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German Heavy Gun

By: Great Escape Games

Type: Miniatures Pack

Product Line: 1914 (12mm)

4 figures

Last Stocked on 5/13/2021

Product Info

Title
German Heavy Gun
Publisher
Product Line
Publish Year
2021
Dimensions
3.5x5.5x1.25"
NKG Part #
2147876350
MFG. Part #
GEGNFTN008E
Type
Miniatures Pack

Description

18mm scale. Unpainted. Requires assembly. Comes with 4 crew. Painted example by ADC Painting, basing by GEG.

Big Bertha was the 420mm (16.5-in.) howitzer used by German forces advancing through Belgium in 1914. They were nicknamed for the Krupp arms works matriarch Bertha Krupp von Bohlen. Transported in pieces, moved by rail and assembled in place, they proved devastating in destroying Belgian forts. They were somewhat less effective against French Forts of sturdier design. The howitzers were also used as siege weapons on the eastern front.