"Atomic Annie" redirects here. For the French businesswoman and nuclear power advocate, see Anne Lauvergeon.
M65 atomic cannon
A preserved M65 atomic cannon
Type
Heavy towed artillery
Place of origin
United States of America
Specifications
Mass
172,865 lb 78,410 kg; 86.433 short tons[1]
Length
85 feet (26 m)[1]
Width
10 feet (3.0 m)[1]
Height
12 feet 2 inches (3.71 m)[2]
Crew
5–7[3]
Caliber
280 millimeters (11 in)[1]
Breech
Welin breech block[2]-
Recoil
hydro-pneumatic[2]
Carriage
double recoil, ball and socket traverse[2]
Elevation
55°[4]: 53
Traverse
7.5° (fine)[2]
360° (by moving float)[2]
Muzzle velocity
2,500 feet per second (760 m/s)[2]
Effective firing range
approximately 20 miles (30 km)[5]
Main armament
W9 (nuclear warhead)
The M65 atomic cannon, often called Atomic Annie,[6]: 92 was an artillery piece built by the United States and capable of firing a nuclear device. It was developed in the early 1950s, at the beginning of the Cold War; and fielded between April 1955 and December 1962, in West Germany, South Korea and on Okinawa.[7]
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^Pursglove, S. David (1 February 1963). "What Happened to the Atomic Cannon". Science and Mechanic. Davis Publications. pp. 50–54. ISSN 0036-8202. OCLC 1765193. Retrieved 14 February 2021 – via theatomiccannon.com.
^"M65 Atomic Cannon - "Atomic Annie"". GlobalSecurity.org. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^Tucker, Todd (3 March 2009). Atomic America: How a Deadly Explosion and a Feared Admiral Changed the Course of Nuclear History. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1416544333. LCCN 2008013842. OCLC 218189183. OL 16752530M – via Internet Archive.
^Norris, Robert S.; Arkin, William M.; Burr, William (1 November 1999). "Appendix B: Deployments by Country, 1951-1977". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 55 (6): 66–67. doi:10.1080/00963402.1999.11460395. eISSN 1938-3282. ISSN 0096-3402. LCCN 48034039. OCLC 470268256.
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