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I thought that atomic cannon was one of these. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/155_mm_Long_Tom
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I think it killed the mule. 1 shot and no transportation to next shot sight. No doubt another design from the drafting tables of the Acme company. Supplying anvils and floor safes to coyotes worldwide for over 60 years!
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A workmate/friend was a crewman on one of the atomic cannons. His life expecancy was something like 30 minutes in event of war. Better than straight infantry, but not as good as some other background jobs. He is gone now, so I cannot plumb him for any stories, or show him any pics. I have heard that the range of the shell was something like 17 miles, with a lethal radius of 20 of 25.
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Wasn't the atomic cannon called the "Davy Crockett"?
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Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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A lodge brother was on the atomic cannon shots ( and other Nevada testing ).
He tells stories of facing 180 degrees from the shot, covering his closed eyes with his hands, and Still seeing the bones in his hands!
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That was fast. WWI German for Artillery Observers ![[Linked Image]](http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc327/Son_of_the_Gael/P1142899_zps13362522.jpg) OK, here's another many may not remember: ![[Linked Image]](http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc327/Son_of_the_Gael/P1142909_zps87bcaf48.jpg) I remember those...have seen them as a kid on military bases...also built a few models of them as a kid... "Long Tom"
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Thought that had to be Ft Sill... I did basic there....it looked sort of familiar...Lord knows I ate enough mud doing pushups there for 8 weeks straight...If we weren't marching for 30 miles or running for 5 miles...3 times a day....
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Thought that had to be Ft Sill... I did basic there....it looked sort of familiar...Lord knows I ate enough mud doing pushups there for 8 weeks straight...If we weren't marching for 30 miles or running for 5 miles...3 times a day.... They had mud when you were at Ft. Sill? Wow, that was a rare year. 
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Wasn't the atomic cannon called the "Davy Crockett"? Kaywoodie, I'm no expert, but I think the Davy Crockett was a shorter ranged recoiless weapon.
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Davy Crockett looked like a huge bazooka on legs. Heres my daughter "aiming" a long tom about 12 years ago.  ![[Linked Image]](http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa27/doomonyou10/079303b8-47e9-41b4-b8f7-1ec64fea21a4_zps230467ca.jpg)
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Wasn't the atomic cannon called the "Davy Crockett"? Kaywoodie, I'm no expert, but I think the Davy Crockett was a shorter ranged recoiless weapon. Me too! If it was made after 1940, I'm pretty clueless!
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Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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Wasn't the atomic cannon called the "Davy Crockett"? No! Totally different deal! Got a friend that was #1 man on a 3 man crew. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Crockett_%28nuclear_device%29
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Correct. The original 'Atomic Annie' is the one at Fort Sill.
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You've been to Fort Sill.
"There are no dangerous weapons. There are only dangerous men." - Robert Heinlein
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Wasn't the atomic cannon called the "Davy Crockett"? No! Totally different deal! Got a friend that was #1 man on a 3 man crew. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Crockett_%28nuclear_device%29 Thanks! I had my atomic delivery devices all mixed up!!!
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"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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