Railway guns of the Axis forces

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Re: Railway guns of the Axis forces

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Merci Alain

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Post by Sturm78 » 23 Jun 2015, 16:53

Hi all,

21cm K12 (E):

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Post by schwarzermai » 27 Jun 2015, 11:21

Hello

found in www

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38 cm "Max" in Italy

How many were in italian use?

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Re: Railway guns of the Axis forces

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Post by Manuferey » 27 Jun 2015, 19:51

Uwe,

This 38 cm "Max" gun was not captured in Italy but in Germany instead.

Only one 38 cm "Max" gun survived WW1 and the Treaty of Versailles. The gun was captured in 1918 in Belgium during the retreat of the German forces and remained in Belgium. Belgium exchanged it in the 1920's with France against AA guns in particular. The Germans captured it again in France in 1940 and sent it to Germany but never used it operationally. American troops captured it in Germany in 1945. (information from Guy François on a WW2 French forum).

Another picture of this gun in Germany in 1945:
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Post by schwarzermai » 28 Jun 2015, 09:24

Hello Emmanuel - thank you very much!! Uwe
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Re: Railway guns of the Axis forces

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Post by forttravel » 11 Jul 2015, 21:46

German 4 x 15 cm (E) rail barrery.
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Post by Manuferey » 11 Jul 2015, 22:33

The gun in the front is definitely a 15 cm K(E) but the two guns in the background are 17 cm K(E) (notice the lack of recoil tube above the barrel in particular). :wink:

I cannot tell what is type of the 4th gun of which only the muzzle and the front of the railcar appear.

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Post by Sturm78 » 13 Jul 2015, 13:13

Hi all,

24cm Theodor K (E) gun

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Post by Sturm78 » 15 Sep 2015, 11:20

Hi all,

A small image from Ebay: 28cm SK L40 Bruno railgun recaptured

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Dora & Gustav

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Re: Railway guns of the Axis forces

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Post by Manuferey » 26 Sep 2015, 15:49

Here is a German propaganda footage showing railway guns and heavy coastal guns. At around 0:44, we can see a 20,3 cm K(E) in an open concrete emplacement. If I'm not mistaken Battery E.687 near Lisseweghe in Belgium did not have concrete emplacements like this. Therefore, is it Battery E.685 (HKB 3./1262) in Auderville-Laye in Normandy or Battery E.532 (HKB 1272) in Plounez, near Paimpol in Brittany?

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Post by Sturm78 » 31 Dec 2015, 17:37

Hi all,

An image of an 24cm Theodor Bruno K (E)

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Re: Railway guns of the Axis forces

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Post by jopaerya » 03 Mar 2016, 10:24

Two picture's of the 24 cm Theodor Bruno K (E) most likely of the E 722 , photo's from Bama/Ebay

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Post by Manuferey » 04 Mar 2016, 00:34

This is at Equeurdreville/Cherbourg.

The top picture appears as a picture from the French military archive site, ECPAD, in Magazine 39/45 No. 240 from several years ago. :wink:

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Re: Railway guns of the Axis forces

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Post by Sturm78 » 17 Apr 2016, 13:24

Hi all,

I am not sure of the exact model of this german railway gun:

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