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WW1 US railway gun - photo
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More on this weapon...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...ature=emb_logo
There doesn't seem to be any way to train the gun in azimuth, only elevation. How was that handled?
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Originally Posted by
mklotz
They would lay a switch sidling in the direction of the town they wanted to bombard . There might also be a curve laid in to the rail so they cold adjust the direction slightly byt moving the gun forward or back A 14" gun would be similar to that of a main gun on a battle ship so the target could be of some distance away by moving a few moments of a degree they projectile could strike a target to either side of a single target