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Hitler’s Doomed Schwerer Gustav: Largest Gun Mankind Has Ever Built
Here is a 12 page summary of the Paris Gun A Brief History of the Paris Guns by Roger Todd http://www.landships.info/landships/artillery_articles/Paris_Kanone.html Phil, Bklyn
Here is a 12 page summary of the Paris Gun A Brief History of the Paris Guns by Roger Todd http://www.landships.info/landships/artillery_articles/Paris_Kanone.html Phil, Bklyn
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rumours about demise of Yahoo Groups -
I like this idea! Has everything been saved to a hard drive (in the event there's a sudden crash and all is lost?) Phil, Bklyn
I like this idea! Has everything been saved to a hard drive (in the event there's a sudden crash and all is lost?) Phil, Bklyn
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Phil Gilson
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You have been added to railwaygun@groups.io
Thank you Dr. R. I see the new masthead and think to myself that the locomotive won't be Russin anywhere any more. I explored your n-scale site and the Anhalter Bahnhof portion. The pix of the WWII er
Thank you Dr. R. I see the new masthead and think to myself that the locomotive won't be Russin anywhere any more. I explored your n-scale site and the Anhalter Bahnhof portion. The pix of the WWII er
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Phil Gilson
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Link doesn't work
Fellow RwvGun members - In the DATABASE section, (left hand margin, #9 US Navy Railway Guns Photo) The link doesn’t work. Here’s an update (with add’l sources) 1. USN RAILWAY GUNS PHOTOS https://www.g
Fellow RwvGun members - In the DATABASE section, (left hand margin, #9 US Navy Railway Guns Photo) The link doesn’t work. Here’s an update (with add’l sources) 1. USN RAILWAY GUNS PHOTOS https://www.g
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Phil Gilson
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New file uploaded to railwaygun@groups.io
Dr R.- There are lots of photos from the old site at https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/railwaygun/photos/photostream Can they be moved over to the new site? Phil Gilson, Brooklyn
Dr R.- There are lots of photos from the old site at https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/railwaygun/photos/photostream Can they be moved over to the new site? Phil Gilson, Brooklyn
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Phil Gilson
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The making of a Railway gun
The making of a railway gun 1. Woolwich Arsenal and Railway Guns Painting of the Great Crane http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/5150 2. Photo and text from wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wik
The making of a railway gun 1. Woolwich Arsenal and Railway Guns Painting of the Great Crane http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/5150 2. Photo and text from wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wik
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Phil Gilson
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WWI cartographer's view
Today's find 2014 pdf reviewing WWI from a cartographer's view https://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/pdf/plp/occasional/OccPaper7.pdf Go to Fig 10 for a rail mounted howitzer (in camo) followed by a 14" rail
Today's find 2014 pdf reviewing WWI from a cartographer's view https://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/pdf/plp/occasional/OccPaper7.pdf Go to Fig 10 for a rail mounted howitzer (in camo) followed by a 14" rail
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Phil Gilson
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WWII German Railway guns
Today's find - https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/germany/railway_gun/ Phil, Bklyn
Today's find - https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/germany/railway_gun/ Phil, Bklyn
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Phil Gilson
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Not many here
To fill in the quiet times on this site. Here is a video of the evacuation of 14,000 civilian refugees from the port of Hungnam on December 23, 1950. SS Meredith Victory was a WWII era supply ship eng
To fill in the quiet times on this site. Here is a video of the evacuation of 14,000 civilian refugees from the port of Hungnam on December 23, 1950. SS Meredith Victory was a WWII era supply ship eng
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Phil Gilson
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Dora
This tiny url will take you to hundreds of pix of the 1/72 in various stages of construction plus a 1/35 with its builder standing next to it. https://tinyurl.com/yd8eqbkn Phil, Bklyn
This tiny url will take you to hundreds of pix of the 1/72 in various stages of construction plus a 1/35 with its builder standing next to it. https://tinyurl.com/yd8eqbkn Phil, Bklyn
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Phil Gilson
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Reenactment Jordanian style...
