Till today, when cannons are fired in the Indian army, one jawan walks off 20 paces and stands there with his back to the cannon. The reason dates back to the colonial times, when the cannons were moved by horses. It was necessary to to keep them at a distance in order to avoid spooking them.... The tradition has survived the modernisation of the army...
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Another great day in the annals of British military history.
Date: 2004-06-22 01:15 am (UTC)Till today, when cannons are fired in the Indian army, one jawan walks off 20 paces and stands there with his back to the cannon. The reason dates back to the colonial times, when the cannons were moved by horses. It was necessary to to keep them at a distance in order to avoid spooking them....
The tradition has survived the modernisation of the army...