Loading a 16-gun on the HMS Rodney in 1944. The guys are wearing Anti-flash gear.
More:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BL_16-inch_Mk_I_naval_gun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-flash_gear
Previously:
Armstrong 100-ton gun - videos
World's biggest revolver - GIF
1586 Tsar Cannon
Punt guns - enormous old shotguns for hunting waterfowl
1464 Dardanelles siege cannon - photos
Moncrief disappearing gun that uses recoil to conceal gun - GIF
1889 naval gun breech - video
Giant air cannon in action - GIF
19th century cannon used in Syrian Civil War - video of it firing
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