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***Fail***
- Thread starter kf4zht
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crispins
FJB
WTF is the story there?At least it's at the top...
sdmuleman
Red Skull Member
It's a service bed that gets used more as a general errands/farm truck these days, so the tool selection has become somewhat erratic.
sdmuleman
Red Skull Member
Remember how boxes of cereal used to come with a toy? Well, now selected tubs of margarine come with a pet toad starter kit.
total newb
senior jerk ass
SoylentGreen
Piracy for fun and profit
That's the "Swamp Angel," a 300 pounder Parrott Rifle that was bombarding Charleston.
It burst on the 36th shot.
Parrott Rifles we're known to be brittle, with their combination of wrought and cast iron. Union artillery crews counted how many rounds had been fired and replaced them before the "end of service life."
Confederate cannon crews were short of everything, so they fired them until they burst.
BDK
Red Skull Member
The Swamp Angel's breech exploded, not the barrel, and it was a Union gun. A Confederate gun wouldn't have been bombarding Charleston. It was the first time a compass was used for targeting, and the longest shots up to that point.
www.battlefields.org
The Swamp Angel
The following text is excerpted from the award winning book, Gate of Hell, Campaign for Charleston Harbour, 1863, By Stephen R. Wise, University of South...
Aisin
Grumpy old fuck
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Fail on your part. It’s not shoulder fired. No stamp required.
rockmup
El Hefe
That and it's an SBC
SoylentGreen
Piracy for fun and profit
My bad. I'd seen descriptions over the years that claimed that was the Swamp Angel.The Swamp Angel's breech exploded, not the barrel, and it was a Union gun. A Confederate gun wouldn't have been bombarding Charleston. It was the first time a compass was used for targeting, and the longest shots up to that point.
The Swamp Angel
The following text is excerpted from the award winning book, Gate of Hell, Campaign for Charleston Harbour, 1863, By Stephen R. Wise, University of South...
And Confederate crews better not be shelling Charleston!
Martin James Monti - Wikipedia
clodhopper
Get off my lawn, punk!
Martin James Monti - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
He just didnt get the Hunter Golden Ticket deal. Bummer.