Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Large Cannon with Gun Turret
Even in the far future, big guns will have their place on the battlefield. Usually designed for defensive fire in protection of major military complexes and other significant sites, these heavily armored turrets are designed to throw up a lot of firepower through their larger weapons systems.
This particular example sports a single barrel heavy cannon. Additional weapons systems are added to act as close-up infantry/vehicle suppression. The turret on the top is a twin-barrel heavy machine gun. (This turret actually rotates a full 360 degrees.) Two smaller machine guns are mounted in weapons pods just below the viewing ports on either side of the main turret.
Crew access is via the double-door hatch at the rear of the main turret, although there also is a small hatch located on top of the upper turret. This gun stands about 3-3/4 inches (95 mm) tall. The base is 4-3/4 inches (120 mm) in diameter.
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battlefield,
gun,
pulp,
science fiction,
weapon