阿三重金从美国买了M777炮，正使用阿三制造的弹药测试发射时，KABOOM~ 

我仿佛能看见美国军火商的销售清单：民主加持的原装炮弹，一万颗包邮啊亲！


Team DefenceAviationPost
The barrel of one of the M-777 Guns being acquired from the US exploded yesterday during its trialat Pokharan Field Firing Ranges in Thar dessert in Rajasthan.

During the firing on 02 Sep 17, the projectile which was fifth of the series; exited the barrel in multiple pieces, causing thus the accident, sources in the army said citing initial reports.

The US manufactured gun was firing Indian ammunition, they said.
There was no report of any injuries at the spot following the mishap.
The field firing was being conducted for compilation of firing tables.
“The barrel of the gun has been damaged, extent of which is being assessed by Joint Investigation Team, ” said the sources.
The Joint Investigation Team is on the Site.
The firing has been suspended till the investigation is completed by  the Joint Investigation Team.
The Army had received the delivery of two M777 Ultra-Light Howitzers (ULH) and the trails were being carried out  to prepare them for induction.

These were the first new units of artillery to join the Army after a gap of three decades. India last inducted the Swedish Bofors guns in the 1980s, the deal of which kicked up a major controversy and stalled the Army’s artillery modernisation programme. However, the Bofors guns won the Kargil conflict for India and continues to be the Army’s mainstay.

The M777 is a 155mm, 39 caliber towed artillery gun made of titanium and aluminium alloys and weighs four tonnes, enabling it to be transported under slung by helicopters.

In November 2016, India signed the Letter of Acceptance (LoA) with the U.S. government under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme for 145 BAE Systems-built M777A2 artillery guns in a deal worth $737 million.