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re: History in Pictures is a great twitter feed. Here is one just posted.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 4:36 pm to Darth_Vader
Posted on 7/14/14 at 4:36 pm to Darth_Vader
looks like a mortar. But for show. Those balls look too big for it too.
I wanted to say something French.
But it doesn't look French. ( I didn't know Nap's nickname even the other day lol)
Hmm. That thing looks more like 17th century. That carriage doesn't look right either. Like it was made way later.
IDK though. I was trying to read the writing on it, but can't make it out.
I think that it looks ornamental.
Holy Roman empire maybe?
I wanted to say something French.
But it doesn't look French. ( I didn't know Nap's nickname even the other day lol)
Hmm. That thing looks more like 17th century. That carriage doesn't look right either. Like it was made way later.
IDK though. I was trying to read the writing on it, but can't make it out.
I think that it looks ornamental.
Holy Roman empire maybe?
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Posted on 7/14/14 at 4:37 pm to GeauxColonels
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No idea...but it's bad arse. It reminds me of the tank that Ernest P Worrell found and stradled in Ernest Rides Again.
Never saw that movie. As for the cannon I posted, it's called the "Tsar Cannon". I got he idea to post it when Napoleon posted the picture of the "Tsar Tank".
LINK
This post was edited on 7/14/14 at 4:38 pm
Posted on 7/14/14 at 4:39 pm to Darth_Vader
crazy I thought all the big bore guns from 14th-18th centuries were all from the Holy Roman Empire.
like this bad-boy
like this bad-boy
quote:
The Pumhart von Steyr is a medieval supergun from Styria, Austria, and the largest known wrought-iron bombard by caliber.[1] It weighs around 8 tons and has a length of more than 2.5 meters. It was produced in the early 15th century and could fire, according to modern calculations, an 80 cm stone ball weighing 690 kg to a distance of roughly 600 m after being loaded with 15 kg of gun powder and set at an elevation of 10°.[2]
This post was edited on 7/14/14 at 4:40 pm
Posted on 7/14/14 at 4:41 pm to Napoleon
I'm about to have to go. But first....
What type of guns are these?
What were they used for?
Country of origin?
What type of guns are these?
What were they used for?
Country of origin?
Posted on 7/14/14 at 4:42 pm to Napoleon
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Pumhart von Steyr
Interesting. I've never seen that one. Very cool.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 4:47 pm to Darth_Vader
Not sure what the name of the gun is but looks like Anti Air weapon. I'm going to assume German WW2?
Posted on 7/14/14 at 4:49 pm to lrabor3
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Anti Air weapon
yes
quote:
I'm going to assume German WW2?
no
Posted on 7/14/14 at 4:50 pm to Darth_Vader
1 for 3 alright... making some progress 
Posted on 7/14/14 at 4:52 pm to Darth_Vader
That's an American 40mm Bofor gun, used those against the Japanese in the pacific theater.
what was this thing
what was this thing
This post was edited on 7/14/14 at 4:56 pm
Posted on 7/14/14 at 4:53 pm to Darth_Vader
That there's a kamakazi killer.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 4:53 pm to lrabor3
Swedish Bofors. Still used today by some. Pretty sweet. 40mm round
Posted on 7/14/14 at 5:00 pm to Darth_Vader
quote:
What type of guns are these?
What were they used for?
Country of origin?
This is one of the quadruple automatic 40mm Bofors, mounted on a fast-swinging turret which brings its guns to bear on rapidly moving planes. The new battleships are covered with these 20mm Oerlikons and heavier pieces.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 5:00 pm to Darth_Vader
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You play World of Tanks? <- Darth_Aubie of 11th Armored Cav.
I'm just starting. Still trying to work up to some of the heavies....
Figured someone would find that game interesting.
This post was edited on 7/14/14 at 5:01 pm
Posted on 7/14/14 at 5:06 pm to tgrbaitn08
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This is one of the quadruple automatic 40mm Bofors, mounted on a fast-swinging turret which brings its guns to bear on rapidly moving planes. The new battleships are covered with these 20mm Oerlikons and heavier pieces.
copied from google
LINK
quote:
This is one of the quadruple automatic 40mm Bofors, mounted on a fast-swinging turret which brings its guns to bear on rapidly moving planes. The new battleships are covered with these 20mm Oerlikons and heavier pieces.
copied from your post.
This post was edited on 7/14/14 at 5:07 pm
Posted on 7/14/14 at 5:17 pm to tgrbaitn08
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No shite dumdass.
well you weren't the first to answer and you "cheated"
answering like you knew rather than copypasta , dumb-arse.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 5:23 pm to tgrbaitn08
Here's a really old picture.
Who is this?
What is he doing there?
Bonus: What is written on the stone tablets?
Who is this?
What is he doing there?
Bonus: What is written on the stone tablets?
Posted on 7/14/14 at 5:24 pm to J Murdah
That's the 15 commandments after Moses accidentally broke one of the tablets.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 5:25 pm to tgrbaitn08
I ain't mad.
Just funny to copy that from the picture well after it was already decided what the answer was.
Moving on....
what is this?
who is it named after?
who is downvoting Darth?
he has like three downvotes on every post. I felt bad and up voted every post in this thread of his. He knows his history.
Just funny to copy that from the picture well after it was already decided what the answer was.
Moving on....
what is this?
who is it named after?
who is downvoting Darth?
he has like three downvotes on every post. I felt bad and up voted every post in this thread of his. He knows his history.
This post was edited on 7/14/14 at 5:28 pm
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