LaEscopeta
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Ever see those WW II photos of blimp shape balloons over cities, ships, etc.?:What the Hell did he mean by "when the DAMN ballon goes up"
http://www.skylighters.org/barrageballoons/bovertower.jpg
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/gifs/British_LCT.jpg
http://www.shipsoflongago.co.uk/EmpIslander+1+.jpg
http://www.portsdown-tunnels.org.uk...wn_ww2_photos/portchester_barrage_balloon.jpg
They were held down by a steel cable or cables, with the idea a dive bomber would crash if it hit the cable. Any way British army and navy grunts, who were never told anything, would figure they were about to get bombed or ordered into action if they saw the barrage balloon go up over their position or ship. Modern day guys who can’t wait for the S to H the F are waiting for the balloon to go up.
(Alternative explanation: it refers to observation balloons used by the British army in the Boer War in South Africa (maybe also the Crimean War?) When the grunts saw the balloon go up, they knew if the observer saw the enemy, they would be ordered to attack.)
(I don’t know much about guns and even less about Gunkid, but I know a little history trivia.)