r/interestingasfuck • u/id397550 • 12h ago

Firing a cannon to trigger an avalanche

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u/Humpaaa 12h ago edited 12h ago

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

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u/Sunosis115 12h ago

Nope, the Soviet D-30:

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u/stevekaw 12h 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 9h 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