tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post4873416728594841729..comments2024-03-29T05:44:18.835-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: Broadsword quiz: What gun is that? The latest candidate for India's towed 155mm gun...?Broadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-32547700254065440562011-08-12T08:30:14.258-07:002011-08-12T08:30:14.258-07:00BTW what is the prize that we are competing for? :...BTW what is the prize that we are competing for? :)Ashwin Baindurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12472294269065735591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-72134029407272040982011-08-11T22:40:10.056-07:002011-08-11T22:40:10.056-07:00Col. I think you get tremendous response for quiz ...Col. I think you get tremendous response for quiz on your blog. Good work, but as they say curiosity kills the cat, it will be nice if you can comment more frequently, at least for the quiz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-25946541962505766422011-08-11T22:30:36.229-07:002011-08-11T22:30:36.229-07:00One of the two models of AUSTRIAN wheeled 28cm how...One of the two models of AUSTRIAN wheeled 28cm howitzer/mortar - an L/12 OR an L/14. <br />Watz the furst prize- a trip to Casablanca????????????????????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-64143388937542155962011-08-11T19:32:09.253-07:002011-08-11T19:32:09.253-07:00This looks like the 12" (302mm) mortar of WWI...This looks like the 12" (302mm) mortar of WWII vintage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-48373788507680622802011-08-11T09:02:51.986-07:002011-08-11T09:02:51.986-07:00HNI 096 from WWI is German's Big Bertha, 420 m...HNI 096 from WWI is German's Big Bertha, 420 mm Mortar made in 1914VJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-69921208118751592912011-08-11T07:36:06.449-07:002011-08-11T07:36:06.449-07:00Big Bertha. Perfect gun for India. The babus can m...Big Bertha. Perfect gun for India. The babus can make a ton of money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-22733754402405049462011-08-11T05:43:57.912-07:002011-08-11T05:43:57.912-07:00The Krupp 420mm Howitzer
Big Bertha was the the 42...The Krupp 420mm Howitzer<br />Big 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 against French Forts of sturdier design. The howitzers were also used as siege weapons on the eastern front. By 1917, less accurate due to wear on the barrels and extremely vulnerable to counter battery fire once located, they were phased out of operation. The term "Big Bertha" is sometimes applied to the Krupp manufactured artillery piece of completely different design that shelled Paris in 1918 from the phenomenal range of 75 miles. This later weapon, however, is more commonly known as the "Paris Gun".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-82537675103229984432011-08-11T03:25:54.371-07:002011-08-11T03:25:54.371-07:00Col. Shukla,
That is the German 420 mm "Big ...Col. Shukla,<br /><br />That is the German 420 mm "Big Bertha" howitzer from World War I.Sparshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12257674144524030922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-47071197693274430982011-08-11T03:23:49.395-07:002011-08-11T03:23:49.395-07:00Anti-Satellite Artillery to shoot down PAKSAT-1.Anti-Satellite Artillery to shoot down PAKSAT-1.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-18128478450672823692011-08-11T02:49:49.810-07:002011-08-11T02:49:49.810-07:00Thats the german Big Bertha...Thats the german Big Bertha...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-53148277602903208292011-08-11T02:20:11.756-07:002011-08-11T02:20:11.756-07:00It is the Big Bertha howitzer made by Krupp for th...It is the Big Bertha howitzer made by Krupp for the Germans for use in first world war.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-83457022017094230642011-08-11T02:05:47.505-07:002011-08-11T02:05:47.505-07:00World war 1 era German heavy howitzer manufactured...World war 1 era German heavy howitzer manufactured by Krupp. Also known as big bertha.<br /><br />Specifications<br /><br />Weight: 43tn<br />Length: 5.88m<br />Shell: HE; 820 kg<br />Calibre: 419 mm (16.5 in)<br />Elevation: +40° - +75°<br />Traverse: 4°<br />Muzzle velocity: 400 m/s (1,312 ft/s)<br />Effective range: 12.5 km (7.7 miles)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-76920537694619477932011-08-11T02:00:07.584-07:002011-08-11T02:00:07.584-07:00Dear Ajai,
