"As World War II approached, Germany ordered Krupp and Rheimetall-Borsig to build several super-heavy siege guns, vital to smash through the fortresses that stood in the way of the Blitzkrieg. These weapons - the 60 cm and 54cm Karl-Gerät, the 80cm Gustav, and the 35.5cm Haubtiz…
Greek and Roman siege machinery, 399 BC-AD 363
by Campbell, Duncan B., Delf, Brian
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Greek and Roman siege machinery 399 BC-AD 363
by Campbell, Duncan B., Delf, Brian
fromNew vanguard
"Siege machinery first appeared in the West during the Carthaginian invasion of Sicily in the late-5th century BC, in the form of siege towers and battering rams. After a 50-year hiatus these weapons of war re-appeared in the Macedonian armies of Philip II and Alexander the Grea…
Greek and Roman siege machinery 399 BC-AD 363
by Campbell, Duncan B., Delf, Brian
fromNew vanguard