File:QF6inchAAGunWWI.jpg
Summary
British <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QF_6_inch_Mk_I_-_III_naval_gun" class="extiw" title="en:QF 6 inch Mk I - III naval gun">QF 6 inch naval gun</a>, on high-angle mounting on railway truck, as anti-aircraft gun. At Prince of Wales Pier, Dover.
Cartridge case is visible lying horizontally behind gunlayer's feet (left side of gun).
A rope is attached to the barrel for use in manually depressing it. This was necessary because the gun was not designed to be mounted at such a high angle, and hence the gun was unbalanced, necessitating manual intervention to depress the barrel.
Additional <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_ordnance_terms#Recuperator" class="extiw" title="en:List of British ordnance terms">recuperator</a> cylinders appear to have been added above the barrel, presumably to assist runout at the abnormally high angle.
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| current | 22:35, 16 January 2017 | | 800 × 631 (40 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | <p>British <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QF_6_inch_Mk_I_-_III_naval_gun" class="extiw" title="en:QF 6 inch Mk I - III naval gun">QF 6 inch naval gun</a>, on high-angle mounting on railway truck, as anti-aircraft gun. At Prince of Wales Pier, Dover. <br>Cartridge case is visible lying horizontally behind gunlayer's feet (left side of gun). <br>A rope is attached to the barrel for use in manually depressing it. This was necessary because the gun was not designed to be mounted at such a high angle, and hence the gun was unbalanced, necessitating manual intervention to depress the barrel. <br>Additional <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_ordnance_terms#Recuperator" class="extiw" title="en:List of British ordnance terms">recuperator</a> cylinders appear to have been added above the barrel, presumably to assist runout at the abnormally high angle. </p> |
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