So as the story went, my 76mm was acquiring targets for training
purposes on another long day through till sunset.
Like the usual routine, at sunset, one guy would go to the front
of the gun to lower the flag....except nobody remembered that the
gun was still training.
The only way up to the forward deck was through this hatch under
the gun barrel. Under usual circumstances, the hatch would be
locked...but it wasn't today.
So the guy goes up, gets the flag, and was on the way down when
suddenly the gun servo motor starts up and swung.
The guy below screams for that guy to lie down.....fortunately
the gun jerked to a halt without reaching him. And the hatch which
was left often was not damaged as a result.
That was one heck of a close call.
