Guns of Corregidor
Captured with a Nikon Coolpix 2500 in Corregidor on Monday, 15 September 2003 11:43 amLast modified on Wednesday, 18 May 2011 5:50 pm
A marvel of American Engineering
There are four 12-inch mortars like this on Battery Way. Completed in 1913 after almost 10 years. Capable of firing up to 14,610 yards in any direction at a rate of one round per minute per mortar. April 28, 1941 during the height of the second World War, three of the serviceable mortars were used to combat the Japanese. On May 2, two of the mortars were hit and finally on May 6, after 12 hours of continuous fighting the last mortar froze tight. It was the last of Corregidor's "concrete artillery" to cease firing before the surrender.
There are four 12-inch mortars like this on Battery Way. Completed in 1913 after almost 10 years. Capable of firing up to 14,610 yards in any direction at a rate of one round per minute per mortar. April 28, 1941 during the height of the second World War, three of the serviceable mortars were used to combat the Japanese. On May 2, two of the mortars were hit and finally on May 6, after 12 hours of continuous fighting the last mortar froze tight. It was the last of Corregidor's "concrete artillery" to cease firing before the surrender.
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