U.S. Army’s “Atomic Annie.”The first atomic artillery is a 280mm cannon capable of
U.S. Army’s “Atomic Annie.”The first atomic artillery is a 280mm cannon capable of firing artillery shells with tactical nuclear warheads. Twenty of the atomic cannons were produced at a cost of $800,000 each, according to the National Nuclear Security Administration. The weapon weighed over 83 tons, with cannon and carriage, or 50 tons in firing position, and was more than 80 feet in length, the largest mobile artillery ever built.The above picture is of Atomic Annie firing her shell at Frenchman’s Flat, NV. It was history’s first atomic artillery shell fired from the M65 280mm artillery gun, 23 May 1953. -- source link
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