Also known as: casemate mount.
| Type | Heavy fortification carriage |
|---|---|
| Fires | Through an embrasure in a casemate |
| Advantage | Gun and crew sheltered |
| Limitation | Narrow field of fire |
Firing from cover
A casemate carriage carried a heavy gun within a casemate, a vaulted masonry chamber, so that it fired out through an embrasure while the gun and crew stayed protected behind the wall. The carriage traversed on rails to shift the gun within the embrasure's arc.
The casemate gave shelter that the barbette lacked, but the embrasure confined its fire to a narrow angle, so forts combined casemate and barbette guns to balance protection and coverage.
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Sources & further reading
- United States Army, Ordnance Department. The Ordnance Manual for the Use of the Officers of the United States Army. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1862.