Ouch, thats gotta hurt (Video, Artillery Accident - Work Safe)

[Taylor187]

I dont think this has been posted yet. Poor bugger. Does anyone know who these folks are?

http://www.big-boys.com/articles/kickback1.html

 

[2929]

OUCH! He flew pretty far! I guess that guy will not be standing directly behind the gun next time around!

 

[karl28]

Man oh man now that gives a whole new meaning to a bad day at work . Do you know if the guy is alright ?

 

[Taylor187]

I know nothing about what happened.

 

[rmc_wannabe]

I find it hilarious that the guy on the right closest to the camera just casually walks away. You think he'd run to see if the guy was alright.

 

[Tpr Parsons]

Yeah, I don't really understand why no one is rushing to buddies side. I may not be in the Artillery, but that looks like it could kill. one guy by the camera casually strides towards him, and the other soldier or 2 walk to him... It just leaves me bewildered.

 

[thorbahn]

I'm not familiar with that type of gun, but I am an inexperienced private in the artillery and it looks like it fired premature because nobody seemed ready and nobody pulled a lanyard. Perhaps a more experienced gunner could provide the answer.

 

[NCRCrow]

any idea on the country??

 

[Baloo]

It LOOKS like CADPAT, but maybe I'm off. The gun looks like an AT gun, but like I just said...I could be wrong. But yes, either way, it does look like an accidental discharge. Then again, I'm not a gunner.

 

[goodform]

I was thinking perhaps South Korean gunners, but I'm not sure.

 

[Jonny Boy]

It LOOKS like CADPAT, but maybe I'm off. The gun looks like an AT gun, but like I just said...I could be wrong. But yes, either way, it does look like an accidental discharge. Then again, I'm not a gunner.

it almost looks like a German 2nd world war AT gun, a PAC 38

 

[Baloo]

It does indeed. Ceremonial, perhaps? Too bad we don't have more info from the site.

 

[NCRCrow]

I love the sense of (lack of)urgency displayed. It looks very conscript like to me.

 

[Gunner98]

Many other websites containing video suggest it is Taiwanese Artillery.

 

[Jordan411]

That guy had to have a broken rib or two.....ouch

 

[muskrat89]

I was in CFBG on ex when the M109 next to me fired at loading angle. The round impacted a couple of hundred metres in front of the position, and the breech struck the No.1 during recoil and knocked him out of the back of the cab.. was an interesting day

 

[Slim]

I bet he won't do it again... :

 

[MdB]

Man, this gunner didn't follow the drill, that's for sure!! :-X

Did he have internal damages??

 

[Gunner98]

Other sites with video:
http://www.ogrish.com/archives/artillery_aftershock_accident_Dec_11_2004.html

 

[Baloo]

Ah, good old ogrish.com.

Certainly one of the more..."scenic"...sites on the Web.