8-inch M1888

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8 inch M1888MIA1 railway gun
8 inch M1888MIA1 railway gun
Type	Railway gun
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1918–1946
Used by	United States
Wars	World War I, World War II
Production history
Designed	1888
Manufacturer	various
Number built	47 ordered, 18 produced?
Specifications
Weight	33,700 Lbs.
Length	40'6" (car)

Shell	separate loading HE, and AP.
Caliber	8-inch
Breech	Interrupted screw, step cut
Recoil	Hydrospring
Carriage	M1918MI railway
Elevation	42 degrees
Traverse	360 degrees
Feed system	hand

The 8-inch Gun M1888MIA1 Barbette carriage M1918 on railway car M1918MI was a U.S. Army coast artillery gun, used during World War I, and World War II.

History

The M1888 8 in (203.20 mm) gun was a coastal artillery gun mounted on a barbette carriage. At the start of World War I, the United States and its allies needed a medium range heavy artillery piece that could be transported easily. The quick solution was to take the existing coast artillery guns and mount them on a drop bed rail car. This was done with a number of different weapons, like the 10 in (254.00 mm), and 12 in (304.80 mm) guns, as well as mortars.

Variations

Model	Size	Length	Weight
M1888 Rifle	8 in (203.20 mm)	278.5 in (7,073.90 mm)	32,218 lb (14,614 kg)
M1888MI Rifle	8 in (203.20 mm)	278.5 in (7,073.90 mm)	32,218 lb (14,614 kg)
M1888MII Rifle	8 in (203.20 mm)	278.5 in (7,073.90 mm)	33,200 lb (15,059 kg)
MkVI-M3A2 Rifle	8 in (203.20 mm)	369.12 in (9,375.65 mm)	42,000 lb (19,051 kg)

Sighting and fire control equipment

The following sighting equipment was used with the gun.

M1 fire adjustment board
M1A1 Range correction board
M3 Spotting board
M1912 Clinometer
M1 Percentage corrector
M1A1 Height finder, or M2A1
M8 Helium filling kit
M1 Gunners quadrant
M1818 Aiming rule
M1 prediction scale
Bore site
Firing table, 8-G-2
M1923 Telescope
M1922 Panoramic telescope

Support cars

M1918 fire control car
Ammunition car (modified box car)

Surviving examples

One 8-inch Gun M1888MIA1 (#32 Watervliet) on Barbette Carriage M1918MI (#9 Morgan Eng.)

Henry B. Plant Museum, Tampa, FL (gun formerly at Battery Bowyer, Fort Morgan, AL)

Bottomside, Fort Mills, Corregidor Island, Philippines (gun thought to be formerly at Bty RJ-43, Fort Mills)

References

TM 9-2300 Standard Artillery and Fire Control Material. dated 1944
SNL E-6
SNL E-17
Instructions for mounting using and caring for 8-inch disappearing carriages L. F. model of 1894 for 8-inch guns models of 1888 1888 MI and 1888MII...June 6, 1903
http://www.archive.org/stream/handbookordnanc00unkngoog#page/n4/mode/2up
http://www.archive.org/stream/handbookofartill00unitrich#page/248/mode/2up

External links

v t e United States artillery of World War I

Tank guns	Puteaux SA 18 QF 6 pounder 6 cwt Hotchkiss

Small and pack guns	Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP QF 2.95 inch Mountain Gun

Field, medium and heavy guns	3-inch M1902 field gun Canon de 75 modèle 1897 4.7 inch Gun M1906 Canon de 155mm GPF Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 Schneider BL 8 inch Howitzer Mk VI – VIII 75 mm Gun M1916 75 mm Gun M1917

Anti-aircraft guns	3-inch Gun M1918 75 mm Gun M1916

Coast artillery guns	3-inch gun M1903 5-inch gun M1897 6-inch gun M1897 8-inch M1888 10 inch M1888 12-inch M1888 14-inch gun M1907 16-inch gun M1895 155 mm gun M1918MI

Railway artillery	8-inch M1888 10-inch M1888 12-inch Gun M1895MIA1 14"/50 caliber railway gun

v t e United States artillery of World War II

Tank guns	37 mm gun M5/M6 75 mm gun M2/M3/M6 76 mm gun M1 3 inch gun M7 90 mm gun M3 105 mm howitzer M4

Anti-tank guns	37 mm M3 57 mm M1 75 mm M1897 3 inch M5 90 mm T8 105mm T8

Field, medium and heavy guns	75 mm howitzer M1 105 mm howitzer M2 105 mm howitzer M3 4.5 inch gun M1 155 mm howitzer M1918 155 mm howitzer M1 155 mm gun M1918MI 155 mm gun M1/M2 "Long Tom" 8 inch howitzer M1/M2 8 inch gun M1 240 mm howitzer M1

Mortars	60 mm mortar M2 81 mm mortar M1 4.2 inch mortar M2 Little David

Other vehicle-mounted	75 mm howitzer M2/M3 75 mm gun M1897 105 mm howitzer M2 155 mm gun M1918MI 155 mm gun M2

Anti-aircraft guns	37 mm M1 40 mm M1 3 inch M3 90 mm M1 120 mm M1

Coast artillery guns	3-inch gun M1903 90 mm M1 6-inch gun M1903 155 mm gun M1918MI 8-inch Mk. VI 12-inch M1895 16-inch M1919 16-inch Howitzer M1920

Railway artillery	8-inch Mk. VI 8-inch M1888 14-inch M1920

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