Preventative Avalanche | National Geographic

got to get the cannon all set up get
their selves ready to go
before they shut the highway down and
once they give the word they’re ready
shut the highway down we’ll make a sweep
to make sure there’s nobody in between
the area they’re gonna be shooting and
then they’ll go ahead and start shooting
these slides this 105 millimeter
howitzer Coriolis rifle was first used
by US forces in world war ii it’s 20
foot long cannon can reach targets seven
miles away how’s going Larry oh not bad
how many rounds were shooting today eat
up here for this mouse we’ll see how it
goes okay we’ll use them all or not I
don’t know right
it’s getting pretty cool so it might be
setting up up there Oh then and then it
kind of firms up and doesn’t come down
here oh just shot they didn’t get much
action okay copy close it up we’re good
data check go downrange ready to fire oh
Claire ready fire fire
fire fire fire
I didn’t see where that was the logo on
target on target
they’re down right
let’s do it yes fire
yeah finally pay dirt so here comes one
down now this is exactly what they want
to have happen have these things come
down and land right before the road
before I get built up too much and take
somebody out
we were probably 400 500 yards from
where it actually came down onto the
road and we’re just now getting the wind
from it fluff that comes with that gives
you a respect of how powerful these
things are looks like it all worked out
well today that was the last shot
nothing came across the road so
successful