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Hi AllA long overdue “Andys Rubbish and Ramblings”, I have been rather busy these past few moths with having to renew all my firearms licences and also deal with organising…
Hi AllA long overdue “Andys Rubbish and Ramblings”, I have been rather busy these past few moths with having to renew all my firearms licences and also deal with organising…
Hi AllHere’s another Andy’s Rubbish and Ramblings for you.Adrienne and I do a reasonable amount if traveling around New Zealand as and when time allows, one favourite pastime is finding…
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE 208Georg BruchmüllerTHE ARTILLERY INSTRUCTORGeorg Bruchmüller was born in Berlin on December 11, 1863 into a middle-class family. After studying physics at Berlin University, the nineteen-year-old Bruchmüller became a…
Incidents of friendly artillery fire in August 1914 Aleksander’s Book Corner Incidents of friendly artillery fire in August 1914 In this blog post we will have a look at…
Artillery Doctrine-5 This new development came as a complete surprise to the allies. The 42 cm super heavy howitzers appeared on the battlefields around the fortresses of Liège, Namur, Fort Manonviller,…
Artillery Doctrine-4 The field artillery adopted a lofty attitude to the less mobile foot artillery, shaking their heads at the sluggish siege trains. In 1891, under the decisive influence of Schlieffen,…
Artillery Doctrine-3 When trials for a new German artillery system began, two companies were in competition for the contract. The first company, Ehrhardt (later renamed as the better known Rheinmetall), offered…
Artillery Doctrine-2 Three types of ammunition were available to the artillery enabling it to tailor its fire to each individual target. During counter-battery fire, high-explosive (HE) shells with impact fuses were…
Artillery Doctrine-1 Compared with the review of infantry and cavalry tactics, the development of artillery doctrine was driven more by the development of new weapons and ammunition than tactics. Artillery was…