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Here it is….big stuff. Known as “The Dictator”.Photos from the National Archives. http://www.archives.gov/
After you posted this I found it in my time life civil war set. They said it weighed 17,000 lbs and threw a shell that weighed 218 lbs 2 and a half miles using a charge of 20 lbs of gun powder.
After you posted this I found it in my time life civil war set. They said it weighed 17,000 lbs and threw a shell that weighed 218 lbs 2 and a half miles using a charge of 20 lbs of gun powder.
You wonder what the accuracy with something like that would have been with a barrel that short. I know that later on - I think during World War I - the Germans developed a mortar with a super-long barrel that could fire a super long distance. Problem with this heavy artillery is that it can almost become a transportation nightmare. The fact that it was moved by a train speaks to this.
If I remember correctly from last night it said it wasn't meant to be mobile (Obviously) But when Grant laid siege to Petersburg he had it mounted so it could be moved and fired from the railroad. All kinds of modifications were made so it could be fired from that position without tearing things up because the recoil was so tremendous.
Phid you need to reset the permissions because I can't download the attachments.
Oops....I set permission to read attachments for all people except the moderator. Let me know if it still isn't working.
Nope it's still denying me access to download. I can see the pictures in the posts, but I can't download them from the link. You're toying with the plebes again aren't you emperor? 🙂
Nope it's still denying me access to download. I can see the pictures in the posts, but I can't download them from the link. You're toying with the plebes again aren't you emperor? 🙂
Oh, ok, I thought the problem was that they weren't showing for you at all. I didn't mean for anyone to actually download them, but just to see them. If you really want a copy, just right click and save it to your computer!
Oh, ok, I thought the problem was that they weren't showing for you at all. I didn't mean for anyone to actually download them, but just to see them. If you really want a copy, just right click and save it to your computer!
I didn't really want a copy of them, I just wanted the ability to do so if I wanted.....alas you have denied me. So be it. 🙂
