Collinsville, CT 4.7 inch Carriage Gun
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Barefoot
N 41° 48.742 W 072° 55.304
18T E 672626 N 4631031
4.7 inch gun carriage located in Collinsville, CT.
Waymark Code: WM3CAK
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 03/14/2008
Views: 28
Produced for use in WW I by the Watervliet Arsenal in 1915. This 4.7 inch gun could deliver a 60lb projectile 7260 meters or 4.5 miles. It could loft a 45lb shell 8750 meters or 5.5 miles. Soldiers in the field learned to increase this range to about 10,000 meters, or well over 6 miles, by depressing the trail into a hole prepared for it.
I found most of this information in Benedict Crowell's 1919, "America's Munitions" p72.
Where is this artillery located?: Monument grounds
What military of the world used this device?: U.S.
Artillery is no longer operational: yes
Are there any geocaches at this location?:
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What type of artillery is this?: Not listed
Date artillery was in use: Not listed
Date artillery was placed on display: Not listed
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