PropertyValue
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  • 14-inch M1920 railway gun
rdfs:comment
  • The 14-inch M1920 railway gun was the last large caliber railway gun to be deployed by the U.S. Army. It was an upgrade of the Navy 14"/50 caliber railway gun. This was meant to build a better railway gun, from past mistakes.
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Length
  • 1813.56
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Number
  • 4
breech
  • Interrupted thread,
Range
  • 22,092 m
is explosive
  • yes
Origin
  • United States
Rate
  • 1
Service
  • 1925
is artillery
  • yes
Type
  • Railway gun
Caption
  • Diagram showing gun barrel in elevated, normal and traveling positions
traverse
  • 7
Cartridge
  • separate loading, HE, and AP
Wars
Weight
  • Tube and recoil band- 230,000 Lbs
Carriage
  • railway truck, 14 axles
Manufacturer
is ranged
  • yes
production date
  • 1925
Recoil
  • hydropneumatic
design date
  • 1920
Elevation
  • 50
feed
  • hand
abstract
  • The 14-inch M1920 railway gun was the last large caliber railway gun to be deployed by the U.S. Army. It was an upgrade of the Navy 14"/50 caliber railway gun. This was meant to build a better railway gun, from past mistakes.