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Ugly Aircraft, Inc

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Saturday, June 7th 2014, 5:04pm

Railway Artillery


170mm/L40 RR Krupp M1906
Originally naval guns, these had been mounted on railcars by the Germans in the Great War. Eight railroad guns were taken as war reparations and form four batteries of two.
Projectile: 62.8kg
MV: 875m/s
Range: 23,800m
Weight: 10.7 tonnes (gun)
Elevation: +0 to +65
ROF: 5rpm


280mm/L40 RR Bruno M1917
A large railway gun, actually 283mm, taken as war reparations after the Great War. Six examples form three batteries of two.
Projectile: 240kg
MV: 820m/s
Range: 29,500m
Weight: 129tonnes
Elevation: +0 to +65
ROF: 10 rounds/hour


305mm/L17 RR Vickers Howitzer Mk5
A large railway gun, two examples form a single battery. Mk 5 carriage is designed to let the mortar traverse on a turntable.
Projectile: 340kg
MV: 470m/s
Range: 13,121m
Weight: 76tonnes
Elevation: +0 to +65
Traverse: 240deg