Long Tom
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Long Tom may refer to:
- the Long Tom RiverLong Tom RiverThe Long Tom River is a tributary of the Willamette River in western Oregon in the United States. It drains an area at the south end of the Willamette Valley between Eugene and Corvallis....
in OregonOregonOregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern... - Long Tom PassLong Tom PassLong Tom Pass, Is situated in the Mpumalanga province, on the Regional Road R37, road between Lydenburg and Sabie .A monument commemorating the last use of the Boer 155 mm Creusot Long Tom guns during the Second Boer War is located in the pass, about from Sabie....
, a mountain pass in MpumalangaMpumalangaMpumalanga , is a province of South Africa. The name means east or literally "the place where the sun rises" in Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, north of KwaZulu-Natal and bordering Swaziland and Mozambique. It constitutes 6.5% of South Africa's land area...
, South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... - Long Tom (rocket)Long Tom (rocket)Long Tom was the first Australian sounding rocket. It was first launched from the Woomera test range in October 1957. It was a 8.2 meter long two-stage rocket developed to test the ranges instrumentation for later projects. It was superseded by the HAD and HAT sounding rockets in the early 1960s....
, an Australian sounding rocket - Long Tom, a chimney pot approximately 4 to 6 feet tall (1.2 to 1.8 m)
- Long Tom is a generic namehttp://www.mindspring.com/~nixnox/beavers.html for some early cannon and field guns, including specifically:
- 155 mm Long Tom155 mm Long TomThe 155 mm Gun M1 and M2 , widely known as Long Tom, were 155 millimeter calibre field guns used by the United States armed forces during World War II and Korean War. The Long Tom replaced the Canon de 155 mm GPF in United States service.-Development:Before entering World War I, the United...
, a U.S. World War II era field gun - 155 mm Creusot Long Tom155 mm Creusot Long TomThe 155 mm Creusot Long Tom was a French field gun manufactured by Schneider et Cie in Le Creusot, France and used by the Boers in the Second Boer War.-Second Boer War:...
, a Boer War field gun - 64 pounder Long Tom, a U.S. Civil War cannon
- 155 mm Long Tom
- Major Thomas J. "Long Tom" Roberts, one of Doc SavageDoc SavageDoc Savage is a fictional character originally published in American pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. He was created by publisher Henry W. Ralston and editor John L...
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