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> Cannon shooting I'm sorry, WHAT? oO

• i_am_proteus 2y ago
  Not the Olympic "cannon shooting" event, but there is a tradition of athletic competitions for gun crews. A 'famous' example is the Royal Navy Field Gun competition, an obstacle course for howitzer and crew: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhdcnQZf3fo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhdcnQZf3fo
  • arethuza 2y ago
    "This tradition came into being as a direct result of the heroic actions taken by Admiral Meux and his crew during the Boar War." Those must have been impressive boars if they needed guns that big! ;-)
    • greenavocado 2y ago
      Search youtube for "texas boar hunt m134" or HeliBacon
      • Cthulhu_ 2y ago
        Why not link directly to a relevant video?
        • greenavocado 2y ago
          In case it is taken down
          • xeromal 2y ago
            Yup. Happens more than you like "This video has been made private"
• Scarblac 2y ago
  Cannon shooting made the addition of the life saving event necessary.
  • arethuza 2y ago
    Possibly also fire fighting - which is also on the list...
• temporalparts 2y ago
  I mean, we have pistol, which is a smol cannon shooting.
• deleted 2y ago
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• ffhhj 2y ago
  Hopefully not as depicted in Monkey Island.