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| Keywords: outdoor Lot-9435-7: Big Guns Guard American Coast. Powerful 16” gun defense guns like this dot the American coast lines and are ready at a moment’s notice to hurl a curtain of fire on all harbor lanes leading to major cities. The guns always are trained on the small unmined channels of the various harbors to pour destruction on any craft that escapes the mine barricade. It requires a crew of 44 men to operate a rifle this size. In addition to the actual gunners, technicians are required to plot the range. By using railroad car mounts, the guns can be moved quickly. Office of War Information Collection, Dec 1941-Jan 1942. (2015/12/11). Lot-9435-7: Big Guns Guard American Coast. Powerful 16” gun defense guns like this dot the American coast lines and are ready at a moment’s notice to hurl a curtain of fire on all harbor lanes leading to major cities. The guns always are trained on the small unmined channels of the various harbors to pour destruction on any craft that escapes the mine barricade. It requires a crew of 44 men to operate a rifle this size. In addition to the actual gunners, technicians are required to plot the range. By using railroad car mounts, the guns can be moved quickly. Office of War Information Collection, Dec 1941-Jan 1942. (2015/12/11). | ||||
