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English Navy goes BANG

by Maarten Goldstein May 23, 2000 3:01pm CST tags: Wack News
If it's not the Canadians, leave it to the English to come up with weird stories, thanks L1thium. Don't Fire, Just Say 'Bang' is a news story on Excite, saying that British Royal Navy recruits are being ordered not to fire live shells, but rather shout 'BANG'. This is because the shells are rather expensive, and the Ministry of Defense there would like to save some money.

They check co-ordinates, line up a target and prepare to fire the shells, which cost 642 pounds each. Then they shout "Bang."

A Navy spokesman said the gunnery school was to close in April next year and it was felt that live firing was no longer necessary.

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