Posted on 08/12/2012 3:45:46 PM PDT by moonshot925
20 cannons were manufactured from 1951 to 1953.
The cannon fired a W9 or W19 nuclear artillery shell with a maximum range of 24-29 miles.
5 Field Artillery Battalions were deployed to the 7th Army in West Germany between October 1953 and April 1954. The units were hosted by the 42nd Field Artillery Group.
Each battalion had 3 280mm guns, 30 officers, 7 warrant officers and 401 enlisted men.
All of the cannons were retired in December 1963.
We should take them out of retirement and deploy them on the southern border.
Thanks for the links.
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