The 30-pounder long gun was a large piece of artillery mounted on French warships of the Age of sail. They were the heaviest component of the unified system standardised on the 30-pounder calibre replacing both the 36-pounder long guns in their usages and even some 24-pounders.
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length (km)
3.158
weight (kg)
3.035e+06
origin
France
type
Naval artillery
used in war
Invasion of Algiers in 1830, Battle of Veracruz (1838), Battle of the Tagus
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