Sunday, January 30, 2011

Cannons in History~ 1900s-Modern

Paris Gun

A German long-range siege gun used to bombard Paris in World War I
In service March-Augest 1918
The Paris Gun shells were propelled at a high velocity so each successive shot wore away a considerable amount of steel from the rifled bore.
Also called the "Kaiser Wilhelm Geschütz"


Autocannon

A rapid-fire projectile weapon
Fired shells instead of bullets, HEDP, AP, APCR, and APDS
A large calliber, mechanically loaded for faster rate of fire
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France, World War II

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