Modern Artillery (300 Artillery Pieces)

Modern Artillery brings together 300 of the most important examples of artillery used or designed since 1900. From hand-held anti-tank devices, anti-aircraft guns and field pieces of WWII to strategic missiles, each artillery piece featured has a full-colour artwork and detailed specifications table.

Modern Artillery brings together 300 of the most important examples of artillery used or designed since 1900. Beginning with the guns that pounded the trenches in World War I, the book details all the major forms of artillery in service throughout the century. From hand-held anti-tank devices, anti-aircraft guns and field pieces of World War II to the recent tactical and strategic missiles, the book provides a wide survey of the development and use of artillery, with the entries conveniently placed into categories for easy reference.
Each artillery piece featured is illustrated by a full-colour artwork and accompanied by a detailed specifications table giving the country of origin and technical details of the weapon, including where appropriate the calibre, elevation, muzzle velocity, traverse and range, all measurements being provided in imperial and metric. Each entry also contains a piece of text summarizing the weapon’s development and service history.
Presented in a handy, pocket-book size, arranged by type and with 300 colour illustrations, Modern Artillery is an authoritative and accessible reference work, which will appeal to anyone with an interest in military technology.

Introduction

Almirante Padillo
155mm Model 77 Howitzer
22.5cm Heavy Trench Mortar
24.5cm Heavy Trench Mortar
149mm Skoda Model 14 Howitzer
Skoda 75mm Mountain Gun
M1915
Skoda 305mm Howitzer
SBA T-70
ASTROS 2
Avibras X-40
Sexton
CSS-1
CSS-2
CSS-3
CSS-4
Type 63
155/45 Norinco SP Gun
Type 70
Type 63
47mm Skoda vz 36
10cm Skoda Light Howitzer
vz 14/19
M53/59
DANA
D-3000 Walid
Canone de 75 Mle 1897
Canon de 105mm Schneider Mle 1913
155mm Rimailho Howitzer
Model 1904TR
155mm Gun Model TR
155mm Howitzer Mle 1950
194mm Gun GPF
Canon de 240 L Model 1884
St Chamond Mortier de 280 sur Chenilles
20mm Tarasque
Brandt 60mm LR Gun-mortar
81mm Mortar Mle 27/31
Brandt 120mm Mortar
Pluton
SSBS S-3
Crotale
Mistral
Canon de 240 Mle 93/96 sur Affuit-truck
St-Chamond Canon de 320 Mle
1870/93 sur Affuit-truck Schneider
AMX-13 DCA
Mk F3 155mm
GCT 155mm
Roland
Krupp 75mm Field Gun M1903
7.5cm Infantry Gun IG18
75mm Mountain Gun Geb. G. 36
77mm FK16
77mm Field Gun M96nA
10cm M1917 Gun
105mm leFH 18
105mm leFH18(M)
120mm Krupp Howitzer M1905
13.5cm FK 1909
15cm L/40 Feldkanone i.R.
15cm Field Howitzer FH17
sFH18
21cm Howitzer
21cm Mrs 18
The Paris Gun
28cm Kustenhaubitze
Big Bertha
Rheinmetall Rh202
20mm Flak 30
20mm Flakvierling 38
37mm Flak 37
37mm Flak 43
5cm Flak 41
77mm German 1914
88mm Flak 18
88mm Flak 41
105mm Flak 38
12.8cm Flak 40
7.92mm Panzerbuchse 39
Granatbuchse 39
2.8cm Panzerbuchse 41
37mm Anti-Tank Gun 1918
37mm Pak 35/36
5cm Pak 38
75mm Pak 40
75mm Pak 41
8cm PAW 600 Raketenpanzerbuchse 43
88mm Pak 43/41
Flak 18
12.8cm Pak 44
12.8cm K44
Panzerfaust
SGrW 34 81mm Mortar
15cm sIG 33 infantry gun
Henschel Hs117 Schmetterling
21cm K12(E)
28cm K5(E)
80cm Gustav
German Armoured Trains
38cm Gun