German Siege Guns 1914-1945 | Big Bertha / Mortar Karl | G. Taube

German Siege Guns 1914-1945 | Big Bertha / Mortar Karl | G. Taube\nThe description of this item has been automatically translated. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.\n\nIllustrated book and documentation\nGerman steep-fire guns\n1914 to 1945\n\nAuthor: Gerhard Taube\n\nScope: 192 pages\nIllustrations: 235 b/w images\n\nOriginal Motorbuch Verlag, new book, see photos! Steep-fire guns were developed to be able to hit targets that are not directly in the field of view. In order to achieve this and be able to shoot over obstacles, they had to be fired at a steep angle. The \u201CDicke Berta\u201D and the \u201CKarl\u201D mortar were among the best-known and heaviest steep-fire guns in Germany. They were primarily used against enemy fortresses as \u201Cconcrete crackers\u201D. In this volume, Gerhard Taube tells how this type of weapon developed. He describes in detail the prehistory and production history of the heavy colossi as well as their use in the two wr