Long Tom (cannon) explained

Long Tom is a generic name for some early age cannon and field guns, used both on land as at sea.

More specifically it was used for:

• 155 mm Long Tom, a U.S. World War II era field gun^[1]
• 155 mm Creusot Long Tom, a Boer War field gun
• 64-pounder Long Tom, a U.S. Civil War cannon
• 42-pounder Long Tom, as found on the General Armstrong (1812)
• 24-or 32-pound "Long Tom" cannon, as found on the American or Spanish Guerrero
• 18-pound Long Tom, as found on the American privateer Decatur

Bibliography

• Book: Hogg . Ian V.. Allied Artillery of World War Two . 1998 . Crowood Press . Marlborough, UK . 1-86126-165-9.

Notes and References

1. Hogg, pp. 77–79