Armstrong 100-ton gun - videos

[Jon]

Armstrong 100-ton gun. 1:03 video:

Animation showing loading procedure. 3:18 video:

Forgotten Weapons covered it. 26:08 video:

More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100-ton_gun


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[bruce.desertrat]

From the Wikipedia article:

"The 15 guns Armstrong made, were used to arm two Italian battleships and, to counter these, British fortifications at Malta and Gibraltar."

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the Military-Industrial complex in action. Sell your guns to one side, then to the other side to defend from the first sale.

[Rorschach]

I have visited the gun on Gibraltar, entry to the museum is the crazy sum of £1

Very impressive bit of engineering and the ultimate deterrent of it's day, never needed to be fired in anger.

[baja]

Puts my little 2" cannon to shame. But a lot cheaper to shoot.