406 mm caliber M1919

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M1919 coastal gun in the US Army Ordnance Museum

The M1919 cannon in 16 inch (406 mm) caliber was an American long cannon.

The heavy M1919 guns were originally developed as guns for new battleships after the end of the First World War . The Washington fleet treaty of 1922 prevented their use. The finished gun barrels were mounted . According to a decision of the Congress , they should be used as coastal batteries . Due to the global economic crisis , only the ports of Pearl Harbor , San Diego and New York could be secured accordingly.

Technical specifications

  • Caliber: 16 inch (406 mm)
  • Pipe length: 20.3 m (L / 50)
  • Elevation range −7 ° to + 35 °
  • Muzzle velocity 822 m / s
  • Effective range: approx. 41 km

literature

Artillery of the American Forces in World War II


Chariot cannons

37 mm M5 / M6 gun • 75 mm M2 / M3 / M6 • 76 mm M1 • 3 ”M7 • 90 mm M1 • 105 mm M4 howitzer

Anti-tank

37 mm gun M3 • 57 mm gun M1 • 75 mm gun M1897 • 3 inch gun M5 • 105 mm anti-tank gun T8

Light, medium
and heavy artillery

75 mm gun M1897 • 75 mm Gebirgshaubitze M1 • 105mm howitzer M2 • 105mm howitzer M3 • 4.5-inch gun M1 • 155mm howitzer M1918 • 155mm howitzer M1 • 155 mm M1918MI gun • 155 mm M1 "Long Tom" gun • 8-inch howitzer M1 / ​​M2 • 8-inch M1 field gun • 240 mm M1 howitzer

Grenade launcher

60mm M2 Mortar • 80mm M1 Mortar • 4.2 Inch M2 Mortar • Little David

Guns on self-propelled guns

M8 75 mm HMC • T30 75 mm HMC • M7 105 mm HMC • M12 GMC • M40 GMC

Air defense

37-mm anti-aircraft gun M1 • 40-mm anti-aircraft gun M1 • 3-inch anti-aircraft gun M1917 • 3-inch anti-aircraft gun M1918 • 3-inch anti-aircraft gun M3 • 90-mm anti-aircraft gun M1 • 120-mm anti-aircraft gun M1

Coastal artillery

3 ”rapid fire cannon M1903 • 90 mm M1 gun • 6” M1903 cannon • 155 mm M1918MI • 7 ”L / 44 cannon • 8” Mk VI rail gun • 8 ”gun M1888 • 10-inch gun M1895 / M1900 • 12-inch coast mortar • 12-inch coastal artillery M1888 / M1900 • 14-inch coastal artillery M1907 • 16-inch coastal artillery M1895 • 16-inch coastal artillery M1919 • 16-inch -L / 50 naval gun • 16-inch M1920 coastal howitzer

Railway guns

8-inch Mk VI rail gun • 8-inch M1888 gun • 12-inch rail gun • 14-inch M1920 rail gun