Big Bertha (howitzer)
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The 42 centimeter kurze Marinekanone 14 L/12, or Minenwerfer-Gerät, popularly known by the name of Big Bertha, was a German siege howitzer built by Krupp AG in Essen, Germany and fielded by the Imperi
Model of an M-Gerät at the Musée de l'Armée in Paris
The Gamma-Gerät, predecessor of the M-Gerät
A 42 cm projectile in 1918
Ruins of the Fort de Loncin, 1914
42 cm Gamma howitzer
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The 42 cm kurze Marinekanone L/12, or Gamma-Gerät, was a German siege gun built by Krupp. The Gamma-Gerät's barrel diameter was 42 cm, making it one of the largest artillery pieces ever fielded. The G
Big Bertha (howitzer)
…centimetres (18 in), but the German Army opted for a 30.5-centimetre howitzer, the Beta-Gerät 09 and a 42 cm (17 in) gun. Design and testing for the Gamma-Gerät began in 1906 and lasted until 1911. Although the Gamma-Gerät had the destructive power the General Staff required and could outrange French and Belgian…
42cm shell crater at the Fort de Boussois