The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . Wonderful Array of German Battleships, Cruisers and )i. Huge 12-;nch gun on sliding mount American gun has no direct recoil system, the recoil of the gun being absorbed by the whole car-riage sliding back upon the beam under frame. The maximum rearward movement is approxmiately 48inches. The total weight of this mount is about 600,000 pounds.

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