For 50 years, the soldiers from CFB Shilo, Manitoba’s 1 Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (1RCHA) have rotated through the winter months, securing 105mm Howitzer guns to platforms and shooting into the mountains to stimulate an avalanche.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
CF Howitzers Clear the Way
The Lookout has an article about Canadian Forces artillery clearing avalanches from passes in the Rocky Mountains.
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