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35 relations: Armor-piercing shell, Barbette, Brittany, Bundeswehr, Cannone da 381/50 Ansaldo M1934, Cap Gris-Nez, Coastal artillery, Coastal defence and fortification, Cotentin Peninsula, Dover Strait coastal guns, 1940–1944, Explosive material, German battleship Tirpitz, Hanstholm fortress, Hydraulic recoil mechanism, Kristiansand, Kristiansand Cannon Museum, Krupp, La Hague, List of naval guns, Naval artillery, Operation Catechism, Operation Dragoon, Operation Paravane, Operation Tungsten, Paimpol, Pas-de-Calais, Railway gun, San Shiki (anti-aircraft shell), Shell (projectile), TNT, Wimereux, World War II, Yamato-class battleship, 38 cm Siegfried K (E), 380 mm/45 Modèle 1935 gun.
Armor-piercing shell
An armor-piercing shell, AP for short, is a type of ammunition designed to penetrate armor.
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Barbette
Barbettes are several types of gun emplacement in terrestrial fortifications or on naval ships.
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Brittany
Brittany (Bretagne; Breizh, pronounced or; Gallo: Bertaèyn, pronounced) is a cultural region in the northwest of France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period of Roman occupation.
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Bundeswehr
The Bundeswehr (Federal Defence) is the unified armed forces of Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities.
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Cannone da 381/50 Ansaldo M1934
The Cannone da 381/50 Ansaldo M1934 was a, 50-caliber naval gun designed and built for the Royal Italian Navy (Regia Marina) by Gio. Ansaldo & C. in the 1930s.
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Cap Gris-Nez
Cap Gris-Nez (literally "cape grey nose") is a cape on the Côte d'Opale in the Pas-de-Calais département in northern France.
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Coastal artillery
Coastal artillery is the branch of the armed forces concerned with operating anti-ship artillery or fixed gun batteries in coastal fortifications.
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Coastal defence and fortification
Castillo San Felipe de Barajas in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, an example of an Early Modern coastal defense Coastal defence (or defense) and coastal fortification are measures taken to provide protection against military attack at or near a coastline (or other shoreline), for example, fortification and coastal artillery.
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Cotentin Peninsula
The Cotentin Peninsula, also known as the Cherbourg Peninsula, is a peninsula in Normandy that forms part of the northwest coast of France.
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Dover Strait coastal guns, 1940–1944
The Dover Strait coastal guns were British and German long-range coastal artillery pieces, on the English Channel coasts of Kent, England and the Pas-de-Calais, occupied France.
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Explosive material
An explosive material, also called an explosive, is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion if released suddenly, usually accompanied by the production of light, heat, sound, and pressure.
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German battleship Tirpitz
Tirpitz was the second of two s built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine (navy) during World War II.
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Hanstholm fortress
Hanstholm fortress (German: Festung Hanstholm; Danish: Hanstholm batteri) was a large coastal fortification, built by Nazi Germany at Hanstholm in north-western Denmark during World War II.
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Hydraulic recoil mechanism
A hydraulic recoil mechanism is a way of limiting the effects of recoil and adding to the accuracy and firepower of an artillery piece.
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Kristiansand
Kristiansand, historically Christianssand and Christiansand, is a city and municipality in Norway.
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Kristiansand Cannon Museum
Kristiansand Cannon Museum is a museum at Møvik, 8 kilometers west of the town centre of Kristiansand, Norway.
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Krupp
The Krupp family (see pronunciation), a prominent 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen, became famous for their production of steel, artillery, ammunition, and other armaments.
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La Hague
La Hague is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France.
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List of naval guns
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Naval artillery
Naval artillery is artillery mounted on a warship, originally used only for naval warfare, later also for naval gunfire support against targets on land, and for anti-aircraft use.
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Operation Catechism
Operation Catechism was the last of nine attempts to sink or sabotage the Kriegsmarine battleship during the Second World War.
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Operation Dragoon
Operation Dragoon (initially Operation Anvil) was the code name for the Allied invasion of Southern France on 15August 1944.
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Operation Paravane
Operation Paravane was a British air raid of World War II that inflicted heavy damage on the German battleship ''Tirpitz''.
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Operation Tungsten
Operation Tungsten was a Second World War Royal Navy air raid that targeted the German battleship ''Tirpitz''.
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Paimpol
Paimpol is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in southwest France.
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Pas-de-Calais
Pas-de-Calais is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders ('pas' meaning passage).
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Railway gun
A railway gun, also called a railroad gun, is a large artillery piece, often surplus naval artillery, mounted on, transported by, and fired from a specially designed railway wagon.
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San Shiki (anti-aircraft shell)
was a form of ammunition: a World War II-era combined shrapnel and incendiary anti-aircraft round used by the Imperial Japanese Navy.
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Shell (projectile)
A shell is a payload-carrying projectile that, as opposed to shot, contains an explosive or other filling, though modern usage sometimes includes large solid projectiles properly termed shot.
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TNT
Trinitrotoluene (TNT), or more specifically 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, is a chemical compound with the formula C6H2(NO2)3CH3.
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Wimereux
Wimereux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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World War II
World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.
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Yamato-class battleship
The were battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) constructed and operated during World War II.
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38 cm Siegfried K (E)
The 38 cm Siegfried K (E) (K - Kanone (cannon), E - in Eisenbahnlafette (on railroad mounting)) was a German World War II railway gun based on the 38 cm SK C/34 naval gun that served as the main armament of the s. Only four were produced.
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380 mm/45 Modèle 1935 gun
The 380mm/45 Modèle 1935 gun was a heavy naval gun of the French Navy.
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38 cm / SKC 34 Naval gun, 38 cm SK C/34, 38 cm SKC 34 naval gun.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/38_cm_SK_C/34_naval_gun
