Sunday, February 2, 2020

Boom! 94 Year Old WWII Veteran Fires 152mm Howitzer (Video)



RT: Boom! 94yo WWII veteran fires 152mm howitzer in stunning VIDEO

A decorated WWII veteran couldn’t resist trying a large-caliber cannon while visiting a Russian military compound in Siberia and didn’t miss a single target. The jaw-dropping moment was caught on film.

It’s been 75 years since Mikhail Asanov came back from the war, but his shooting skills are still as sharp as ever. This week, he was invited to share his wartime experience with young soldiers near the Siberian town of Kemerovo, but the visit ended up being a spectacular live-fire exercise.

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WNU Editor: My father was a Soviet WWII veteran who an officer for an artillery unit. If he was around today, I am sure he would ove to fire one of these cannons one more time.

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