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The 12"/50 caliber gun Mark 8 was a US naval gun mounted on the Alaska-class cruiser. The gun, like the "large cruiser" that mounted it, was intended to fill the gap between US "heavy cruisers" (6-8") and US battleships (14-16"). The name describes the size of the shells, 12 inches in diameter, and the length of the bore in calibers (50 bore ...
12 Tangos: Adios Buenos Aires is a German documentary film from director and producer Arne Birkenstock. It was filmed in 2004 in Buenos Aires . The music was arranged and composed by the guitarist and composer Luis Borda.
Therefore with a 12-gauge, it would take 12 balls of lead of the same size as the 12 gauge shotgun's inner bore diameter to weigh 1 pound (453.6 g). [5] The term is related to the measurement of cannons , which were also measured by the weight of their iron round shot ; an eight-pounder would fire an 8-pound (3.6 kg) ball.
The BL 12-inch Mark VIII naval gun [note 1] was one of the first large British rifled breech-loading naval guns designed for the higher pressures generated by the new cordite propellant of the 1890s, and Britain's first large wire-wound gun. It represented a major advance compared to previous British guns.
The Ordnance QF 12-pounder 8 cwt was a Royal Navy "landing gun" intended for navy use ashore. "8 cwt" refers to the weight of the gun and breech, approximately 8 cwt = 8 x 112 lb (51 kg) = 896 lb (406 kg). This was how the British often differentiated between guns of the same calibre or weight of shell.
8 cm/60 Type 98 gun ; Type: Naval gun: Place of origin: Japan: Service history; In service: 1941–1945: Used by: Imperial Japanese Navy: Wars: World War II: Production history
Deborah Chasman joined the magazine as co-editor in 2001. [3] Pulitzer-prize winner Junot Díaz is the current fiction editor; Timothy Donnelly, B. K. Fischer, and Stefania Heim are the poetry editors. [4] In 2010, Boston Review switched from black and white tabloid to an glossy, all-color format. [5]
Boston Common, 8/17/71 is a live album by the rock group the Allman Brothers Band. As the name suggests, it was recorded at Boston Common in Boston, Massachusetts , on August 17, 1971. It is the fifth archival release by the Allman Brothers Band Recording Company, and the third one to feature the original lineup of the band.