Loading and firing a US 12-inch coastal defense gun M1895 on an M1917 long range barbette

Loading and firing a US 12-inch coastal defense gun M1895 on an M1917 long range barbette

Shells weighed around 1,000 lbs and on this mount could range out to just over 30,000 yards https://x.com/hw97karbine/status/1987488589928603950?s=20