PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoConfederate railway gun captured by Union forces, US Civil War, 1864lemmy.worldimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1147arrow-down15cross-posted to: forgottenweapons@lemmy.world
arrow-up1142arrow-down1imageConfederate railway gun captured by Union forces, US Civil War, 1864lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square17fedilinkcross-posted to: forgottenweapons@lemmy.world
minus-squarethesporkeffect@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 months agoId expect it was intended to be operated on a curved section of tracks to allow it to aim and function as artillery. Similar concept as the https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwerer_Gustav
Id expect it was intended to be operated on a curved section of tracks to allow it to aim and function as artillery. Similar concept as the https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwerer_Gustav