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Hearn is armed with a 12-inch (305 mm) Gun Model 1895A2, mounted on a Barbette Carriage Model 1917, which with a maximum firing elevation of 35 degrees could fire a 1,000 lb (454.5 kg) shell propelled by a 270 lb (122.7 kg) separately loaded bagged charge to a range of 30,000 yards 17 miles or 7.4 km. At a firing elevation between 15 and 35 degrees, the gun could cover a full 360 degree field, from 15 down to zero degrees. The field of fire is progressively restricted by surrounding terrain. Maximum rate of fire is one round every 55 seconds. Standard complement was one officer and 33 enlisted men of whom 4 were stationed in the well beneath the carriage when in action. (Taken from the location's marker)

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