Fort Rinella and The Armstrong 100 Ton Gun in Malta

See this amazing gun firing! When you go to Malta you must visit Fort Rinella and see for yourself the Armstrong 100 Ton Gun.

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• Rinella
• 100
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[carmelbruno]

You are right. No one said it was the biggest gun in the world. But it is the the biggest muzzle loader and it was great to film the two remaining Armstrong guns in Malta and Gibraltar. It felt just great to be there and to hear it roar....

[carmelbruno]

They fired a reduced charge for us to film it. But I can assure you that even a reduced charge was amazing to see and feel. It was fantastic. And they fired it twice for us:)

[canonsburgman]

Amazing. Just AMAZING!

[chaz1453]

@spartan1131000 Armstrongs came in loads of different sizes.

[chaz1453]

Why is it the biggest muzzle loader in the world when Armstrong guns were the first breech loaders? /:

[neverbefree1000]

@spartan1131000 THATS WHY IM LOOKING AT THIS GUN TOO:) I CANT WAIT TILL SHOGUN 2 FALL OF THE SAMURAI COMES OUT i hope you get it to:)

[spartan1131000]

So id this really gonna be in Shogun 2 Fall of the Samurai

[noonsight2010]

@marmaloon

They were. But given the speed, armour and armament of those relatively new fangled steel steam ships they were obselete even as they came into service. The slow rate of fire made them virtually useless. Just a few years after the 100 ton gun was installed came effective breach loading artillery with far greater range and rate of fire. In1906 by a 6" battery which had a range of around seven miles as opposed to a few hundred yards made Coalhouse Fort pretty much obselete.

[marmaloon]

@noonsight2010 Thanks. These are very interesting cannons. At the time they must have been just about the most powerful war machines available. *wink

[SoulsStealerMalti]

@noonsight2010 Yeah unfortunately the service is still poor. The buses and uniforms helped towards making the transport system look more professional. The local 'Transport Malta' people also redesigned the route system. Big mistake. Now many towns have to use one single route of buses which results in overcrowding of shelters and students like me being late for school often. The number of routes has been increased which means less buses per route and more people being late. I miss the old buses.

[noonsight2010]

@SoulsStealerMalti

I see! I bow to your local knowledge. I've been to Kalkara, many years ago, but didn't go right to the "tip" at the harbour entrance. I got to visit Malta for the third time (the first since 1996) in August this year (2011). I still love it and the wonderfully warm and welcoming people. I'd like to live on the island, particularly in Valletta, Rabat or Mdina. Sorry you got the ex-London bendy buses dumped on you! The old ones were better. Arriva is big in the UK.

[SoulsStealerMalti]

@noonsight2010 You got it completely wrong. You see, there are two fortifications named Rinella on the right side of the Grand Harbour. The one you are mentioning is Fort Rinella, a huge fort built by the Knights. It truly is on the right hand entrance of the Grand Harbour. However that is not where the gun is kept. It is kept in the Rinella Battery built by the British still facing the sea but further inland. Trust me I'm Maltese and I've been there a lot.