Geschut 24 IJ (Est.1870) kanon (Nationaal Militair Museum)
Don't shoot! - on the ramparts of Hellevoetsluis you can find the "Geschut 24 IJ" (Est.1870) canon, this type was the first large-caliber rear loading gun in the armament of the Dutch artillery. At the time there were 13 canons of this type of artillery at the fortress of Hellevoetsluis, as far as we know never used for actual defensive action. In the "National Military Museum" (NMM) in Soest is also a pristine example on display but without the fortress view.
Some details: the firing tube is 4560 mm long and the largest diameter at the height of the chamber piece (the thickest part) is 990 mm. Total weight of the entire construction is 22,710 kg, projectile velocity 380m p/s, range 3,000m, one shot every 4 minutes.
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Nationaal Militair Museum - History
The Nationaal Militair Museum (NMM) (Est. 2014) is a museum that focuses on the Dutch Armed Forces in past, present and future, with extra attention to the collections of the Royal Netherlands Army and Royal Netherlands Air Force derived from the Legermuseum from Delft and the Militaire Luchtvaart Museum from Soesterberg which were merged into the NMM.
Info: www.nmm.nl.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Soest #Netherlands / #NationaalMilitairMuseum #museum #NMM / #canon #dutcharmy
Geschut 24 IJ (Est.1870) kanon (Nationaal Militair Museum)
Don't shoot! - on the ramparts of Hellevoetsluis you can find the "Geschut 24 IJ" (Est.1870) canon, this type was the first large-caliber rear loading gun in the armament of the Dutch artillery. At the time there were 13 canons of this type of artillery at the fortress of Hellevoetsluis, as far as we know never used for actual defensive action. In the "National Military Museum" (NMM) in Soest is also a pristine example on display but without the fortress view.
Some details: the firing tube is 4560 mm long and the largest diameter at the height of the chamber piece (the thickest part) is 990 mm. Total weight of the entire construction is 22,710 kg, projectile velocity 380m p/s, range 3,000m, one shot every 4 minutes.
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Details
Nationaal Militair Museum - History
The Nationaal Militair Museum (NMM) (Est. 2014) is a museum that focuses on the Dutch Armed Forces in past, present and future, with extra attention to the collections of the Royal Netherlands Army and Royal Netherlands Air Force derived from the Legermuseum from Delft and the Militaire Luchtvaart Museum from Soesterberg which were merged into the NMM.
Info: www.nmm.nl.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Soest #Netherlands / #NationaalMilitairMuseum #museum #NMM / #canon #dutcharmy