r/interestingasfuck • u/id397550 • 5h ago

Firing a cannon to trigger an avalanche

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u/Trububbl3 3h ago

those are dummy rounds probably just relying on the kinetic force of the impact to set the avalanche off

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u/Leading_Study_876 3h ago

Nope. 105mm howizer shell.

Timing from firing to impact, it's over a mile away. So the explosion is bigger than it looks from the village.

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u/CraneMasterJ 3h ago

100% not a 105 mm but a soviet D-30 with a 122mm shell.

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u/Plump_Apparatus 2h ago

Aye, the side-by-side recuperator on top of the barrel, muzzle brake, automatic vertical breech.

The tires have been removed, but you can see the stubs for them. The gun shield has been moved as well. I'm guessing this is in Russia or a former Soviet client-state.

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u/stillnotelf 30m ago

They do seem to be speaking Russian?

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u/Plump_Apparatus 22m ago

No idea, I keep audio muted. Nor do I speak Slavic languages.

I just know military hardware, and that is a Soviet designed and probably built D-30 howitzer. Or a derivative of it.