Big Bertha | WWI German Siege Gun & Howitzer | Britannica
WEBBig Bertha, a type of 420-mm (16.5-inch) howitzer that was first used by the German army to bombard Belgian and French forts during World War I. Officially designated as the 42-cm kurze Marinekanone 14 L/12 in Räderlafette (“42-cm short naval canon 14 L/12 on wheeled carriage”), the gun was.
Big Bertha (howitzer) - Wikipedia
WEB8 shells an hour or 1 shell per 7.5 minutes. Muzzle velocity. 400 m/s (1,300 ft/s) Maximum firing range. 9,300 m (30,500 ft) The 42 centimetre kurze Marinekanone 14 L/12 (short naval cannon), or Minenwerfer -Gerät ( M-Gerät ), popularly known by the nickname Big Bertha, was a German siege howitzer built by Krupp AG in Essen, Germany and ...
Paris Gun | Big Bertha, German Artillery & WWI | Britannica
WEBBig Bertha. field artillery. Paris Gun, any of several long-range cannon produced by the German arms manufacturer Krupp in 1917–18 during World War I. The guns were so called because they were specially built to shell Paris at a range, never before attained, of approximately 121 km (75 miles). The guns were fabricated by adding a tube to the ...
First World War.com - Encyclopedia - Big Bertha
WEBSponsored Links. Produced by the German firm of Krupp the Big Bertha was a 42cm howitzer, model L/14 designed in the aftermath of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904 on behalf of the German Army. It was initially used as a means of (successfully) demolishing the fortress towns of Liege and Namur in August 1914, the war's first month (and ...
Big Bertha Weapon – World War 1 - HistoryTen
WEBFeb 15, 2022 · Big Bertha, also known as the German Dicke Bertha or M-Gerat, was a 420-mm (16.5-inch) howitzer model. It was employed by the German Army to attack Belgian and French garrisons during World War 1. According to some sources, the nickname “Big Bertha” was given to the cannons in honor of the Krupp firm’s owner, Bertha Krupp von …
42cm M-Gerät Howitzer: The Original Big Bertha - HistoryNet
WEBOct 30, 2014 · 42cm M-Gerät Howitzer: The Original Big Bertha. The lumbering German 42cm M-Gerät howitzer was designed to reduce the stout Allied defensive fortresses along the Western Front, a job it did effectively despite its limited mobility. by Jon Guttman 10/30/2014. Share This Article.
Big Bertha (howitzer) - Wikiwand
WEBThe 42 centimetre kurze Marinekanone 14 L/12, or Minenwerfer-Gerät (M-Gerät), popularly known by the nickname Big Bertha, was a German siege howitzer built by Krupp AG in Essen, Germany and fielded by the Imperial German Army from 1914 to 1918. The M-Gerät had a 42 cm (17 in) calibre barrel, making it one of the largest artillery pieces ever ...
The Legends and Traditions of the Great War: Big Bertha
WEBBig Bertha was the the 420mm (16.5-in.) howitzer used by German forces advancing through Belgium in 1914. They were nicknamed for the Krupp arms works matriarch Bertha Krupp von Bohlen. Transported in pieces, moved by rail and assembled in place, they proved devastating in destroying Belgian forts. They were somewhat less effective …
Big Bertha (howitzer) | Military Wiki | Fandom
WEBBig Bertha (German language: Dicke Bertha) — literal translation "Thick (or fat) Bertha" — is the name of a type of super-heavy howitzer developed by the famous armaments manufacturer Krupp in Germany on the eve of World War I. Its official designation was the L/12, i.e., the barrel was 12...
Big Bertha - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBBig Bertha is the name of a type of super-heavy howitzer made by the famous armaments manufacturer Krupp in Germany on the eve of World War I. Another huge gun, 42-cm Gamma-Device howitzer, [3] was the forerunner of the Bertha.
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