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On that topic, artillery shells flying over you sound strange, like tearing a linen sail or sheet down the middle - no joke.
by camperman 10y ago
On that topic, artillery shells flying over you sound strange, like tearing a linen sail or sheet down the middle - no joke.
- 13of40 10y agoI was in an infantry exercise at JBLM where they were firing artillery from right next to our position, and I remember every tenth round or so would have a defect that made it go zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzoooooommmm when it came out of the barrel.
- camperman 10y agoAh yes, the whistling round. On the 105mm Light Gun this was from small gaps in the copper jacket around the shell that whistled when spinning.
- gonzo41 10y ago120mm rocket artillery incoming near Talil. Felt like an earthquake. Was great fun at the time, now I think back and wow...
- camperman 10y agoOh to be young and carefree again :) It does feel like an earthquake. The most powerful subwoofer I've ever heard doesn't come close to the teeth-scraping body-slamming whump of a near miss from large ordinance.