An 18th century British naval cannon has found its new home at the Maritime Museum in Madisonville after decades of sitting in storage. Maritime Museum Louisiana, the state’s only museum that focuses ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The National Civil War Naval Museum held an Independence Day celebration including live music from the Bob Barr Community Band, guided tours, and a live cannon firing. The live ...

November 20, 2024: The Oto Melara 76mm cannon is housed in a 7.5-ton turret and remotely controlled by the fire control officer on the ship's bridge. The cannon is water cooled and able to fire up to ...

In a quiet corner of a former naval base near San Francisco Bay, engineers are firing metal projectiles faster than the speed ...

To win and secure the beachheads of the Invasion, bombers, rocket guns, ponderous naval cannon will be needed—ihen infantry-borne bazookas, mortars, light assault guns to widen the foothold. Even ...

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Could battleships return? We explain how missiles, cost, and naval strategy killed the concept and why it isn't likely ...

With twin 30mm rotary cannons capable of firing 10,000 rounds per minute, the AK-630M2 "Duet" is one of the deadliest naval guns in existence. Designed to shred missiles, aircraft, and fast-moving ...

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The Chattahoochee River has become a tourist attraction for kayaking and whitewater rafting, but some may not know the history that may lie just feet beneath their paddles. The site of the last battle ...