To: Southack
I’m going to venture a guess that you’re not an engineer and probably never served in artillery..
Eight inch guns are a little large for towing and WAY too large for air lifting.
23 posted on
05/14/2013 3:47:46 PM PDT by
Chainmail
(A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
To: Chainmail
24 posted on
05/14/2013 4:05:08 PM PDT by
Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
To: Chainmail
The L/12 is 16.5 inch towed artillery.
25 posted on
05/14/2013 4:07:03 PM PDT by
Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
To: Chainmail
"Eight inch guns are a little large for towing and WAY too large for air lifting." - Chainmail Incorrect.
26 posted on
05/14/2013 4:07:50 PM PDT by
Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
To: Chainmail
You knew this was coming:
The US had several towed 8" and larger guns.
The 240 mm howitzer M1 was towed.
Even the frickin 280mm M65 atomic cannon was towed.
Here's an
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_howitzers
Btw I am an engineer and served in the US Army artillery -if that helps.
27 posted on
05/14/2013 4:14:01 PM PDT by
Justa
To: Chainmail
"I’m going to venture a guess that you’re not an engineer and probably never served in artillery.. Eight inch guns are a little large for towing and WAY too large for air lifting." - Chainmail How's that again?! This one's bigger than 9 inches...and it is towed.
*oh yeah, we had a self-propelled version, but we scrapped it...wanna **guess** why?? You can guess; I can tell ya.
29 posted on
05/15/2013 12:00:54 AM PDT by
Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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