>> 16" shells in underground stores, with their copper driving bands (to squeeze into the rifling inside the gun barrels)...
Those shells weighed about a ton each. Try to imagine the pressure inside the breech of one of the guns when fired. No wonder they needed slides and long hydraulic shock absorbers to cope with the recoil.
Anyone standing close to the muzzle would be killed by the shock and blast wave. They are noble things in their way. They demand respect, otherwise God help you.
Last edited by: Armel Coussine on Tue 5 Apr 16 at 14:40
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