Championhilz said:That looks a frag from a 13-inch mortar shell fired from a 13-inch siege mortar - they were massive guns weighing 17,000 pounds. They could throw a 218-pound shell over 4,000 yards. I have found a number of 13-inch shell frags around Vicksburg over the years.
Iron Patch said:Championhilz said:That looks a frag from a 13-inch mortar shell fired from a 13-inch siege mortar - they were massive guns weighing 17,000 pounds. They could throw a 218-pound shell over 4,000 yards. I have found a number of 13-inch shell frags around Vicksburg over the years.
Sounds like that gun was close to the size of Romeo's ever growing Colonial finding ego.
Colonial KirkPA said:Keep on kicking IP's a**!
Kirk