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PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 3 months ago

Confederate railway gun captured by Union forces, US Civil War, 1864

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Confederate railway gun captured by Union forces, US Civil War, 1864

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PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 3 months ago
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  • JohnnyFlapHoleSeed@lemmy.world
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    I mean, it seems kind of cool, although not being able to rotate is probably how it got captured. But if you had it parked at the end of a train tunnel, barrel facing towards the tunnel, and tons of troops were advancing through the dark tunnel, it would def do it’s job

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      Oh yeah, trains fighting trains. Never thought about the possibility of a train duel.

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    S L O P E D A R M O R

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