The US Navy built five of these magnificent railcar guns during WW1. Built with brand new surplus navy cannon, their specialty was hitting German targets over twenty miles away as they followed an advancing US Army. In addition to factories, they would strike rail yards to keep extra enemy troops and supplies from reaching the front.
Designed to fire 300 times before wearing out, these cannon needed 1/2 hour per shot, but their all-Navy crews averaged over 150 shots per cannon. So effective that they were used until the end of the war, one of them fired one of the last shots of WW1.
Designed to fire 300 times before wearing out, these cannon needed 1/2 hour per shot, but their all-Navy crews averaged over 150 shots per cannon. So effective that they were used until the end of the war, one of them fired one of the last shots of WW1.
