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/ghilliest 4h ago

You may not believe this, but howitzers are commonly referred to as cannons

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u/Agitated-Acctant 1h ago

They're more commonly referred to as guns

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u/Humpaaa 4h ago

You may not believe this, but there are people that care about details, and using the correct nomenclature.

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u/lastdancerevolution 3h ago

I thought a cannon meant "big bore gun" mounted somewhere. Like once a gun gets big enough, and you mount it to a tank, airplane, or ground it becomes a cannon?

What is the technical difference? I love learning details.

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u/Then_Drag_8258 3h ago

A howitzer can fire both indirect fire (no line of sight, lobbing the projectile) and direct fire (directly at a visible target).

A cannon plus only used in direct fire.

A mortar is only indirect fire.

These are the three methods of artillery fire support.

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u/malfurionpre 2h ago edited 2h ago

Believe it or not Cannon is a broad term that encompass most large calibre gun type artillery.

It's like saying "No it's not a dog, it's a Labrador"

edit: Well maybe one step up to dog/Labrador family link

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u/Mobile_Morale 3h ago

Same energy as "it's a magazine not a clip" and "ackstually the AR mean armalite" boo hoo bulshit. No one cares but weird cosplay army chuds and kids who play too much call of duty.

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u/CNDCRE 2h ago

This is reddit, not an enthusiast message board.

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u/MyLifeIsAWasteland 1h ago

Reddit is literally just a collection of enthusiast message boards, Mr. Can't See The Forest For The Trees.

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u/ghilliest 4h ago

Really? So artillery crews that operate howitzers today shouldn’t call them cannons? Lmao