05-06-2006, 04:24 PM
The BIG German guns were hard to find when they first went into action because they would roll them in and out of a RR tunnel ! With a range of 38 miles they could hit anything on the front line.
Traversing them was THE problem. 2 degrees horizontall movement is the stats on them. SO they used a curve in the RR tracks to aim them lft and righrt.
Have a look http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-weapon...anzio_annie.htm
IN S. France I watched a dud spin end over end after it hit at to low an angle, It reminded me of a kitchen stove range boiler. 12"x60" flippinmg thru the sky. It is probably still there. UXB !