Guns of Forte Copacabana
The turreted 12-inch coast defense artillery at Forte Copacabana have a unique, innovative design, offering better protection from enemy fire and faster targeting than open-mount guns. But airplanes rendered such weapons vulnerable to plunging fire, making them obsolete. But picturesque. 8th International Conference in Nursing Informatics, Rio de Janeiro, June 2003 20030622 1/100 sec at f / 14 Canon PowerShot S300 © Kathleen G. Charters