French 13" Mortar - Pensacola, FL - Static Artillery Displays on Waymarking.com

This French 13" Mortar from the 1700s is one of 6 artillery pieces displayed outside Fort Barrancas on the Pensacola Naval Air Station.

While guns were intended to batter down the walls of a fortification during a siege, mortars were designed to fire explosive shells over the walls of the fortification, killing the men inside, and forcing others to stay in bombproof shelters, or preventing the gunners from serving their guns and repairing damage caused by the bombardment. Mortars could also destroy structures inside the fortification such as barracks and kitchens which would normally stay unharmed from standard guns. Heavier mortar shells could penetrate magazines and many bombproof shelters. The 13-inch mortar had a maximum range of 4,300 yards, but their effective ranges were much shorter.

What type of artillery is this?: Mortar Where is this artillery located?: Monument grounds What military of the world used this device?: French Artillery is no longer operational: no Still may work: no Are there any geocaches at this location?: GCCBAC Date artillery was in use: Not listed Date artillery was placed on display: Not listed Parking location to view this Waymark: Not Listed Cost?: Not Listed

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