April 10, 2020
The Army's New Artillery Cannon Can Destroy Targets Over 1,000 Miles Away
A long-range strike capability to match the navy and air force.
by David Axe
Key point: The Strategic Long-Range Cannon is similar to railway guns from the World Wars.
The U.S. Army still is studying a concept for a gigantic new cannon that could fire shells as far as 1,000 miles.
The new Strategic Long-Range Cannon could give the ground-combat branch roughly the same kind of fast deep-strike capability that the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy possess with their warplanes and cruise missiles.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/armys-new-artillery-cannon-can-destroy-targets-over-1000-miles-away-142612
