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Title: M65 Atomic Cannon View count: 2049 Rating: 5.0 (9 ratings) Description: The M65 Atomic Cannon, often called Atomic Annie, was a towed artillery piece built by the United States and capable of firing a nuclear device. It was developed in the early 1950s and fielded by 1953 in the European and Korean theaters. Picatinny Arsenal was tasked to create a nuclear capable artillery piece in 1949. Robert Schwartz, the engineer who created the preliminary designs, essentially scaled up the 240mm shell (then the maximum in the arsenal) and used the German K5 railroad gun as a point of departure for the carriage.[2] (The name "Atomic Annie" likely derives from the nickname "Anzio Annie" given to a German K5 gun which was employed against the American landings in Italy.[1]) The design was approved and a three-year developmental effort was begun. The project proceeded fast enough to produce a demonstration model to participate in Dwight Eisenhower's inaugural parade in January of 1953. Tags: m65, atomic, cannon, artillery, artilleria, kannone, weapon, waffen, video, tv, docu, war, cañon, atomico, nuclear, Author: NewVizaar |
