German Field Artillery of World War II, New Vanguard 325, Osprey

An illustrated study of the big guns of Hitler's army – the Wehrmacht's field artillery, its capabilities and its role in German fighting units of World War II.

Often overshadowed in military history by the tanks and aircraft of Blitzkrieg, Germany's artillery was key to its methods of waging war throughout World War II. Field artillery remained the primary killer on the battlefield, often responsible for three-quarters of combat casualties inflicted.

Redressing the balance, this book surveys the major Wehrmacht guns of the war, and the basic organizational structure of the German field artillery. Its primary focus is on the divisional field guns, especially the lFH 18 10.5cm field howitzer and the 15cm sFH 18 field howitzer that formed the backbone of German artillery. A brief survey is also made of the infantry guns used at the regimental level, and of corps-level heavy artillery. The issue of the use of"Beutewaffen,” captured war-booty field guns, is also looked at, as is the Nebelwerfer and schwere Wurfgerät rocket artillery.

With archive photos and meticulously detailed new illustrations, this book provides a concise study of the German Army's big guns of World War II, how they were organized and how they were used, both on the Eastern and Western fronts.

Περιεχόμενα:

• Introduction
• Artillery organization
• Infantry guns
• Light infantry guns
• Heavy infantry guns
• Divisional artillery
• Old and eccentric: the 7.5cm field gun
• Backbone of the artillery: the 10.5cm light field howitzer
• 10.5cm gun battery organization
• 10.5cm leFH 18 operation
• The 10.5cm mountain howitzer
• The 15cm heavy field howitzer
• GHQ artillery
• 10cm gun
• 12.8cm K 81 gun
• 15cm guns
• 17cm gun K 18 in Mörserlafette
• 21cm Mörser 18
• 21cm Kanone
• Beutegeschütze
• Rocket artillery
• 15cm Nebelwerfer 41
• 21cm Nebelwerfer 42
• 28/32cm schwere Wurfgerät
• Artillery in combat
• Artillery on the Eastern Front 1941–45
• Artillery on the Western Front 1944–45
• Further reading
• Index

Συγγραφέας: Steven J. Zaloga

Εικονογράφηση: Felipe Rodriguez

Έκδοση: Osprey Publishing

Περιγραφή: Σελ. 48, μαλακό εξώφυλλο, 248 X 184 mm.

Κατάσταση: ΑΜΕΤΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΤΟ

Βάρος κατά την αποστολή: 320 gr.

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