tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post3982324751222830202..comments2024-03-28T07:02:04.892-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: 19th-century tools of war in 21st-century conflict?Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-78617533591520123962017-01-03T13:31:46.301-06:002017-01-03T13:31:46.301-06:00If they are not using the old-fashioned black powd...If they are not using the old-fashioned black powder, that cannon is being horribly over-stressed with each shot. The building near the muzzle makes it hard to see how much smoke comes from the shot, in the video, so I am not sure if they used real black powder.<br /><br />Yeah, I'd stay very far back from that thing when it fires. Like in the next time zone.Bart Noirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-27771468808766644482017-01-02T13:40:48.252-06:002017-01-02T13:40:48.252-06:00That is an old fortress mount from the late 1800&#...That is an old fortress mount from the late 1800's, before hydraulic recoil mechanisms came about.<br /><br />What is weird, but not expected, is the US Military was actively recruiting horse handlers and mule skinners in the early days of the Global War on Terror.<br /><br />Nothing is ever new. Next we'll see spar torpedoes mounted on LCS (about the only way those dumb ships can actually hurt something.)Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-78335880275345533992017-01-02T09:29:43.429-06:002017-01-02T09:29:43.429-06:00What Jim said. I've read too many historical a...What Jim said. I've read too many historical accounts of exploding artillery to want to be near any home-made version, or near any museum piece brought back into service.<br /><br />LittleRed1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-67270933495503898032017-01-02T09:09:13.078-06:002017-01-02T09:09:13.078-06:00I've seen video of them firing it. I noticed ...I've seen video of them firing it. I noticed that they stayed well clear of it while they did so.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780834197167716549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-58910449020851944782017-01-02T06:47:43.686-06:002017-01-02T06:47:43.686-06:00I don't believe for a moment that the tube in ...I don't believe for a moment that the tube in that photo is a home-made improvisation. It was clearly cast in that shape, with too much detail to be a field-expedient job.<br />I say the tube is an actual museum piece, and the truck mount with the hydraulics is an awesome bit of adaptation.Eric Wilnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04351991168469225129noreply@blogger.com