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Offline gerhed

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Anzio Annie
« on: April 06, 2007, 05:42:47 AM »
Annie kept our GI s pinned down for months on the beach at Anzio, Italy.
Large railroad gun could fire one ton round 40 miles.
Those who were there said it sounded like a large noisey boxcar coming in !
Now located at a great outdoor artillery museum in Aberdeen, Md.
They also have the "atomic cannon"--never fired atomically--fortunately.
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Re: Anzio Annie
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2007, 06:31:49 AM »
Amazing images. Keep them coming. ;)
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Re: Anzio Annie
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2007, 06:37:18 AM »
Not only is that an impressive weapon, but it's an impressive rail car. Very cool.
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Re: Anzio Annie
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2007, 07:32:40 AM »
A one-ton shell?  That's awful.  I can't even imagine what those soldiers had to live through...
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