| 8-inch Mk. VI railway gun | |
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8-inch Mk. VI railway gun |
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| Type | railway |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1941 - 1946 |
| Used by | United States |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Baldwin locomotive works |
| Produced | 1941 |
| Number built | 24? |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | tube and breech, 42.000 Lbs. |
| Length | 30-feet 9-inches |
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| Shell | separate loading HE, and AP. |
| Caliber | 8 in (200 mm) |
| Breech | Interrupted screw, step cut |
| Recoil | Hydeopnematic |
| Carriage | M1A1 railway |
| Elevation | 45 degrees |
| Traverse | 360 degrees |
| Rate of fire | 2 rounds a minute |
| Muzzle velocity | 2,750 ft/s (840 m/s) AP, or 2,840 ft/s (870 m/s) HE. |
| Maximum range | 35,300 yd (32,300 m) |
| Feed system | hand |
The 8-inch Gun Mk. VI, mod 3A2, on railway mount M1A1 was a World War II version of the earlier M1888 gun. and was used to support coast artillery fortifications.
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The MK. VI railway gun was quickly put together at the start of World War II, to supplement and replace the older World War I M1888 railway gun. these guns had a very short life, rolling out in Feb. of 1941, and being cut up for scrap immediately after the war. The gun was based on the Navy's 8-inch (200 mm) Mark VI, and may have been built at Watervliet Arsenal. It was mounted both en Barbette as well as on the M1A1 railway carriage.
The following sighting equipment was used with the gun.
Battery 404, Fort Abercrombie, Kodiak, AK
Kodiak Airport, Kodiak, AK (gun formerly at Battery 403, Fort J.H. Smith, Kodiak, AK)
Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, VA
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