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The train carrying the gun was of 25 cars, a total length of 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi). The gun reached the Perekop Isthmus in early March 1942, where it was held until early April. The Germans built a special railway spur line to the Simferopol-Sevastopol railway 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north of the target. At the end of the spur, they built four ...
made in UK for Russian battleships during WW1, although the battleships in question were never built; only 1 prototype gun made and proved (gun designated by Vickers as No. 1712A); never used in battle; none survive [28] 406 (16 inch) 16 inch conversion of a BL 18-inch Mk I naval gun Naval gun (never installed to a ship) 1921-1924 United Kingdom
The 100-ton gun (also known as the Armstrong 100-ton gun) [6] was a British coastal defense gun and is the world's largest black powder cannon. It was a 17.72-inch (450 mm) rifled muzzle-loading (RML) gun made by Elswick Ordnance Company, the armaments division of the British manufacturing company Armstrong Whitworth, owned by William Armstrong.
The powder chamber itself is made from small pieces of iron hammer-welded together to make a solid wrought-iron forging. [6] Mons Meg has a diameter of 19 inches (480 mm), one of the largest ever built, [2] weighs 15,366 pounds (6,970 kg) [7] and is 13 feet (4.0 m) in length. [8]
In his 2001 book 'The AK-47', Chris McNab claims it is "feasible" that production of the Chinese Type 56 assault rifle – a license-built AK-47 copy – reached 15-20 million. McNab bases that estimate on the "apparent" strength of the Chinese armed forces of 10 million (3 million regular troops and 5-7 million reservists) and presumed export ...
20 mm akan m/40 (Bofors 20 mm automatic gun L/70 model 1940) Sweden: World War II - Cold War 20 mm (0.79 in) 20 mm akan m/45 (Bofors 20 mm automatic gun L/70 model 1945) Sweden: Cold War 25 mm (0.98 in) 25 mm akan m/32 (Bofors 25 mm automatic gun L/64 model 1932) Sweden: Interwar - Cold war 25 mm (0.98 in) 1-inch Nordenfelt gun United Kingdom
The largest (800 mm) known German artillery weapons were hauled on 25 railway cars and required three weeks to put in firing position, but had a longer range of 47 km (29 mi) compared to the 9.7 km (6.0 mi) of Little David. [2] Little David was by calibre one of the largest artillery pieces ever produced, although Dora fired a heavier shell.
Several countries have developed and built artillery systems, while artillery itself has been continually improved and redesigned to meet the evolving needs of the battlefield. This has led to a multitude of different types and designs which have played a role in the history of warfare and continue to be a significant factor in modern combat.