Weapons

Leaked Images Show the Army’s Mind-Bending New Super Gun

Leaked images of the U.S. Army’s new super gun have emerged on social media, showing for the first time the mysterious new weapon with a claimed range of over 1,000 miles. The Strategic Long Range Cannon (SLRC) is designed to be transported by truck, handled by a crew of eight, and rain shells down on enemy positions across continents and oceans.

The images, seen above, were apparently taken from an Army Futures Command booth at an unknown event. One image shows a very large gun being hauled by one of the Army’s M1070 Heavy Equipment Transporter Trucks. The M1070 is used to haul M1A2 Abrams tanks around, so this is a very, very gun. It is lifted in the rear by a 6x6 trailer mount.

This is the first time a rough size has been assigned to the SLRC. The M01070 is 27 feet long, so if the image is correct, the cannon base looks about 40 feet long and the entire weapon, from tail to barrel, looks about 70 feet long. The image may not be correct, however, as the gun itself looks antiquated—in fact, it looks like the US Army Model 1888 12-inch railway gun. Two other grainier photos show a lattice-like support system supporting what is probably the real gun from the base on four sides.