Game: Name this Artillery

[bhiita]

I was out looking around for refference material the other day and this was in my stash that I ended up with.
Promblem is, I forgot what It's name is, so I can't do a search. and I need a better picture, if possible.

(start gameshow host voice)
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Are you ready to play?

Then let's start playing..........Name this Artillery

If you win you might get this lovely unit to help annex your nieghbor

here's a hint it's German

 

[Illustrious]

Looks like some sort of howitzer. Probably the sort they used in the siege of Liège. From the scale (comparing muzzle diameter with size of pickelhaube), the calibre looks to be around 9 inches.

 

[bhiita]

One of the pictures I have, from the same site, said something about "of the type used to crush Belgian Fortess'

I'm probably going to hybrid it with something, If I can't find another picture with a proper view of the back.
I like the astetics(sp) of the engineering.

My baby won't stop slaping me in the face

 

[Illustrious]

Originally posted by bhiita
One of the pictures I have, from the same site, said something about "of the type used to crush Belgian Fortess'

Aha! I was right! I'll see if I can find anything for you.

 

[Yoda Power]

Originally posted by bhiita
My baby won't stop slaping me in the face

well so long you dont slap him/her

BTW i have no idea what cannon it is, but its my 2300 post

 

[Polaris]

It's a Krupp 210mm howitzer. Here's a picture of one without its gun shield used as a display piece. Couldn't find any reference to its "official" designation though.

 

[bhiita]

Originally posted by Yoda Power


well so long you dont slap him/her

BTW i have no idea what cannon it is, but its my 2300 post

 

[bhiita]

Doesn't look quite as cool without the shield
I'll play around with it some, and see if I can I can find a refference for the shield or make one myself.

Thanks Polaris.

@Illustrious, if you (or anyone else) finds a better pic, direct me to the site or post it. I'm practicing with WWI and II artillery and tanks

Thank you for playing.......Name this Artillery

Good Nite, I'm taking a nap.

 

[Illustrious]

bhiita: Try this (it's the only decent one I can find):

 

[Kinboat]

Actually that top picture is one I used to make my Krupps Howitzer... I didn't get it exactly historicly accurate but I made one
They called it Big Bertha on most of the sites I found but on further searching Big Bertha came to be used by allied troops to refer to most German artillery... Don't know the exact designation.

 

[Kinboat]

On a closer look I made mine more like this one... with the longer barrel...

 

[bhiita]

Wow thanks guys, for the pics I think I should be able to make one now (try to at least)

:edit: I just woke up, for anyone who saw the picture in this post of a tank

 

[McClane]

I think, they called this sort of Howitzer by the Munition they unsed ("150mm Gun"or so)
They have only names for there huge Guns like Big Bertha, Leopold or Karl the Great!

 

[Der PH]

Originally posted by Kinboat
On a closer look I made mine more like this one... with the longer barrel...

This is the Big Bertha.
The name is often misleadingly used for other german WW1-guns, e.g. the Paris Gun.

BTW this is one of my favorite custom Civ3-units and I'm using it in my game since you posted it.