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Old February 15th, 2008, 11:19 AM
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Railway gun - Gustav or K5?
Please see this photo on my World War II Database website:

WW2DB: [Photo] 80cm Gustav gun firing, date unknown

I previously identified it as the "Heavy Gustav" railway gun. However, looking at its profile, now I wonder if it's the K5 railway gun also made by Krupp.

Now that we have this great new forum, thought I'd ask you guys for help!
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Re: Railway gun - Gustav or K5?
Isn't that "Anzio Annie"?
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Isn't that "Anzio Annie"?
I don't think so, the carriage seems too short. Let me check my books and get back to it.
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Re: Railway gun - Gustav or K5?
"Anzio Annie" is an Allied nickname for the K5 gun.
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Re: Railway gun - Gustav or K5?
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Please see this photo on my World War II Database website:

WW2DB: [Photo] 80cm Gustav gun firing, date unknown

I previously identified it as the "Heavy Gustav" railway gun. However, looking at its profile, now I wonder if it's the K5 railway gun also made by Krupp.

Now that we have this great new forum, thought I'd ask you guys for help!
Definitely NOT a Gustav as in this pic.
Dora, the world's largest railway gun

Check out pictures of the K5 at these web sites:
leopold

http://translate.google.com/translat...pold%26hl%3Den

http://commandos.strategyplanet.game...m/leopold.html

K5 in Calais

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Old February 16th, 2008, 05:08 AM
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Arrrgh. Thanks Matey.
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Re: Railway gun - Gustav or K5?
FYI, I changed the photo caption to K5.
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Re: Railway gun - Gustav or K5?
i found this it is a big railway gun i dont know what the right name is
but big ...krieg
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Re: Railway gun - Gustav or K5?
That looks like the illustration for the big 1:35 kit of the Dora.
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That's one they use. Here's the other...

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