Al - Great show but wrong rifles. What's in the video is the Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk IV. Back then, in 1916, the British service rifle was the Mk III.The III has a snub nose, the IV has a few inches of th
Al - Great show but wrong rifles. What's in the video is the Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk IV. Back then, in 1916, the British service rifle was the Mk III.The III has a snub nose, the IV has a few inches of th
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Phil Gilson
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Char 2c - rail transported tank
FWIW, here's a part of a website dealing with armored vehicles. There are clear pix and descriptions. http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww1/ww1-british-tanks.php Phil, Bklyn
FWIW, here's a part of a website dealing with armored vehicles. There are clear pix and descriptions. http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww1/ww1-british-tanks.php Phil, Bklyn
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Phil Gilson
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WW2 missile train
#Modelling
14" USN WWI railway Gun websites - USN WWI 14-inch RR Guns Bill Maloney's site containing 17 pics http://www.williammaloney.com/Aviation/WatervlietArsenalMuseum/NavalCannon/pages/02_14inchNavalGunBarr
14" USN WWI railway Gun websites - USN WWI 14-inch RR Guns Bill Maloney's site containing 17 pics http://www.williammaloney.com/Aviation/WatervlietArsenalMuseum/NavalCannon/pages/02_14inchNavalGunBarr
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Phil Gilson
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14 inch gun firing
This photo of a 14-inch naval gun on a railway mount is found on p.62 of the book "Meuse Argonne to the Armistice, available in pdf from the Center for Military History -the US Army's history cache. h
This photo of a 14-inch naval gun on a railway mount is found on p.62 of the book "Meuse Argonne to the Armistice, available in pdf from the Center for Military History -the US Army's history cache. h
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Phil Gilson
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Assorted URLs - please add/modify
Nick - Thank you for this list. The WW2RSG has a broken link. They are still using your old address (@yahoo groups); an Error 404 message is returned upon clicking that link. Attempts to contact them
Nick - Thank you for this list. The WW2RSG has a broken link. They are still using your old address (@yahoo groups); an Error 404 message is returned upon clicking that link. Attempts to contact them
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Phil Gilson
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85 Photos
85 photos of WWII railway guns in ETO https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/germany/railway_gun/ Phil, Bklyn
85 photos of WWII railway guns in ETO https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/germany/railway_gun/ Phil, Bklyn
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Phil Gilson
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85 Photos
Chuck - Thanks for your input. All I could find on the web is this youtube showing coastal artillery emplacements marred with graffiti. I don't have to wonder what le Bosch occupiers would have done t
Chuck - Thanks for your input. All I could find on the web is this youtube showing coastal artillery emplacements marred with graffiti. I don't have to wonder what le Bosch occupiers would have done t
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Phil Gilson
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13 min Railway gun video
A 13 minute railwaygun video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmzFx7cfu7Y&t=81srailwaygun@groups.io Phil, Bklyn
A 13 minute railwaygun video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmzFx7cfu7Y&t=81srailwaygun@groups.io Phil, Bklyn
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Phil Gilson
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13 min Railway gun video
Thanks Ron. The turntable shown early in the video is among the 85 pix collection I posted earlier. Here's something I found on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 888,246 ceramic poppies (planted around the Tower
Thanks Ron. The turntable shown early in the video is among the 85 pix collection I posted earlier. Here's something I found on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 888,246 ceramic poppies (planted around the Tower
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Phil Gilson
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13 min Railway gun video
WWI summarized by the numbers - three pages of this and that - all-in-all it's very sobering! http://www.worldwar1.com/sfnum.htm Phil, Bklyn
WWI summarized by the numbers - three pages of this and that - all-in-all it's very sobering! http://www.worldwar1.com/sfnum.htm Phil, Bklyn
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Phil Gilson
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