Silence this!

[el_kab0ng]

http://www.panzerbaer.de/images/bw_pzh_155mm_m109_schalldaempfer_wtd_meppen-001.JPG

Apparetly that is a REAL silencer for an M109 in Germany.

As per the text:


The photo shows a PzH M109 with muffler with the military engineering agency (WTD) in Meppen)

Anyone ever seen stuff so crazy before?

[TALOS]

http://www.panzerbaer.de/images/bw_pzh_155mm_m109_schalldaempfer_wtd_meppen-001.JPG

Apparetly that is a REAL silencer for an M109 in Germany.

As per the text:


The photo shows a PzH M109 with muffler with the military engineering agency (WTD) in Meppen)

Anyone ever seen stuff so crazy before?

HAHA ... where do you think they could put that to haul it around? :D

[el_kab0ng]

Better yet, WHY?

Only reason I could see is an environmental one, similar to the KRS being used by Finland when they are out doing ops in the hills.

[scoone]

Apparetly that is a REAL silencer for an M109 in Germany.

Are you kidding? Is there any need for a tank to use one of those?? rofl

[Vance]

Better yet, WHY?

Only reason I could see is an environmental one, similar to the KRS being used by Finland when they are out doing ops in the hills.
KRS?

[Javehn]

Sence german have "SHlaf Shtunde" (spelled right ? ) , "launch nap" , it's forbidden to make a noise near Urban or populated territory in German . It's silencer , sence that factory recieved a note from government to install it . Here is simmular from Rheinmetall

http://home.snafu.de/l.moeller/Bremse/Muendungswolke/IFL-Schalldampfer.jpg

http://home.snafu.de/l.moeller/Bremse/Muendungswolke/IFL-Schalldaempfer-schiesst.jpg

[el_kab0ng]

KRS?

Kalashnikov Reflex Suppressor.

http://guns.connect.fi/rs/krsgraaf.html

[FallenAngel]

Oh, look, the M109 silencer....again. No worries though, this is probably only the 4th time this has been posted here. ;)

[kinghk]

Whats the point of painting it in camocolours? It's not the first thing the russians will go after.

[Javehn]

Apparantly Germans are very pedant people ;)
If it's not looking good , then it's not working .

[flickme]

It looks like a piece of the international space station!. OMG

[hood]

It's actually a telescope attachment. It lets the Army shoot down constellations on the other side of the galaxy.

[Marmot1]

well it looks like...you know what with :P two balls on left and right....

[Javehn]

Yep , indeed , they using my "equipment" for a while . I rent it for a nice pare of dollars .

[mustamato]

well it looks like...you know what with :P two balls on left and right....

Haha. You know, some guys with little *****es drive a Porsche, others get a big "Dirty Harry"-revolver. The germans atleast doesn´t try to hide the purpose http://www.forumhuset.net/forum/images/smiles/icon_mrgreen.gif

[Uncle Sam]

What could they possibly come up with next...

[usa320]

reminds me of the rocket ship from Austin powers; The spy who shagged me.


Private, we have reports of an unidentified flying object. Its a long slender shaft, complete with....

2 BALLS!!! no strikes, 1 out.... oh my god, that looks like a giant flying...


Willy? Willy nelson? hey look at that in the sky. it looks like a....

JOHNSON... get on the horn with MI6, they will want to see this...

rofl

[flickme]

What exactly are they thinking.......about putting this in the battlefield,LOL.
I wonder how much time and money they have actually spent on this thing.

[mustamato]

What exactly are they thinking.......about putting this in the battlefield,LOL.
I wonder how much time and money they have actually spent on this thing.

The only LOL here is why you think that they would use it in a actual battle.

[flickme]

I know they wouldnt actually use it in battle, thats the point of the joke. Losen up. lol

[seventy6er]

The silencer is based at WTD in Meppen. WTD = Wehrtechnische Dienststelle which is a German Army proving-ground. And cause Germany is not as big as e.g. the USA, this proving ground is not too far away from housing areas which is the main-reason for the "silenced" M109...

[soma]

Wowzers, I think the Germans are trying to do some ego tripping there :P

[Russian Texan]

So how does it work? What if the cannon needs to be moved in order to adjust fire, how do you move the "silencer"?

[Jack Mehoff]

Look like that silencer can only aim in one direction

[HumanShield]

HAHA ... where do you think they could put that to haul it around? :D
They put it right there of course :P

[MarineSniper8541]

This is not used for combat. They use it to fire weapons on testing grounds that are in close proximity to residential and comercial areas so that the sound of cannon fire is not disturbing to the surrounding area.

[Flagg]

Is Germany that heavily populated....or is this example #265 of political correctness gone mad?

[kinghk]

Is Germany that heavily populated....or is this example #265 of political correctness gone mad?

It is heavlily populated.

349,223 sq km and 82,398,326 inhabitants.