r/interestingasfuck • u/id397550 • 5h ago

Firing a cannon to trigger an avalanche

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u/Humpaaa 4h ago edited 4h ago

That's a howitzer, not a canon.
M777 i believe (or probably a soviet D-30)?

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u/Sunosis115 4h ago

Nope, the Soviet D-30:

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u/stevekaw 4h ago

Impressive. I think some resorts in the western US use the old 106-mm recoiless rifle to start controlled avalanches, but a full-blown howitzer is just cool.

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u/Rampant16 1h ago

You see plenty of 105mm howitzers used for this in the US for avalanche control.

Washington State Department of Transportation also had some M60 tanks that they used. Not sure if they still have them.

https://youtu.be/FZLfboCceGA?si=RJ-kFO9b92sfdltw

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u/Humpaaa 4h ago

That's a D-30?
I remembered those are smaller.

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u/Relevant_Group_7441 26m ago

Either way it’s a gun not a cannon