French 320mm Railway Gun: Artillery of WWI

Just footage with less of me 'um'-ing and jawboning. A nice film showing the crew loading and firing the M1915 Schneider 230mm (13-inch) gun.

Shell HE Weight: 388 kg (855 lb)
Range: 21.6 km (13 mi)
Rate of Fire: Maximum 1 round per 5 minutes
Number Built: 6
Used in: WWI and WWII (by France, then Germany after the occupation)
Originally designed as M1870/93 coastal defense guns, these barrels were later converted into railway guns. The reinforced barrels featured a mixed construction, consisting of a rifled steel liner and multiple layers of iron reinforcing hoops visible on the barrel.