Mess Canons
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The legend of the good old ULAS Beer Mortar, named after a reither feisty member of the organisation, still exists - 6ft of high pressure aluminium steam piping welded into a cast iron fire extinguisher with muzzle brake and baffles - used to fire a frozen beer can up to 600ft with the judicious use of Lynx later changed to Physio Sport as it seemed to have a greater specific impulse. Wyton Scuffers said the IRA would be proud!
Kirsty Mk2 has not been live fired in the mess since. That's not to say that blank firings don't take place.......
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Our fav' was the CO2 Passenger Lifejacket canister from the RAF AT fleet. Many an hour spent down the Falklands, firing the said canister from 1312 Flt, over the runway!!
Simply obtain some Alliminium shock-stut from your friendly Air-Despatcher and place a block of wood with a nail in protruding into the tube on the base. Simply drop the canister (thin end first) into the tube (a la mortar style), and stand clear, as said canister hits nail and ascends tube at great rate of knots!
Ace!
Simply obtain some Alliminium shock-stut from your friendly Air-Despatcher and place a block of wood with a nail in protruding into the tube on the base. Simply drop the canister (thin end first) into the tube (a la mortar style), and stand clear, as said canister hits nail and ascends tube at great rate of knots!
Ace!
Is it true that the SH Force's firing of their Mess Cannon at Plocke (sp) caused the rest of the NATO forces to stand to? Apart from the French. who surrendered - just in case.
The cannon having been fired from the bar built on top of a hangar from sand bags that should have been used for revetments.
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And I seem to remember a certain Nomrid display pilot being a dab hand at dismantling water fire extinguishers to get at the CO2 canisters inside - useful for non-pyro Mess Cannons. All very well till the Fire Section did their inspection....
The cannon having been fired from the bar built on top of a hangar from sand bags that should have been used for revetments.
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And I seem to remember a certain Nomrid display pilot being a dab hand at dismantling water fire extinguishers to get at the CO2 canisters inside - useful for non-pyro Mess Cannons. All very well till the Fire Section did their inspection....
Last edited by Dunhovrin; 10th Dec 2006 at 03:10. Reason: spellnig
