±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: HighestAce
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6648

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 237
Total: 237
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Community Forums
02: Community Forums
03: Home
04: Home
05: Home
06: Community Forums
07: Community Forums
08: Community Forums
09: Community Forums
10: Community Forums
11: Home
12: Community Forums
13: Community Forums
14: Photo Gallery
15: Downloads
16: Community Forums
17: Community Forums
18: Community Forums
19: Community Forums
20: Community Forums
21: Community Forums
22: Community Forums
23: News Archive
24: Photo Gallery
25: Home
26: Photo Gallery
27: Photo Gallery
28: Community Forums
29: Home
30: Community Forums
31: Community Forums
32: Community Forums
33: Community Forums
34: Community Forums
35: Community Forums
36: Community Forums
37: Home
38: Member Screenshots
39: Member Screenshots
40: Community Forums
41: Community Forums
42: Community Forums
43: Home
44: Community Forums
45: Community Forums
46: Home
47: Community Forums
48: Home
49: Community Forums
50: Community Forums
51: Community Forums
52: Community Forums
53: Home
54: Home
55: Community Forums
56: Community Forums
57: Community Forums
58: Community Forums
59: Member Screenshots
60: Community Forums
61: Community Forums
62: Community Forums
63: Community Forums
64: Photo Gallery
65: Community Forums
66: Community Forums
67: Your Account
68: Home
69: Community Forums
70: Community Forums
71: Community Forums
72: Community Forums
73: Community Forums
74: Home
75: News Archive
76: Community Forums
77: Community Forums
78: Community Forums
79: Community Forums
80: Community Forums
81: Community Forums
82: Community Forums
83: Community Forums
84: Member Screenshots
85: Community Forums
86: Community Forums
87: Member Screenshots
88: Community Forums
89: Community Forums
90: Community Forums
91: Community Forums
92: Community Forums
93: Tell a Friend
94: Member Screenshots
95: Community Forums
96: Community Forums
97: Photo Gallery
98: Home
99: Home
100: Statistics
101: Community Forums
102: Home
103: Home
104: Community Forums
105: Home
106: Home
107: Community Forums
108: Your Account
109: Community Forums
110: Your Account
111: Member Screenshots
112: Downloads
113: Community Forums
114: Downloads
115: Community Forums
116: Community Forums
117: Community Forums
118: Community Forums
119: Photo Gallery
120: Community Forums
121: Community Forums
122: Home
123: Community Forums
124: News Archive
125: Photo Gallery
126: Community Forums
127: Photo Gallery
128: Community Forums
129: Community Forums
130: Downloads
131: Community Forums
132: Community Forums
133: Home
134: Home
135: Community Forums
136: Community Forums
137: Member Screenshots
138: Photo Gallery
139: News Archive
140: Photo Gallery
141: Photo Gallery
142: Community Forums
143: Home
144: Photo Gallery
145: Community Forums
146: Home
147: Downloads
148: Home
149: Photo Gallery
150: Community Forums
151: Community Forums
152: News Archive
153: Community Forums
154: Community Forums
155: Downloads
156: Home
157: Community Forums
158: Community Forums
159: Community Forums
160: Community Forums
161: Member Screenshots
162: Community Forums
163: Community Forums
164: Member Screenshots
165: Community Forums
166: Community Forums
167: Community Forums
168: Community Forums
169: Home
170: Photo Gallery
171: Contact
172: Community Forums
173: Community Forums
174: Community Forums
175: Community Forums
176: Community Forums
177: Home
178: Community Forums
179: News Archive
180: Community Forums
181: Community Forums
182: Community Forums
183: Community Forums
184: Community Forums
185: News Archive
186: News Archive
187: Member Screenshots
188: Community Forums
189: News Archive
190: Member Screenshots
191: News Archive
192: Community Forums
193: Community Forums
194: Home
195: Home
196: Home
197: Community Forums
198: Downloads
199: Community Forums
200: Community Forums
201: Photo Gallery
202: Community Forums
203: Community Forums
204: Community Forums
205: Community Forums
206: Community Forums
207: Member Screenshots
208: Community Forums
209: Downloads
210: Community Forums
211: Home
212: Community Forums
213: News Archive
214: News Archive
215: Home
216: Home
217: Community Forums
218: Home
219: Community Forums
220: Community Forums
221: Member Screenshots
222: Home
223: Home
224: Community Forums
225: Community Forums
226: Home
227: Home
228: Community Forums
229: Community Forums
230: Community Forums
231: Community Forums
232: Your Account
233: Home
234: Downloads
235: Home
236: Community Forums
237: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
(Off-Topic) Now THIS is towed artillery!
A forum dedicated for the discussion of all kinds of artillery topics.
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  Artillery Forum

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
MarkHolloway
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2006
Posts: 2054
Location: Beatty, Nevada
PostPosted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 9:22 am
Post subject: (Off-Topic) Now THIS is towed artillery!


NATIONAL ARCHIVES PHOTO

_________________
"TUMBLEWEED"
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Photo Gallery
Neil_Baumgardner
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3942
Location: Arlington, VA
PostPosted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 12:10 pm
Post subject: Re: (Off-Topic) Now THIS is towed artillery!

Where is that? I'm curious..

And any idea exactly what type it is?

Hmm, this should probably be on the artillery forum...

Neil
Back to top
View user's profile
MarkHolloway
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2006
Posts: 2054
Location: Beatty, Nevada
PostPosted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 1:35 pm
Post subject: Re: (Off-Topic) Now THIS is towed artillery!

I found it in the National Archives. Don't remember if it says where it was at. I'm mostly impressed with the truck! That gun is heavy!

_________________
"TUMBLEWEED"
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Photo Gallery
armyjunk2
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Sep 22, 2006
Posts: 1416

PostPosted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 2:13 pm
Post subject: Re: (Off-Topic) Now THIS is towed artillery!

its a 16in tube
Back to top
View user's profile
Neil_Baumgardner
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3942
Location: Arlington, VA
PostPosted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 2:39 pm
Post subject: Re: (Off-Topic) Now THIS is towed artillery!

Okay, I knew that... Sorry, I expect more from you armyjunk2... Wink

Neil
Back to top
View user's profile
armyjunk2
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Sep 22, 2006
Posts: 1416

PostPosted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 2:43 pm
Post subject: Re: (Off-Topic) Now THIS is towed artillery!

That was the quick answer.... I believe the pic above is from Fort Funston due to the date and that would make it Battery Davis

A couple of quick pics, these tubes weight 300,000 to 385,000 lbs depending on if its a Navy tube or Army, both were used by the army in coastal defenses. There were mounted in emplacements like these...

1 Rhode Island


2 Panama


3 Fort Funston, CA


4 Peakes or Peaks Island Maine


Last edited by armyjunk2 on Sat Sep 13, 2008 7:11 pm; edited 1 time in total
Back to top
View user's profile
Maple_Leaf_Eh
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 517

PostPosted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 6:22 pm
Post subject: Re: (Off-Topic) Now THIS is towed artillery!

Never mind the finished product, I want to see the rifling cutter!
Back to top
View user's profile
Dennis_Smith
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 17, 2006
Posts: 192

PostPosted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 8:03 pm
Post subject: Re: (Off-Topic) Now THIS is towed artillery!

Maple Leaf said:
Never mind the finished product, I want to see the rifling cutter!


I couldn't find a picture of the rifling cutter, but here's some pictures from "The Watervliet Arsenal", that shows the lathes that they used...







Back to top
View user's profile
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  Artillery Forum
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT - 6 Hours



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum