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Author : Craig Moore
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book German Self-Propelled Artillery Guns of the Second World War written by Craig Moore and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • One of the few books that explores the design and deployment of German artillery self-propelled guns (SPGs) to support tanks and infantry during the Second World War • A great reference book for military modellers, historians and tank wargamers interested in German SPGs • A comprehensive guide to German SPGs between 1939 and 1945 in one volume for the very first time, including previously unpublished information on the little-known Hummel-Wespe proving that at least twelve units were built • Authentic camouflage suggestions for military modellers A single towed artillery gun required a team of six horses and nine men. During the Second World War, German engineers mounted an artillery gun on top of a tank chassis; this new technology reduced the amount of valuable war resources as self-propelled guns only required a four- or five-man crew. They could also be made ready to fire more rapidly. German Self-Propelled Artillery Guns of the Second World War covers the development and use of this new weapon between 1939 and 1945. One type was successfully deployed in the invasion of France in 1940 and more were used on the Eastern Front against Soviet forces from 1941 until the end of the war. The ‘Desert Fox’ (Ewin Rommel) demanded artillery guns that could keep up with his panzers in North Africa. He was sent 15-cm howitzers mounted on top of Panzer II tank chassis’ and captured French Army Lorraine 37L-tracked armoured supply vehicles. Rommel’s forces in northern France were equipped with a variety of new self-propelled guns, which were used against the Allies on the beaches of Normandy during D-Day in 1944. • Includes 81 colour photographs

Author : Joachim Engelmann
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780887404061
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book German Self-Propelled Artillery in WW II - Bison written by Joachim Engelmann and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 1997-01-07 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the design and use of the self-propelled armored vehicle Wespe in WWII.

Author : Joachim Engelmann
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780887404078
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book German Self-Propelled Artillery in WW II written by Joachim Engelmann and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 1997-01-08 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the design and use of the self-propelled armored vehicle Wespe in WWII.

Author : Stackpole Books
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811749967
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Steel Thunder on the Eastern Front written by Stackpole Books and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2014-11-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Visual history of the artillery used by both sides on the Eastern Front in World War II.

Author : Ian Baxter
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 1399068717
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book German Self-propelled Artillery at War 1940–1945 written by Ian Baxter and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2023-10-30 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the German Panzerwaffe’s ability to engage its foes rapidly with concentrated force, additional fire power was often required to break through enemy lines. Initially this was with towed artillery but, as the war developed, converting tanks into fast-moving self-propelled artillery carrying vehicles proved far more effective. As a result a number of weapon systems came into service including the Pz.Kpfw.I and II. Other conversions followed including the Pz.Kpfw.II Wespe with its 10.5cm gun, the Pz.Kpfw.III/IV Hummel armed with a 15cm howitzer, the Sturmpanzer Brummbar with its powerful 15cm gun and the Grille series based on the Czech Pz.Kpfw 38(t) tank chassis. These and other armored vehicles were capable of providing both close firesupport for infantry and acting as anti-tank weapons. This highly illustrated book describes the key role played by German self-propelled artillery from its introduction in 1940 in France, to North Africa, Italy, Russia and North-West Europe. It analyzes the development of the numerous variants that came into service as these formidable weapon systems were adapted and up-gunned to face the ever-increasing enemy threat. With rare and often published photographs this book provides a unique insight into German self-propelled artillery from its early triumphant war years to final defeat in 1945.

Author : David Doyle
Publisher : Schiffer Military History
ISBN 13 : 9780764359408
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hummel and Nashorn/Hornisse written by David Doyle and published by Schiffer Military History. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hummel ("bumblebee") and Nashorn ("rhinoceros") are two of Nazi Germany's most widely recognized self-propelled artillery pieces. The Hummel, with its heavy field howitzer, was indispensable as heavy field artillery despite its open-top fighting compartment. The Nashorn, also known as the Hornisse ("hornet"), utilized the same chassis but mounted the formidable 88 mm antitank gun, becoming one of the most feared pieces of antitank artillery, or Panzerjäger ("tank hunter"). This book chronicles the development and use of these vehicles from concept to combat. Through dozens of archival photos, many never before published, as well as detailed photographs of some of the finest existent examples of surviving vehicles, these iconic armored fighting vehicles are explored, and their history is explained.

Author : Wolfgang Fleischer
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780764320958
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book German Motorized Artillery and Panzer Artillery in World War II written by Wolfgang Fleischer and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 260 images, this new volume is a concise, illustrated history of Germany's World War II artillery, its units and operations. Photos include both the towed and self-propelled weapon types. Also included are detailed unit organizational charts and line schematics of artillery rounds.

Author : Ian V. Hogg
Publisher : Frontline Books
ISBN 13 : 1473896932
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book German Artillery of World War Two written by Ian V. Hogg and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2013-10-12 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The best reference there is to this day about the guns and ammunition used by the German armed forces in WW2.” —Military Modelling The complete story of German artillery during World War Two, this illustrated volume is divided into sections according to the weapon classes: Infantry, Mountain and Field Artillery, Heavy Field Artillery, Heavy Artillery, Railway Artillery, Anti-Aircraft Artillery, Anti-Tank Artillery, Coastal Artillery and Recoilless Artillery. German Artillery of World War Two also contains details of the general organization of the German artillery arm, together with development histories of the weapons and their ammunition. In addition, the book contains a series of comprehensive data tables, and appendices including a glossary of technical terms. The first edition of this book, published over twenty years ago, is highly sought after by collectors and enthusiasts today. This new edition brings an enduring classic to a new generation of readers. “A classic on modern artillery by Ian V. Hogg, this volume is well-established and must be regarded as a standard reference work on the subject.” —Gun Mart “This is both a valuable reference book and an absorbing read.” —British Army Review

Author : IAN. BAXTER
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781399068680
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book GERMAN SELF-PROPELLED ARTILLERY AT WAR 1940 1945 written by IAN. BAXTER and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joachim Engelmann
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780887407628
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book German Artillery in World War II, 1939-1945 written by Joachim Engelmann and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 1995 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never before in German military history did the German Artillery possess such variety and magnitude as in the World War II era. From North Cape to Tobruk, Biscay to Lapland, Den Helder to the Caucasus, there were more than 1000 light and about 340 heavy artillery units, as well as the light and heavy field howitzer units, assault gun units, brigades and batteries, observation units, railroad batteries, mountain artillery units, light gun units and launcher regiments. The German Artillery included 655,000 men in 1943, or 22 percent of all the soldiers who went into action. Thirty-nine German gun tipes and forty captured gun types from ten different European countries were utilized by these units. The German Artillery took on special significance in the spring of 1943 when the fighting strength of the exhausted infantry began to decrease and armored vehicles became less and less effective in their battle against overwhelming Soviet power. During this period, the Artillery again and again provided the backbone of the German resistance and defense. This volume of photographs presents a look into the operations, action and everyday life of the German artillery - a frequently over-looked aspect of Wehrmacht history.