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WWI Railway gun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_cm_SK_%22Peter_Adalbert%22#/media/File:PeterAdalbert.jpg Four Pictures The breech and loading system of a "Peter Adalbert" US War Department - Railway Artillery: A Report on the Characteristics, Scope of Utility, Etc., of Railway Artillery, Volume I, page 479 by Harry W Miller, United States Army Ordnance Department. Washington, Government Print Office, 1921. Downloaded from https://archive.org/details/railwayartiller00deptgoog (full text online) Loading system of a German 21 cm "Peter Adalbert" railroad gun 21 cm SK "Peter Adalbert" Type of Railroad gun The 21 cm SK "Peter Adalbert" (SK - Schnelladekanone was a German railway gun used during World War I. It served on the Western Front and in Gallipoli between 1916 and 1918. Eleven were built, using two different surplus naval guns that shared the same mount. Only four are known to have survived destruction after the end of the war. Wikipedia Phil, Bklyn
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33 Railway Guns
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/railway-guns.html Phil Bklyn
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very large and detailed scale model https://forum.largescalemodeller.com/topic/5011-german-railway-gun-80cm-ke-dora-135-by-soar-art-workshop/
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flickr.com Gun on railway truck mounting at the Elswick Works View of a 9.2 inch gun on railway truck mounting at the Elswick Works, c1917 (TWAM ref. DS.VA/9/PH/15/2). ¡®Workshop of the World¡¯ is a phrase often used to describe Britain¡¯s manufacturing dominance during the Nineteenth Century. It¡¯s also a very apt description for the Elswick Works and Scotswood Works of Vickers Armstrong and its predecessor companies. These great factories, situated in Newcastle along the banks of the River Tyne, employed hundreds of thousands of men and women and built a huge variety of products for customers around the globe. The Elswick Works was established by William George Armstrong (later Lord Armstrong) in 1847 to manufacture hydraulic cranes. From these relatively humble beginnings the company diversified into many fields including shipbuilding, armaments and locomotives. By 1953 the Elswick Works covered 70 acres and extended over a mile along the River Tyne. This set of images, mostly taken from our Vickers Armstrong collection, includes fascinating views of the factories at Elswick and Scotswood, the products they produced and the people that worked there. By preserving these archives we can ensure that their legacy lives on. (Copyright) We're happy for you to share this digital image within the spirit of The Commons. Please cite 'Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums' when reusing. Certain restrictions on high quality reproductions and commercial use of the original physical version apply though; if you're unsure please email info@.... ... less Flickr
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Karl Geraet
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/military-vehicle-news/german-siege-mortarkarl.html warhistoryonline.com The MASSIVE 60cm German Siege Mortar Karl | War History Online Visit site Phil, Brooklyn NY USA
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Midgetman rail mounted icbm project
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Best Wishes Nicholas Robinson Please excuse spilling and procrastination Praise the Lord and pass the medication
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14 inch guns in France
Narrative and 30 pix of assembling the 14 inch railway guns in St. Nazaire in 1918. https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/photography/wwi/wwi-naval-railway-guns/us-naval-railway-guns-assembly.html
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WWI USN Gun Info
Several videos and the Navy's WWI publication on the topic German Railway Gun That Shelled Britain 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmzFx7cfu7Y A good account of the K5E railway gun. 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmzFx7cfu7Y Follow up with Karl Gerat Super Mortar - The German Wonder Weapon that Fired SUV-Sized Shells 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWLROmlCPc0 US Naval Railway Guns https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/photography/wwi/wwi-naval-railway-guns/us-naval-railway-guns-assembly.html https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-i/tech/railway-gun-historical-summary.html#main US Navy Publication ¨C A 90 page book (downloadable) https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/u/us-naval-railway-batteries-france.html Phil, Brooklyn NY
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Making guns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLwsl_BH1Gs How to Build a Battleship's Main Guns - Is a Bigger Battery Better? Drachinifel 495K subscribers A good discussion. Phil, Brooklyn
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leaving the hobby
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Hi All, We are moving to a condo and downsizing. I am losing my train space and workshop and regretfully must give up some of my hobbies - Railroad Modelling being one of them. As you can see by the address list, I have had a number of areas of interest. I am hoping to donate my collection to a nearby club or group that can benefit from it. Should such an organization accept this donation, they may make use of it as they see fit - keep it all, distribute to the members, sell it on line or at a flea market, whatever makes the most sense for the organization. The same applies if an individual accepts it. In addition to the rolling stock identified in the attached list, there is a similar volume of rolling stock as well as construction materials, detail parts, decals, tools, display shelves, and more. There is also a number of books related to my areas of interest. I am located in Churchville, Harford County, Maryland. If you are interested and can pick up the material, please send an e-mail to me at the above address or the one in my signature block. Regards, Denis Meredith dcmeredith@...
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military railways
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Many of you may not be aware of the Military Railway Study Group formerly the WW2 RSG. We obviously cover a much wider area than just railguns but if you are looking for train compositions, specialist ammo wagons etc to support your gun them the MRSG is the place to go. It only costs ?10 per year which includes 6 eBulletins or ?13.50 for printed ones. Unfortunately foe those of you overseas it costs a bit more for printed as postage is ?3.25 per issue currently to the EU, we have members worldwide but most take the digital Bulletin at ?10. If you want to join contact our membership secretary Chris Mead chris.j.mead@... or look at the website www.MRSG.org Nigel Attwood Editor and Librarian
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Scale models
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https://scalemodelteam.de/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=931 44 pix of WWII German military including Dora, Leopold,the diesel locomotive used to move Leopold, cars, trucks, subs, patrol vessels, drasines, armored train cars, etc. Phil, Bklyn
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Dora model again
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Scroll down to see his "improved photos" of his 800mm Dora. Plus a potful of other German WWII modells https://scalemodelteam.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=931&start=20 Phil,Brooklyn
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Atlantic Wall Bunker
The closest this comes to Railway guns is the photo of the train racks coming out of the bunker. There are many pictures of the bunker's inside rooms. The same narrative is posted for each picture.There are links to other parts of Germany's WWII wartime operations/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/atlanticwall-bunker/ AtlanticWall Bunker Atlanticwall Regelbau S75 & S80 - 38 cm S.K.C/34 Naval Gun - The Adolf Gun Bunker Atlanticwall Regelbau S75 & S80 - 38 cm S.K.C/34 Naval Gun - The Adolf Gun Bunker. YouTube Video YouTube Video in 360¡ã YouTube Channel S75 is the ammunition depot of the Bunker and The S80 is the for machine room and room for crew.
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Boche buster
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Boche-Buster, a 250-ton 18-inch railway gun, Catterick, 12 December 1940 1. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/9781324175999547/ Wiki article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BL_18-inch_railway_howitzer 3 .https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_railway_artillery Phil. Brooklyn
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Boche Buster firing
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