42cm "Big Bertha" and German Siege Artillery of World War I (Osprey New Vanguard 205)

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Автор: Angus Konstam

Название: 42cm "Big Bertha" and German Siege Artillery of World War I

Издательство: Osprey Publishing

Серия: Osprey New Vanguard 205

ISBN: 1780960174

Год: 2014

Формат: PDF (e-book)

Страниц: 50

Размер: 3 Mb

Язык: English

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In the early days of World War I, Germany unveiled a new weapon – the mobile 42cm (16.5 inch) M-Gerät howitzer. At the time, it was the largest artillery piece of its kind in the world and a closely guarded secret. When war broke out, two of the howitzers were rushed directly from the factory to Liege where they quickly destroyed two forts and compelled the fortress to surrender. After repeat performances at Namur, Maubeuge and Antwerp, German soldiers christened the howitzers ‘Grosse’ or ‘Dicke Berta’ (Fat or Big Bertha) after Bertha von Krupp, owner of the Krupp armament works that built the howitzers.