PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoConfederate railway gun captured by Union forces, US Civil War, 1864lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down15cross-posted to: forgottenweapons@lemmy.world
arrow-up1143arrow-down1external-linkConfederate railway gun captured by Union forces, US Civil War, 1864lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square17fedilinkcross-posted to: forgottenweapons@lemmy.world
minus-squareraoul@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 months agoMaybe it’s because of the recoil? Having the canon alligned with the track allows it to move with the recoil while having it slightly angled may make it derail 🤷♂️
Maybe it’s because of the recoil?
Having the canon alligned with the track allows it to move with the recoil while having it slightly angled may make it derail 🤷♂️