"1916-1944 Railway guns" Topic
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Tango01 | 14 Jun 2018 10:24 p.m. PST |
"Mounting heavy artillery on mobile railroad cars was first proposed by Russian Gustav Kori in 1847, and was first used in combat in the American Civil War. When World War I began, France and Germany appropriated naval cannons and coastal defense batteries and deployed them to the front via rail. Once in place, railway guns were mounted on specially constructed semicircular tracks, which allowed them to be pointed in the direction of targets…." Main page link Amicalement Armand
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skipper John | 15 Jun 2018 5:13 a.m. PST |
Some truly excellent photo's! Thank you Tango! |
Red Jacket | 15 Jun 2018 7:11 a.m. PST |
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Patrick Sexton | 15 Jun 2018 10:43 a.m. PST |
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Tango01 | 15 Jun 2018 11:28 a.m. PST |
A votre service mes amis!. (smile) Amicalement Armand |
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