Post Cards from the Edge The original plans called for 1000 guns on the fort. That was paired back to 420. The largest were 15 inch Rodman Smoothbores which weighed 25 tons each. It could fire a 342 lb projectile 3 miles. | Welcome to Fred’s Home Page
The original plans called for 1000 guns on the fort. That was paired back to 420. The largest were 15 inch Rodman Smoothbores which weighed 25 tons each. It could fire a 342 lb projectile 3 miles.
