Big US Guns

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
40/100
Date Released
12 Dec 1940
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 8
Summary
American artillery show off their big guns - into the breach of which goes a powder charge weighing a quarter of a ton, and a fourteen hundred pound shell which will be hurled about 25 miles. It takes a crew of 90 fully trained artillery men to service each gun.
Keywords
Weapons; Military
Locations
California; Naples
Length of story (in feet)
88
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
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How to cite this record

'Big US Guns', Pathe Gazette Issue No. 40/100, 12 Dec 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/98449 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)