U.S. Army Gun, Heavy, Motorized, 280mm, M65 Atomic Annie (Tankograd Technical Manual 6008)
Michael Franz, Jochen Vollert - U.S. Army Gun, Heavy, Motorized, 280mm, M65 Atomic Annie
Tankograd Publishing | 2006 | ISBN: N/A | Deutsch / English | 52 pages | PDF | 73.72 MB
Tankograd Technical Manual 6008
Tankograd Publishing | 2006 | ISBN: N/A | Deutsch / English | 52 pages | PDF | 73.72 MB
Tankograd Technical Manual 6008
The history of the Atomic Cannon reaches back into World War II. In November 1944, the U.S. Army expressed the need for a heavy, mobile long-range artillery weapon for attacking enemy field forÂtifications or communication centers and for counterbattery fire on enemy long-range artillery. This requirement led to the initiation of development of the 240mm Gun Tl. In October 1946, the Chief of Ordnance assigned Watertown Arsenal the responsibility to develÂop the carriage and Waterfliet Arsenal the responsibility for develÂopment of the 240mm gun. The final design was approved in May 1947 and in 1950, two prototype 240mm guns had been completed and were tested at Aberdeen Proving Ground.