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The 6-inch gun M1897 (152 mm) and its variants the M1900, M1903, M1905, M1908, and M1 (a.k.a. T2) were coastal artillery pieces installed to defend major American seaports between 1897 and 1945. For most of their history they were operated by the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps .
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 .
Cold War Modern 140: 14 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval gun Japan: World War II 145: Canon de 145 L modele 1916 Saint-Chamond France: World War I - World War II 149.1: 15 cm SK L/45 German Empire: World War II: 149.1: 15 cm SK C/28 Nazi Germany: World War II: 152: BL 6 inch Mk III, IV, VI United Kingdom: 1880 - 1905 152: BL 6 inch gun Mk V Elswick ...
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.
The Coast Artillery operated all US Army heavy artillery in that war, due to their experience and training with these weapons. A total of 28 5-inch coast defense guns were removed from fixed emplacements and mounted on M1917 wheeled carriages as field guns ; [ 2 ] [ 9 ] these equipped a Coast Artillery regiment in France, the 69th. [ 10 ]
Eighteen of the guns were subsequently purchased by Spain for use as coastal artillery. [ 1 ] The guns could fire an armour-piercing shell weighing 860 kilograms (1,900 lb) at a velocity of 762 metres per second (2,500 ft/s) or a high-explosive shell weighing 802 kilograms (1,768 lb) to a range of 35,100 metres (115,200 ft).
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 .