Battery AMTB 8 - Peck

 (1943-1946) - Battery AMTB 8 - Peck was a reinforced concrete World War II AMTB rapid fire 90mm gun battery on Fort Hancock (2), New Jersey. Battery construction started in 1943, was completed in 1943 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use in 1943. Deactivated in 1946.

History
The AMTB battery at old Battery Peck consisted of two 90mm guns mounted on 90mm M3 fixed gun mounts and two 90mm guns mounted on 90mm M1A1 mobile gun mounts. Concrete pads for both these fixed guns were laid in the old Battery Peck gun platforms. The battery had a dual mission of defense against fast enemy motor torpedo boats and enemy aircraft. The effective range of the guns was about 8,000 yards. Each weapon required a crew of 15, 9 men in the gun squad and 6 men in the ammunition squad.



Current Status
No period gun or mounts in place.

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