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Coastal artillery is the branch of the armed forces concerned with operating anti-ship artillery or fixed gun batteries in coastal fortifications. [1] In modern times, coastal artillery has generally been replaced with anti-ship missiles , such as the Ukrainian R-360 Neptune .
Weapon name Country of origin Period 57: QF 6 pounder 10 cwt gun United Kingdom: World War II 57: 57 55 J Finland: 1950 - 1965 75: 7.5 cm tornpjäs m/57 Sweden: 1962 - 2000 75: 75mm 50 caliber Pattern 1892 Russian Empire: World War I - World War II: 76.2: QF 12 pounder 12 cwt United Kingdom: World War I - World War II 76.2: Type 41 8 cm naval ...
12 cm mobile coastal artillery gun m/80; 12 cm tornautomatpjäs m/70; 12-inch coast defense mortar; 12-inch gun M1895; 12.7 cm SK C/34 naval gun; 14-inch/45-caliber gun; 14-inch gun M1907; 14-inch M1920 railway gun; 15 cm RK L/26; 15 cm SK L/40 naval gun; 15 cm SK L/45; 15 cm SK C/28; 15 cm Kanone 39; 16-inch/50-caliber M1919 gun; 16-inch/50 ...
Pages in category "Coastal artillery installations of the United States Army" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Coastal defence weapons throughout history were heavy naval guns or weapons based on them, often supplemented by lighter weapons. In the late 19th century separate batteries of coastal artillery replaced forts in some countries; in some areas these became widely separated geographically through the mid-20th century as weapon ranges increased.
United States Army Coast Artillery Corps personnel (55 P) Pages in category "United States Army Coast Artillery Corps" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
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The Coast Artillery was designated to provide the personnel for all US-manned heavy artillery (155 mm gun and larger), almost all railway artillery, and later anti-aircraft artillery units. As with most US Army World War I equipment, these units were primarily equipped with French- and British-made weapons, with few American-made heavy weapons ...