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coastal defensive artillery

In artillery: Coast guns
…major advance was a “disappearing carriage,” in which the gun was mounted at the end of two arms that were hinged to a rotating base. In the firing position, a counterweight or hydraulic press held the arms vertical, so that the gun pointed over the edge of the pit…
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