42cm 'Big Bertha' and German siege Artillery of World War I:

Cover; Title; Contents; Introduction; Fortifications Versus Artillery; Design and Development; 30.5cm Beta-Gerät - The First Siege Gun; 42cm Gamma-Gerät - More Firepower; 42cm M-Gerät - Greater Mobility; Munitions; Operational History; Battery Organization; Operation of the Siege Guns; 1914 - Belgiu...

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1. Verfasser: Romanych, Marc (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Osprey Publ. 2014
Ausgabe:1. publ. in Great Britain
Schriftenreihe:New vanguard 205
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Zusammenfassung:Cover; Title; Contents; Introduction; Fortifications Versus Artillery; Design and Development; 30.5cm Beta-Gerät - The First Siege Gun; 42cm Gamma-Gerät - More Firepower; 42cm M-Gerät - Greater Mobility; Munitions; Operational History; Battery Organization; Operation of the Siege Guns; 1914 - Belgium and France; 1915 - Eastern Front; 1916 - Verdun; 1917-18 - Decline; Aftermath of World War I; Bibliography; Related Titles; Imprint
In the early days of World War I, Germany unveiled a new weapon - the mobile 42cm (16.5 inch) M-Gerät howitzer. At the time, it was the largest artillery piece of its kind in the world and a closely guarded secret. When war broke out, two of the howitzers were rushed directly from the factory to Liege where they quickly destroyed two forts and compelled the fortress to surrender. After repeat performances at Namur, Maubeuge and Antwerp, German soldiers christened the howitzers 'Grosse' or 'Dicke Berta' (Fat or Big Bertha) after Bertha von Krupp, owner of the Krupp armament works that built th
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