Detail Artifact
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| 5 inch Gun on Deck of USS Essex |
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| Photograph |
| Cold War , Korean War |
| One of four 5 inch dual purpose guns on the USS Essex. |
| Probably Authentic |
| Related: Anti-Aircraft , Artillery , Naval |
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| Related Facts | |
| Gustav Krupp mounted a modified 1-pounder gun, the "Ballonabwehrkanone" (i.e. balloon defence cannon), on top of a horse-drawn carriage for the purpose of shooting down communication balloons in the Franco-Prussian War (1870). | Anti-Aircraft |
| From the 13th century, an "artillier" referred to a builder of any war equipment. | Artillery |