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> Cannon shooting

I'm sorry, WHAT? oO



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


"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! ;-)


Search youtube for "texas boar hunt m134" or HeliBacon


Why not link directly to a relevant video?


In case it is taken down


Yup. Happens more than you like

"This video has been made private"


Cannon shooting made the addition of the life saving event necessary.


Possibly also fire fighting - which is also on the list...


Hopefully not as depicted in Monkey Island.


I mean, we have pistol, which is a smol cannon shooting.




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