Howitzer

One of the guns on display at Fort Nelson, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK.

18 inch, BL Railway Howitzer, British, dated 1918. Some facts:
Calibre 457mm (18 in)
Length of Barrel 15.8m (52 ft)
Length of Sleigh 7m (23 ft)
Weight of Barrel & Sleigh 182,889 kg (180 tons))
Weight of Projectile 1135 kg (2,500 lb)
Range 20.3 km (12.6 miles) Crew 24

Well worth a visit if you're in the area: royalarmouries.org/venue/fort-nelson

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trester88 ^club

Gewaltig! Diese Kanone rostet nicht so schnell weg :-)

6 years ago.

trester88 ^club

Hier noch einige Links zu Riesengeschützen aus dem 2. Weltkrieg.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/21-cm-Kanone_12_(E)
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/28-cm-Kanone_5_(E)
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolfkanone
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/80-cm-Kanone_(E)

6 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied

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It's not too different aNNa. Thanks for the link.

6 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied

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It's been very well restored and looked after Wilhelm and was never actually used in action.

6 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied

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Thanks for the links Wilhelm..........some interesting stuff there!

6 years ago.

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