The Canon de 340 modèle 1912 à berceau was a French railway gun used by the French Army and the United States Army during World War I. The guns were used again by the French Army during World War II.
A Canon de 340 modèle 1912 à berceau in US service Haussimont, France.
A diagram showing the carriage details and the gun pit.
A French gun in a revetment and covered with camouflage netting at Glisy, France.
A gun assigned to the US Army in a revetment. It has been jacked up and the bogies are being removed.
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Naval artillery is artillery mounted on a warship, originally used only for naval warfare and then subsequently used for more specialized roles in surface warfare such as naval gunfire support and ant
USS Iowa fires a broadside of nine 16"/50 and six 5"/38 guns during an exercise
The cannon shot (c. 1680), by Willem van de Velde the Younger
The line of battle was used from the beginning of the 16th century by the Portuguese, especially in the Indian Ocean, and from the 17th century, by the other Europeans in general, beginning with the Dutch and the English, in the English Channel and the North Sea. Pictured, the Battle of Öland between an allied Danish–Dutch fleet under Cornelis Tromp and the Swedish navy.
Firing of an 18-pounder aboard a French ship.