> Cannon shooting I'm sorry, *WHAT*? oO

i_am_proteus · on Aug 12, 2024

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

arethuza · on Aug 12, 2024

"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! ;-)

greenavocado · on Aug 12, 2024

Search youtube for "texas boar hunt m134" or HeliBacon

Cthulhu_ · on Aug 12, 2024

Why not link directly to a relevant video?

greenavocado · on Aug 12, 2024

In case it is taken down

xeromal · on Aug 12, 2024

Yup. Happens more than you like

"This video has been made private"

Scarblac · on Aug 12, 2024

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

arethuza · on Aug 12, 2024

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

ffhhj · on Aug 12, 2024

Hopefully not as depicted in Monkey Island.

temporalparts · on Aug 12, 2024

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