Railway Guns: British and German Guns at War
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In the nineteenth century the War Office showed little interest in developing large heavy artillery for its land forces, preferring instead to equip its warships with the biggest guns. Private initiatives to mount a gun on a railway truck pulled by a steam engine were demonstrated before military chiefs in the Southern Counties, but not taken up. However, the development of longer-range guns, weighing up to 250 tons, to smash through the massive armies...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1473854113
ISBN13:9781473854116
Release Date:February 2017
Publisher:Pen and Sword Transport
Length:128 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.9" x 9.8"
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