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  2. M65 atomic cannon - Wikipedia

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    armament. W9 (nuclear warhead) The M65 atomic cannon, often called Atomic Annie, [6] : 92 was an artillery piece built by the United States and capable of firing a nuclear device. It was developed in the early 1950s, at the beginning of the Cold War; and fielded between April 1955 and December 1962, in West Germany, South Korea and on Okinawa.

  3. 14-pounder James rifle - Wikipedia

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    Hotchkiss: 1,530 yd (1,400 m) at 5° elevation. The 14-pounder James rifle or James rifled 6-pounder or 3.8-inch James rifle was a bronze muzzle-loading rifled cannon that was employed by the United States Army and the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fired a 14 lb (6.4 kg) solid shot up to a distance of 1,530 yd (1,400 ...

  4. Schwerer Gustav - Wikipedia

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    Schwerer Gustav (English: Heavy Gustav) was a German 80-centimetre (31.5 in) railway gun. It was developed in the late 1930s by Krupp in Rügenwalde as siege artillery for the explicit purpose of destroying the main forts of the French Maginot Line, the strongest fortifications in existence at the time. The fully assembled gun weighed nearly ...

  5. List of the largest cannon by caliber - Wikipedia

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    Early 15th-century Flemish giant cannon Dulle Griet at Ghent (caliber of 660 mm). This list contains all types of cannon through the ages listed in decreasing caliber size. For the purpose of this list, the development of large-calibre artillery can be divided into three periods, based on the kind of projectiles used, due to their dissimilar characteristics, and being practically ...

  6. Cannon operation - Wikipedia

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    Tank gun. v. t. e. Cannon operation required specialised crew and gunners, who were first enlisted by the Spanish in the 14th century. [1] The nature of cannon operation often depended on the size of the cannon and whether they were breech-loading or muzzle-loading. English cannons of the late 14th century became mobile, while the largest ...

  7. Guns for Sale - Wikipedia

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    Guns for Sale is a 1998 documentary film about the effect of guns on manhood, raiding, and livelihood in Karamajong, northern Uganda. Synopsis [ edit ] This film starts off with a brief introduction of the Karamajong people in Northern Uganda, Africa.

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