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mojaveman
06-26-2014, 21:19
A wayward 105mm projectile shot from a howitzer cannon at a weekend shooting event traveled more than a mile and ricocheted off a tree before blasting through Gene and Jeanne Kelley's residence, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department.


Glad nobody got hurt.


http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/state/cannon-shell-hits-smashes-into-couple-s-bedroom-in-wyandotte/article_de39cd4b-34c4-583e-97ed-587829aff077.html

SF_BHT
06-26-2014, 21:37
Guess they need a new FDC for that gun....

PRB
06-26-2014, 22:00
Shot out

PSM
06-26-2014, 22:10
Gene...Kelley's residence

SPLASH...ing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmCpOKtN8ME) in the Rain! :D

(Thanks for the set up, CSM Pat! ;))

Pat

Richard
06-27-2014, 06:29
I'd bet a NG ADT training incident.

I remember when we had an FOB set up in Area X-Ray at Schofield and a Marine artillery battery was firing just down the road...and sent a round over the Waianae into the town of Makaha on the other side of the mountains. Nobody was hurt but caused quite a stir.

After that, we used to say 'Danger Close' in a call for fire from a Marine artillery battery was 15km. ;)

Richard

Pete
06-27-2014, 06:43
I'd bet a NG ADT training incident. ...

From the article "...The Kelley’s residence is almost two miles from the Oklahoma Full Auto Shoot and Trade Show, which was held in Wyandotte over the weekend. ..."

Richard
06-27-2014, 06:53
From the article "...The Kelley’s residence is almost two miles from the Oklahoma Full Auto Shoot and Trade Show, which was held in Wyandotte over the weekend. ..."

I must be sleepier than I thought. OK - "ex-Marines" firing that 105 on Olahoma. :D

Richard

ddoering
06-27-2014, 10:13
I'm betting that the shell is not the only dummy to get fired.