Artillery
3.7-cm Pak 35/36
The original 3.7-cm Pak 35/36 produced during the late 1920s had spoked wheels for horse traction, but by the mid-1930s these had been replaced by steel disc wheels for motor traction. It was a light and low gun that was at first issued to all arms of the Wehrmacht. In 1943, the introduction of the Stielgranate 41 shaped charge meant…
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COLD WAR AIRÂ DEFENCE
From about 1943 to the end of the Second World War the Allied armies operated in an environment of air supremacy, leading to the virtual neglect of air defences for armies in the field during the early years of the Cold War. There was therefore a continued dependence upon Second…
Cold War Artillery
While the tank became the public and political symbol of an army’s military prowess, overshadowing other battlefield weapons systems, within armies the importance of the artillery arm remained undiminished and, despite the advent of missiles and rockets, the gun remained the weapon of choice in the tactical battle. Provided targets…
Skoda 220-mm howitzer
Skoda 220 mm howitzer, German designation 22 cm Mörser 538(j)/(p). Whereas the Skoda vz 37 howitzer was a completely new design, the slightly earlier Skoda 220-mm howitzer was very much a product that had its origins in earlier days. In the period up to 1918, when the Skoda works were…
US WWII SELF-PROPELLEDÂ ARTILLERY
self-propelled, howitzer motor carriage m7 M12 155mm Self propelled gun Following World War I numerous designers approached the problem of motorizing artillery pieces to make them more mobile in the field. Although tanks had made their debut during the war, military planners also saw the need for a distinct type…
Featured Website: BRITISH ARTILLERY IN WORLD WARÂ 2
 This site comprises many pages about the field artillery branch of the Royal Artillery, mostly in the first half of the 20th Century and primarily World War 2.  It provides comprehensive and reliable information from reliable sources LINK
American Artillery Practices WWII
By Paul Ferraro Americans used the British system, but with a very significant innovation. They pre-computed the firing data for a HUGE number of variations of wind/temperature, barrel wear, elevation differentials, etc. Then for each possible variation, they created a separate calibrated tape measure. Along the tape was printed the…