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| Keywords: 12inchMkIXRailwayGunVickersMkIProyart28August1918.jpeg AWM caption France Picardie Somme Proyart A 12 inch railway gun supporting the Australians near Proyart <br>Comment This is one of the 2 guns mounted on slightly differing Vickers Mk I railway carriages identified by the distinctive gun mounting with recoil buffers above the barrel and bogies with frames between rather than outside the wheels <br>This gun's mounting has a warping winch at the front and the carriage frame has a diamond shape from the side See also Image 12inchMkIVickersRailwayGunCorbie1918 jpeg for another view of this gun in action <br>NOTE This version of the photograph has brightness and contrast artificially increased to highlight details E03826 Credit line Australian Official Photograph 1918-08-28 Unknown Australian Official Photographer Copyright expired - public domain PD-AustraliaGov Western Front theatre of World War I BL 12 inch Railway Gun Royal Artillery in World War I Black and white photographs of guns | ||||
