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When the United States gained independence in 1783, the seacoast defense fortifications were in poor condition. Concerned by the outbreak of war in Europe in 1793, the Congress created a combined unit of "Artillerists and Engineers" to design, build, and garrison forts in 1794, appointed a committee to study coast defense needs, and appropriated money to construct a number of fortifications ...
As 16-inch guns and a companion improved 6-inch gun were emplaced, older weapons were scrapped. About 21 16-inch gun batteries were completed 1941-44, but not all of these were armed. [17] With the war over in 1945, most of the remaining coast defense guns, including the recently emplaced 16-inch weapons, were scrapped by 1948.
Assault rifle, Carbine United States: Standard issue service rifle. The Deployable Operations Group also employs the Mk 18 upper receiver [34] MK18/CQBR: 5.56×45mm NATO: Assault rifle, Carbine United States: Standard issue service carbine. The Deployable Specialized Forces also employs them M870P: 12-gauge: Shotgun United States: Saiga-12: 12 ...
16-inch gun M1895 United States: World War I - World War II 406: 16-inch gun M1919 United States: 1920 - 1945 406: 16-inch howitzer M1920 United States: 1922 - 1945 406: 16"/50 caliber Mark 2 gun United States: 1920 - 1945 406: 40.6 cm / SKC 34 Naval gun "Adolf Gun" Nazi Germany: World War II - Cold War 410: 41 cm/45 3rd Year Type naval gun ...
A total of 96 8-inch guns, 129 10-inch guns, 49 12-inch guns, and 150 12-inch mortars could be taken from fixed coast defense batteries or spares. Twelve 7-inch ex-Navy guns and six 12-inch guns being built for Chile were also available.
A total of 95 6-inch coast defense guns were removed from fixed emplacements or drawn from spares and mounted on M1917 wheeled carriages as field guns; most of these (72, plus possibly a few ex-Navy weapons) equipped three Coast Artillery regiments in France, the 61st, 62nd, and 68th.
The weapon in the upper left is a 12-inch coast defense mortar M1890. 8-inch gun M1888 on barbette carriage M1892; these preceded the disappearing carriage in US service. 8-inch gun M1888 on disappearing carriage M1894, Fort Constitution, New Hampshire.
The 12-inch coastal defense gun M1895 (305 mm) and its variants the M1888 and M1900 were large coastal artillery pieces installed to defend major American seaports between 1895 and 1945. For most of their history they were operated by the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps.