M65 Atomic Cannon on Trailer with 2x M553 Wrecker Truck (1:72 Scale)
 
The M65 atomic cannon, nicknamed "Atomic Annie", was an artillery piece built by the United States and capable of firing a nuclear device. It was developed in the early 1950s, at the beginning of the Cold War; and fielded between April 1955 and December 1962, in West Germany, South Korea and on Okinawa. The cannon was transported by two specially designed tractors that were capable of independent steering in the manner of some extra-long fire trucks. Each of the tractors was rated at 375 horsepower, and the somewhat awkward combination could achieve speeds of 35 miles per hour. The artillery piece could be unlimbered in 12 minutes, then returned to traveling configuration in another 15 minutes. The gun was deployed by lowering it from the tractors onto levelled ground. The whole gun assembly was balanced on a ball and socket joint so that it could be swung around the footplate. On May 25, 1953, at 8:30 a.m., the atomic cannon was tested at the Nevada Test Site. The test resulted in the successful detonation of a 15 kt shell (W9 warhead) at a range of 7 miles. This was the first and only nuclear shell to be fired from a cannon.
 
United States M65 Atomic Cannon Atomic Annie Artillery Olive Drab Traveling Mode US Army NEO Dragon Armor Series 1/72 Plastic Model by Dragon Models 63159