Thursday 21 August 2014

A Really Big Gun

We have lots of military guff lying around in Kent. This piece is a gate guard at the Royal Engineers Museum in Chatham.

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  1. And apparently some more recent combat engineering vehicles as well! AVLB and "entrenching" vehicle in the back?

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  2. Very useful when the snow comes.

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  3. Very decorative features on that gun.
    cheers

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  4. Dear John,

    There's what looks like a 13" mortar shell in the background, but I'll bet the gun is a demi-culverin, a 9-pounder is all (and possibly even smaller).

    Dave
    Whom short-barreled 155s overfired in the distant past

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    1. Whatever it is it still looks very impressive up close, Dave.

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