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Crew of coastal defense gun. Projectile is being rammed into tube. Foreground soldier has his hand on the powder charge. |
16 inch coastal gun. That's one BIG cannon! |
Howitzer crew rams shell into the breech. |
Fire Mission. |
This World War I crew mans a 75mm gun. |
A 240MM gun packs a heavy punch. |
This crew is preparing their position. |
Fire mission at night. |
This 37mm antitank gun is made to be movable. It looks downright puny alongside other guns on this page. One difference is that the antitank gun uses a high-velocity round fired directly at a target. The other guns fire explosives, and all except the coastal gun are meant for indirect fire. |
South Korean troops with the 57mm antitank gun. The British Army's called this gun a "6 Pounder." |