http://www.roadsideamerica.com/blog/atomic-cannon-mule-gun/ Road trip news, rants, and ruminations by the Editors of RoadsideAmerica.com Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:05:45 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.roadsideamerica.com/blog/atomic-cannon-mule-gun/comment-page-1/#comment-1999 Susie K Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:10:43 +0000 http://www.roadsideamerica.com/blog/?p=1907#comment-1999 Using mules as mobile platforms for weaponry turns my stomach. But I always feel that way when I see animals involved in combat. Using mules as mobile platforms for weaponry turns my stomach. But I always feel that way when I see animals involved in combat.

]]> http://www.roadsideamerica.com/blog/atomic-cannon-mule-gun/comment-page-1/#comment-1995 DukeW Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:26:06 +0000 http://www.roadsideamerica.com/blog/?p=1907#comment-1995 The Mule Gun isn't as original -- or as weird -- as you might think. Swedish King Gustav Adolphus had developed a leather cannon for use in European wars in the mid 17th century (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leather_cannon for details). The idea of mobile artillery is a good one. The idea of atomic projectiles (the Davy Crockett round as an example) is perhaps less so. Don't even ask about the nuclear land mines -- you really don't want to know.... The Mule Gun isn’t as original — or as weird — as you might think. Swedish King Gustav Adolphus had developed a leather cannon for use in European wars in the mid 17th century (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leather_cannon for details). The idea of mobile artillery is a good one. The idea of atomic projectiles (the Davy Crockett round as an example) is perhaps less so. Don’t even ask about the nuclear land mines — you really don’t want to know….

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