Fuze Time followed by the time in seconds) "Charge 5" (after the charge was inserted the soldier would yell, "charge #5, I see Red") "Deflection 2810" "Quadrant, 352" When the gun was checked for saftey and being in the safe limits of the firing zone the chief would annouce "Gun # 3 safe and ready!" FDC would announce "Shoot" It took approx. 30 seconds to get a round out of a 155mm M114A2 Unless you had a standardized fire order with special instructions of "At my command", then you can fire after the receipt of quadrant without having to wait for the FDC. And, no self-respecting FDC would say "shoot". The command is "Fire" Yes you are right it was "Fire" it has been 20 years and I now shoot Police PPC and the Command is "Shoot", got it confused 
 Also, I remember what "C-S-M-O" stood for "Close Section, March Order"
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Posted: 2/27/2010 1:01:19 PM EST
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HE VT
The proximity fuses are the shit, I have called for 155mm, HE VT the shrapnel looks like gods shotgun fired at the mountain. I woulden't want to be under that. |
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Posted: 2/27/2010 1:34:56 PM EST
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only little girls plug their ears when there is gun fire!
11B AIRBORNE ALL THE WAY!!! |
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Posted: 2/27/2010 1:55:20 PM EST
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Whoops.
<––- Former SP guy backs slowly away from thread...
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Posted: 2/27/2010 2:03:35 PM EST
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I recall CSMO as Command Signal to March Order
The MACS was still just a rumor the last time I went to the field to shoot in '04. TFOOL and SAD ULU two methods to orient your aiming circle depending on weather you have survey or not in your pos, IIRC. That 1 sec fz would have a range of less than 1000 if I can remember the TFT, unless you had it in front of CHG 7WB or something... |
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Posted: 2/27/2010 2:16:47 PM EST
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http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/trenchgun/pics117-1.jpg?t=1267071755 We built both the 198's and the 119's. AS far as the 119 goes I think the Brits were trying to get even with us!! good luck TG RIA, right? you guys do nice work. |
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Posted: 2/27/2010 2:17:02 PM EST
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Fuck Fort Sill. Snow Hall.
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Posted: 2/27/2010 2:23:55 PM EST
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Very old 13B here used M101A1 towed 105mm 1966 - 1971. Then M114A2 towed 155mm 1982 -1990.(the A2 was a re tube able to shoot nuclear rounds) Both are now obsolete, there is a M101A1 now welded shut at the local town War Memorial. I have also seen a M114A1 in front of an American Legion in South Bend IN. It was their time as my father used the M114 in New Guinea in WW2.
Boy, do I feel Old I sure do miss the call to "Fire Mission"!Were you in 3/19th FA at Fort Polk for that? Sounds like my first unit. |
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Posted: 2/27/2010 2:29:18 PM EST
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I've been under the outbound 8 inchers in Korea. I've called for fire and received what was needed as if god delivered it. I have also seen illumination pop at the precise time the short count hit "one" Love the big guns, but I"m more a direct type guy myself. 16R (Vulcan)
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Posted: 2/27/2010 2:56:17 PM EST
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I was a 77F in a SVC battery,fueling up the -109s and jeeps alike. Hearing and feeling those guns go off at 0300 wasn't the best thing for snoozing(and when they stopped,the clanging of the cook's pots'n pans took over).
I was a 13B first, then a 13M. I did almost every job, but mostly I was in ammo since I was so darn good at driving the big trucks. Started out in Service Battery for a 155 SP battalion driving PLS. Then in the MLRS battaltion they didn't have a SVC battery, so I was in a firing battery and drove HEMTT most of the time, but had my shot at all the grunt jobs for a while. Your's truely did something real stupid,I volunteered for ammo detail(just for the hell of it),as I was one of the few who knew how to drive a GOER. Nice....good workout I got for that one,along with a splinter from a drunken slide on old Ft Knox's wooden floors. |
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Posted: 2/27/2010 5:29:26 PM EST
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only little girls plug their ears when there is gun fire!
11B AIRBORNE ALL THE WAY!!! arty is a whole different animal. With charge 8 155mm you are only allowed to fire I believe 12 rds in a 24hr period. The blast will make you permanently deaf. We had one guy pissing blood after shooting it. |
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Posted: 2/27/2010 6:10:31 PM EST
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this thread almost makes me want to switch my MOS from 11B..........ALMOST.....
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Posted: 2/27/2010 7:29:16 PM EST
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this thread almost makes me want to switch my MOS from 11B..........ALMOST..... bitch, please. |
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Posted: 2/28/2010 4:31:53 AM EST
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this thread almost makes me want to switch my MOS from 11B..........ALMOST..... That's like someone living in the gutters in India saying he's thinking of moving to Somalia.
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Posted: 2/28/2010 5:38:58 AM EST
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this thread almost makes me want to switch my MOS from 11B..........ALMOST..... its not time for you to man up yet?
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Posted: 3/3/2010 11:17:26 AM EST
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I was 13B from March of '86 (enlisted 2 months after turning 17) and got out in June of '93. Trained on M110 8" and M109 155 SP's, was in an 8" unit after basic and AIT for over 4 years then switched over to an M198 towed unit for the rest of my time in (all USAR and Nasty Girls). I was the number one cannoneer which means I have tinnitis now. I wouldn't trade those days for the world!
In my day I humped two 8" rounds, one on each shoulder, 50 yards from one gun to another. I only got that far then had to drop one round but continued on with the other for another 50 yards. Two wimps were belly-aching about having to cradle the rounds from position to position and I got tired of it. Grabbed one and put it on my shoulder then humped the other off the deck of the 548 onto my other shoulder then barked for them both to follow me (I knew I couldn't make the entire 100 yards like that). When I dropped the one round I told them to pick it up. They didn't argue and did as they were told. That's me in the back row on the far left with my arms crossed. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/preachere/MyArty4.jpg Remember "punching the ball" guys? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/preachere/MyArty3.jpg This is the artilleryman's idea of roughing it. Sleeping in the back of a 5 ton with a cot and all the other gear. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/preachere/MyArty2.jpg Me with my crew sometime around 1992 in Rhode Island (we actually practised in Mass/Cape Cod). I'm the guy standing at the far right. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/preachere/MyArty1.jpg Sitting on a whole bunch of KA-BOOM! Picture taken in June of '88. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/preachere/Range%20pics/EricArty.jpg Regards, Eric |
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Posted: 3/17/2010 10:52:28 AM EST
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only little girls plug their ears when there is gun fire!
11B AIRBORNE ALL THE WAY!!! arty is a whole different animal. With charge 8 155mm you are only allowed to fire I believe 12 rds in a 24hr period. The blast will make you permanently deaf. We had one guy pissing blood after shooting it. One night in Graf, we had a fire mission (8" M110A2) in the middle of the night. The 2 newbies we had, total shitbags, sleeping under the muzzle, didnt want to get outta the fart sack. I guess they didnt want to play. Anyway, the Section Chief had just about enough of thier shit, said fuck'em, fired the mission - 2 rounds - and then checked on the knuckleheads. They were both bleeding from thier ears, and staggering around, punch drunk, all fucked up. Chief got his ass chewed for that, but he took it like a man. |
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