8-inch Mk. VI railway gun
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8-inch-mk-vi-railway-gun-307-14668405
title:
8-inch Mk. VI railway gun
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The 8-inch Navy gun Mk.VI M3A2 on railway mount M1A1 was a World War II improved replacement for the World War I-era 8-inch M1888 gun and was used by the US Army's Coast Artillery Corps in US harbor defenses. The guns were also mounted in fixed emplacements on the barbette carriage M1A1. These guns were US Navy surplus 8"/45 caliber guns from battleships scrapped under the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty. Mark VI was the Navy designation. The Army designation for this gun was "8-inch Navy gun Mk.VI
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Railway gun
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8-inch_Mk._VI_railway_gun
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2024-02-11T12:15:49Z
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