Well, back from my 81 mortar ex "Ex Polar Defender". Was suppose to be 2 tubes firing, but was cut to one for only 5 of us, including me, we're mortar qualified. The other qualified people were teaching on a mortar course same weekend. The rest of Gunners and Privates were here to fire the C6s and C9s for those not helping with the CP (Command Post), OP (Observation Post) or the mortar team. We loaded our tube onto a toboggan and sledded down the hill where the range shack was all the way out to the platform, then to decide to go down into a pit area to be tactical (for you don't want a mortar on top of a hill that can be seen). Soon made out pit and trail plans/ trench lines around, with the TSM pleased saying "It's like Hoth down here. All good work guys, everything will be well as long as the enemies don't have metal camels." We fired 40 HE rounds, and I dropped (mortar term for fired) 20 or more of those rounds. Sadly I got no pictures or video of us firing the tube. After the sun set, we did a night shoot and I fired off a box of C6, for there was a lot of ammo to burn. As CP asked the TSM "How many rounds do we have left for the night shoot?" TSM - "A lot" Safety - "Might want to count them, CP likes exact numbers." CP - "A lot? I like that sound TSM"
Also, got a weird command "Cancel End of Mission", for those in artillery know, there is no Cancel command of End of Mission, to start another fire mission, you must call another Fire Mission, for End of Mission is the cancel command for Fire Mission, for Fire Mission command means we must stand by our guns and cannot leave for awaiting fire orders to support allies down range, only can leave position at the end of a fire mission.
Other logic humor, a Master Bombardier (MBdr) saw what looked like a cave, but was just a solid rock. Said wish it was. Other Bombardier (Bdr) does a Golum voice asking if that's what he wanted the cave for. I did a Batman voice saying for a batcave. The MBdr replies "No, would be a spot to chill out, smoke and hang with hot asian girls." The Safety/BSM looks at him with a bizarre look going "Now tell me, when do you find hot asian girls in a cave?" and the TSM walks in and says "Comicon".

Also, running down our hill towards the only blue rocket (portapotty) in the area at 4am when its -23*c out, nothing like needing to really take a number two, one that can't really wait for you to undo your 5 layers of pants (winterwhites, rainpants, fleece, thermals, underwear) and pulling up your parkas rear, soon as you touch that lovely cold toilet seat, magically, you don't want to go anymore.

EDIT: Forgot to also mention, when our MSVS was driving up the hill to get to the range shack when we first arrive, it got halfway, stopped, then started sliding backwards. We would stay still with the breaks on, but to change gear, have to let off the break, thus slide backwards more. But soon the driver and was able to shift to the right gears and then get us back up the hill.


Watch video clips here!
Even C6 firing (view from mortar pit): https://www.facebook.com/video.php?.....94466532614584
Night firing of C6s and C9s: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?.....36964671977679
Day Time firing of C6: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?.....82715465035850