A German Krupp K5 283mm railway gun firing. It was one of the most commonly used railway guns during World War 2 by Germany.
A German Krupp K5 283mm railway gun firing. It was one of the most commonly used railway guns during World War 2 by Germany.
In WWII Germany built a massive Railway Gun called the "Gustav", firing 7 ton shells across 47 km.
German troops firing railway gun over the English Channel, 1940
Machine-gun crew MG-42 firing in the area of the railway station of the city of Goldap in battles with Soviet troops. November 1944.
"12 inch Mark IX gun of the Royal Garrison Artillery (on a railway mounting) firing a shot near Meaulte, August 1916." Photo taken by Ernest Brooks during the Battle of the Somme.
A soldier Italian Co-Belligerent Army firing a 194mm railway gun on the Cassino front during the Battle of Monte Cassino, Italy, World War II, 17th January- 18th May 1944. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
TIL The Germans possessed the largest calibered rifled weapon ever used in combat. It was a railway mounted artillery gun that weighted 1.3 million kilograms (3 million pounds) and was capable of firing a 7,000kg (15,000lb) shell 47 kilometers (29 miles). It was destroyed by the Germans in 1945. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sch…
French Canon de 32 modèle 1870/93 railway gun firing in support of the Saint-Mihiel Offensive in September 1918
French 320mm railway gun firing in support of the Saint-Mihiel Offensive in September 1918
In WWII Germany built a massive Railway Gun called the "Gustav", firing 7 ton shells across 47 km. (For the Armored titan)
Ordnance BL 14-inch railway gun. Maximum firing range: 31,640 m with a 719kg shell, 34,750 m with a 640kg shell reddit.com/gallery/mf24dj
TIL of the Schwerer Gustav, a German railway gun used against allied forces in WWII. It took a crew of 2000 men to lay track and to operate. Weighing in at over 1,300 tons and firing a 15000 lb shell, it is the largest gun ever used in combat. interestingengineering.co…
K.5 Railway Gun, "Leopold." This gun was captured in Italy after it, and a second gun ("Robert"), had been firing on the Anzio beach head. The Germans built 25 units by the end of WWII.
[August 17, 1919] US 14"/50 caliber railway gun firing
TIL of the "Schwerer Gustav", a massive railway gun used by the Germans in WW2, and at 1,350 tonnes and capable of firing 7 tonne shells nearly 30 miles, one of the biggest pieces of artillery in history. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sch…
Germans firing the Schwerer Gustav railway gun during the Siege of Sevastopol
German super heavy 800 mm railway gun "Schwerer Gustav" in firing position near Bakhchisarai in the Battle of the Crimea, 1942.[1536x1922]
“12 inch Mark IX gun of the Royal Garrison Artillery (on a railway mounting) firing a shot near Meaulte, August 1916.” Photo by Ernest Brooks during the Battle of the Somme.
German railway gun firing [x-post r/historyporn]
“Gunners of the Royal Garrison Artillery firing a 9.2 inch railway gun by its crane. Near Bethune” 17 Apr 1918
A German Krupp K5 283mm railway gun firing, WWII. [800 x 1089]
Apr 17 1918 “Gunners of the Royal Garrison Artillery firing a 9.2 inch railway gun by its crane. Near Bethune”
Oct 29 1918 “An American 14 inch naval gun on a railway platform firing near Thierville”
“12 inch Mark IX gun of the Royal Garrison Artillery (on a railway mounting) firing a shot near Meaulte, August 1916.” Photo by Ernest Brooks during the Battle of the Somme.
German K5 "Leopold" 280mm Railway Gun firing, WW II, [690px × 790px]
Apr 17 1918 “Gunners of the Royal Garrison Artillery firing a 9.2 inch railway gun by its crane. Near Bethune”
“12 inch Mark IX gun of the Royal Garrison Artillery (on a railway mounting) firing a shot near Meaulte, August 1916.” Photo by Ernest Brooks during the Battle of the Somme.
An American 8" Railway Gun at Watergate Arsenal in firing position, 1939 [4000x2900]
TIL Nazi Germany built a railway gun capable of firing nearly 50 km (30 miles). The projectile weighs as much as a school bus. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sch…
An American 8" Railway Gun at Watergate Arsenal in firing position, 1939 [4000x2900] /u/NationalArchives
