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Old 03-14-2004, 05:37 AM
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Question 175mm cannon

Any among us here ever been close by or actually pulled the string or crewed on firing a 175mm cannon?

Lordy, that's a large weapon...

How long and big around (in layman's terms, say, relative to a basketball) is the "bullet" ?

What is its size and effectiveness/explosive-destructive power compared with the Naval sixteen inchers?

How far will it travel (maximum)?

What purpose does it serve in an arsenal? i.e. what would be its most ideal function and how many of them would a battery need?

How it the world do ya haul it around, up mountainsides and sandbox dunes or whatnot?
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