I cannot get the link bw big bertha an...Dear Ajai, <br />I cannot get the link bw big bertha and indian 155mm artillery. maybe, you may have advance info on it. Is PzH 2000 from Krauss-Maffei Wegmann being seriously considered for it ? That is th only German connection I could think off.Shshankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07212310536605796210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-47893618603186006322011-08-11T01:54:29.721-07:002011-08-11T01:54:29.721-07:00By the barrel length and caliber this looks like B...By the barrel length and caliber this looks like Big Bertha developed by Gustav Krupp for Germany WW-I. No, it cant be a candidate for India's search for 155mm 52cal gun since its not in production and Krupp Industries do not exist.Shshankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07212310536605796210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-51599521030899935362011-08-11T01:49:54.701-07:002011-08-11T01:49:54.701-07:00Thats "Big Bertha"
http://en.wikipedia....Thats "Big Bertha"<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bertha_(howitzer)<br /><br />google rocks.... ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-75233898757930649302011-08-11T01:41:59.859-07:002011-08-11T01:41:59.859-07:00Big Bertha 420mm German Howitzer from World war-1 ...Big Bertha 420mm German Howitzer from World war-1 manufacture by Krupp.Scene is probably from the Battle of Liège in Belgium during WW-1.AN Indian gun candidate would look much more space aged,since by the time the GOI decides to get one,we probably would be in the space based artillery age!<br />Also request for more contemporary news on Indian defence matters and developments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-22182803691516810442011-08-11T01:36:25.032-07:002011-08-11T01:36:25.032-07:00Some, 300+mm WWI, German Howitzer.Some, 300+mm WWI, German Howitzer.Vijaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-65527503992803594912011-08-11T01:34:30.228-07:002011-08-11T01:34:30.228-07:00M114 155MM Howitzer aka 155 mm Howitzer M1
Georg...M114 155MM Howitzer aka 155 mm Howitzer M1<br /><br /><br />GeorgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-40825819359396267592011-08-11T01:13:23.822-07:002011-08-11T01:13:23.822-07:00German Big BerthaGerman Big BerthaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-28109806860451227252011-08-11T01:09:21.665-07:002011-08-11T01:09:21.665-07:00"Big Bertha (German: Dicke Bertha; literal tr..."Big Bertha (German: 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 calibre in length) 42-cm Type M-Gerät 14 (M-Equipment 1914) Kurze Marine-Kanone ('short naval gun', a name intended to camouflage the weapon's real purpose)."<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bertha_(howitzer)Shubhamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-12257482480785459522011-08-11T00:26:13.326-07:002011-08-11T00:26:13.326-07:00The legendary Krupp's Big Bertha, a German 42 ...The legendary Krupp's Big Bertha, a German 42 cm Howitzer.Shubhabrata Dehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997817819164734147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-22860417902638824852011-08-11T00:24:20.050-07:002011-08-11T00:24:20.050-07:00M-Gerät 420 mm Kurze MarineKanone also known as &q...M-Gerät 420 mm Kurze MarineKanone also known as "Big Bertha". Kaisers biggest gun of WW1.Ranjit Nambiarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-66827445874179742042011-08-10T23:34:26.220-07:002011-08-10T23:34:26.220-07:00Pretty simple. The 1914 German 420mm barrel howitz...Pretty simple. The 1914 German 420mm barrel howitzer "Big Bertha". Made by manufacturer Krupp.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-48429085584273097482011-08-10T23:19:00.140-07:002011-08-10T23:19:00.140-07:00the first howitzer (WW-1)...manned by Austro-Hunga...the first howitzer (WW-1)...manned by Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) army forces?? <br /><br />RahulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-58197563516673577582011-08-10T23:10:58.202-07:002011-08-10T23:10:58.202-07:00the first howitzer (WW-1)...manned by Austro-Hunga...the first howitzer (WW-1)...manned by Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) army forces?? <br /><br />RahulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com