8-inch Gun

At Fort Miles, 8-inch guns were mounted on railcars, making the large guns mobile and easy to position for firing. They could turn in a 360-degree circle at an elevation of 45 degrees, which made them difficult targets for enemy fire to hit. The 8-inch guns at Fort Miles were placed in Battery 20 and Battery 22. Each gun had a maximum firing range of 20 miles, fired a 260-pound shell, required a crew of 25 to operate, and was used primarily as an anti-ship weapon.

Delaware · United States