K5 Railway Artillery Gun

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Post by Andrzej Ditrich » 12 Feb 2005 20:31

Yes-give me please your addres

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Post by Tarrif » 12 Feb 2005 23:29

I mirrored that movie on my website...

K5(E) Firing (155 kb)
http://www.tarrif.net/wwii/movies/k5.avi

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Post by Stormbird » 12 Feb 2005 23:57

If you want a good video on Atomic bombs get the DVD called Trinity and Beyond, its awesome and has footage of the atomic cannon in use.

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Post by Karbine » 13 Feb 2005 00:48

Tarrief thanks very much,also thanks to andrew great video shows its power well.

My grandad was saying they couldent bomb it as they pulled it into an underground bunker/tunnel is this true?

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Post by Tarrif » 13 Feb 2005 03:49

Anzio Annie was kept in a railway tunnel I believe, so it couldn't be bombed and was a problem to locate.

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Post by Karbine » 13 Feb 2005 11:49

yea thats the one he was on about,intresting thanks alot

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Post by Andrzej Ditrich » 13 Feb 2005 13:57

Thsi bunker is called dom-bunker
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Post by Andrzej Ditrich » 13 Feb 2005 14:01

another view (also You can see the sea at the background)
Some of k5 were located in France as mobile artillery in Atlantikwall defense system.There are known severeal emplacements(kind of rotating basement for K5's chasis)

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Post by Andrzej Ditrich » 13 Feb 2005 14:02

here is photo
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Post by Andrzej Ditrich » 13 Feb 2005 14:05

Anzio Annie captured by American forces.
It has an interesting example of a frame construction used probably for masking net.
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Post by Andrzej Ditrich » 13 Feb 2005 14:07

another view
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Post by Andrzej Ditrich » 13 Feb 2005 14:08

photo taken in time
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Post by Andrzej Ditrich » 13 Feb 2005 14:09

"As we were going to Altena from Werdahl" caption of photo
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Post by Karbine » 13 Feb 2005 14:14

awesome photos i love all of them ill add them to my site right away :D

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