The infamous German Paris gun
The infamous German Paris gun blasting away at Paris during the Spring Offensives in an attempt to subjugate the French and their will to keep on fighting.Though only 21cm in…
M1892 12cm Howitzer
Heres another of Andys Rubbish and Ramblings, apologies for the lateness of this offering! I started putting this together a week ago and came down with a nasty flu, so…
German WW1 Artillery sight
Another Andys Rubbish and RamblingsIts been very busy here of late, ad at last Im starting to get a bit of free time back.We recently hosted an auction and one…
War Trophy Guns
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…
Remaining guns are few
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 PROFILES EPISODE 208 GeorgBruchmüller
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…
Aleksander’s Book Corner
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
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
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
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…