"Mk XIX Cannon and Crew" Topic
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Tango01  | 19 May 2013 12:30 p.m. PST |
This was a big cannon!.
Good work by my friend Alan.
See here
link Hope you enjoy!. Amicalement
Armand |
| monk2002uk | 19 May 2013 9:47 p.m. PST |
This is the post-WW1 variant, though the Mk XIX 6" gun saw service with the British from 1916. Robert |
| MajorB | 20 May 2013 5:24 a.m. PST |
Looks like it's about to blow the top off that hill!  |
| number4 | 09 Aug 2013 10:27 p.m. PST |
One of the gunners is walking backwards :) The loading cradle is used to align the projectile with the breech so that the gunners with the rammer can push it home cleanly and engage the copper driving band with the rifling. You can see this being done on the 5.5" piece here:
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| Joes Shop | 10 Aug 2013 5:14 a.m. PST |
Interesting, thanks for posting. Regards, J. P. Kelly |
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goes to sea with the Terrain Mat.
