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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 fielded by the Imperial German Army from 1914 to 1918.
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In total, ten were manufactured, along with 18 additional barrels. The power but near-immobility of the Gamma-Gerät inspired further development by the APK, who addressed mobility in the development of the M-Gerät "Big Bertha" howitzer by pulling it with tractors. [9]
German Big Bertha howitzer The Paris Gun being assembled Model of the Paris Gun on fixed mounting. A section of the Iraqi supergun from Imperial War Museum Duxford. With the new metallurgical methods and precision engineering of the Industrial Revolution, a revolution in armaments, including artillery took place.
The 42 cm Big Bertha howitzer, the secret weapon of the German army in 1914, quickly became widely celebrated. The destruction of the Fort de Loncin was immediately used for propaganda by the Germans, precipitating the surrender of the last two Liège forts, Fort de Flémalle and Fort de Hollogne . [ 18 ]
To clear the way for their left hook Germany deployed heavy siege guns such as the Škoda 305 mm Mörser M.1911 and the Krupp 420 mm (17 in) Big Bertha to attack the forts blocking Germany's path through Belgium. While the Belgian forts delayed Germany's advance through Belgium they could not stop it and the majority of their forts were ...
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