Anyone have some Nazi Railguns?
Im totally aware what a railgun is but have never heard or seen anything about Nazi railguns. Not say they didnt exist but would be news to me. Make a hell of an anti tank weapon.
Hi.
There was only some basic research for electromagnetical propelled guns.
In 1944 some theoretical research was started regarding a 15 cm railgun with a rof of 200 rpm using a 100 kW powerplant and a 4 cm aa-railgun.
Some aircraft-shaped projectiles were tested in 1945 for the aa-railgun but the power supply was problematic. A suitable battery or condensator had a very high weight (600 - 3000 t) making the gun immobile.
Pics from Waffen Revue issue 121
So no railguns, sorry
Yours
tom!
Interesting Pics tom thanks.
Maybe he means railway guns?
Is not this for sure.
Well though I be new on this form maybe I can shed some light on the subject
I did find in my research for railway guns, find a few pictures of a electro magnetic railgun at a research facility near Berlin taken some time around 1943 I think I am going to look in to it.
well check this out (1934) its a coil gun but close to what i think u want, still looking for those pics.
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/
These might be what you are looking for. Regards Gary
The 280mm leopold, what a cannon.
Some railroad gun pictures.
Hello Gentlemen,
I learned something new from this thread. I had never heard of railway/railroad guns. The pictures are great. Were the railway guns used to great advantage during WWII? BTW, has anyone heard of TPG’s being experiemented with during WWII?
if its railway guns you want try here!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/railwaygun/
file section of great picture, else lot of peeps who could find what your after?