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Railway Guns of World War II

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: New Vanguard - Artillery

Last Stocked on 5/19/2024

Product Info

Title
Railway Guns of World War II
Publisher
Category
Author
Steven J. Zaloga
Publish Year
2016
Pages
48
Dimensions
7.25x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147634603
MFG. Part #
OSPNVG231
Type
Softcover
Series
NVG231

Description

World War II marked the zenith of railway gun development. Although many of the railway guns deployed at the start of the conflict were of World War I vintage, Germany's ambitious development program saw the introduction of a number of new classes, including the world's largest, the 80cm-calibre Schwerer Gustav and Schwerer Dora guns, which weighed in at 1,350 tons and fired a huge 7-ton shell.

This book provides an overview of the types of railway guns in service during World War II, with a special focus on the German railway artillery used in France, Italy and on the Eastern Front, and analyzes why railway guns largely disappeared from use following the end of the war.