Artillerie - Autriche : beaux livres - histoire et modèles

Austrian Napoleonic Artillery 1792–1815 (Osprey)

The Austrian artillery of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars was a creation of the renowned Lichtenstein system of the early 1750s. This weight system produced a series of weapons of 3-, 6- and 12-pdr. calibre along with 7- and 10-pdr. howitzers.
In the 1780s they were joined by Cavalry artillery guns with their Wurst seats. In 1811 Austria also began the establishment of rocket troops based upon the British invention, whilst their heavy and siege pieces remained the 12 -,18- and 24-pdrs throughout the period.

This book describes the system as well as its operational use during the Napoleonic Wars.

Contents: Introduction - Organisation - The Lichtenstein system - The Cavalry Artillery Guns - Tactics and Massed Batteries - The Rockets - The Siege Guns - Bibliography and Collections - Colour plate commentary - Index.

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Skoda Heavy Guns - 24 cm Cannon, 38 cm Howitzer, 42 cm Howitzer and Gasoline-electric Trains

Ce livre retrace l'histoire des usines Skoda, le deuxième plus grand fabricant d'armes en Europe, et de son artillerie lourde: le canon de 24 cm, l'obusier de 38 cm et l'obusier de 42 cm.
Il couvre également les canons transportés de manière innovante par des trains essence-électriques Austro-Daimler, conçus par Ferdinand Porsche.

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Die 7,5 cm Gebirgskanone - Das modernste Gebirgsgeschütz der k. u. k. Armee im Ersten Weltkrieg

With the 7.5 cm M.15 mountain cannon system Škoda, the Austro-Hungarian Army had the most modern mountain cannon used in the First World War. It replaced the 7 cm M.99 mountain cannon, which was already considered technically outdated when it was introduced.
As early as 1904, the Technical and Administrative Military Committee worked intensively on a successor model for the M.99 system, but the M.8 and M.9 cannons were only interim solutions. Although corresponding test models from the major gun manufacturers Schneider, Krupp and Škoda already existed, a new design was decided upon.

With the M.12 prototype, Škoda ultimately presented a completely equivalent gun. The cannon, eventually designated M.15, fulfilled all expectations and was used on all Austro-Hungarian fronts from 1915 to 1918, especially on the Italian theater of war.
In addition, imperial and royal artillery formations in Turkey and Turkish batteries were also equipped with this modern cannon.

From 1915 to 1918, a total of 2181 barrels and 2023 carriages were produced. The cannon was also delivered to Germany and was still used during the Second World War.
In this book, M. Christian Ortner documents the history of this famous mountain gun in an informative text and with the help of numerous previously unpublished illustrations.

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