Memorial park in #wharton #nj #newjersey this #ww2 memorial is...

Memorial park in #wharton #nj #newjersey this #ww2 memorial is on the other side of the park from the ww1 memorial. I particularly liked the backdrop of the relatively large grand home behind the park. The park has a 37mm antitank gun which are very common surplus weapons seen in many towns. One reason is because the 37mm really was not effective against German armor in WW2. They made a bunch, they were marginally useful and the result is they were readily available as surplus memorial props. — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2xLwGF1

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Memorial park in #wharton #nj #newjersey this #ww2 memorial is...

Memorial park in #wharton #nj #newjersey this #ww2 memorial is on the other side of the park from the ww1 memorial. I particularly liked the backdrop of the relatively large grand home behind the park. The park has a 37mm antitank gun which are very common surplus weapons seen in many towns. One reason is because the 37mm really was not effective against German armor in WW2. They made a bunch, they were marginally useful and the result is they were readily available as surplus memorial props. — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2xLwGF1

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3 inch, 50 caliber US Naval Antiaircraft Gun outside of VFW in Whippany, NJ (Hanover Township)

Travelling on Route 10 going east I came across this spot outside of the VFW where I noted this relatively large cannon. Unlike other military surplus of the era, this didn't appear to be just another artillery piece. It had the look of an antiaircraft gun. That's exactly what it was, this piece, the 3 inch, 50 caliber antiaircraft gun has seen extensive use by the US Navy for nearly a full century. In WWII it was the main armament on destroyer escorts (those escorts would only need to be shooting at submarines that had surfaced in the Atlantic)