Hey, you in arty? What unit?
You mean I'm (in)famous ??? I had ROD'ed (I know, I know, ... they
call it ORD now) for 20 years and not in the loop. So what were the
rumours?
Anyway I maintain that it was not my fault. It happened during
Prof. Test in Thailand. Before the fire mission, I found that the
sight was loose in the housing. Thinking that the sight was faulty,
I sent a gunner to the CP for a spare sight. After fitting the
sight, it was still loose (we were in fire mission now). I sent for
another spare sight (the last in the battery). At this time, the
GPO had been asking my gun for "check ready" for some time. This
third sight appeared to fit, and I reported ready (remember that we
were under pressure - if we do not fire, we would fail the Prof.
Test). After firing, the feared command of "Stand fast" was given.
The Safety Officer came and checked the sight settings. The gun was
laid properly. However, when he twisted the sight, it was loose. At
that time, I was too wooried about whether I was going to be
charged to think much about the situation. In hindsight, I can only
conclude that the sight housing was faulty.
2nd one - no it was not me - it was Gun 3. I was Gun 1
commander.
Seemed like my batch had left its mark in Arty History 
