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Railway gun
Railway gun
A railway gun, also called a railroad gun, is a large artillery piece, often surplus naval ordnance, mounted on, transported by, and fired from a specially designed railway wagon. Many countries have built railway guns, but the best known are the large Krupp-built pieces used by Germany in World...

s were large guns and howitzers mounted on and fired from specially constructed railway cars. They have been obsolete since World War II and have been superseded by tactical surface-to-surface missile

Surface-to-surface missile

A surface-to-surface missile is a guided projectile launched from a hand-held, vehicle mounted, trailer mounted or fixed installation or from a ship. They are often powered by a rocket motor or sometimes fired by an explosive charge, since the launching platform is typically stationary or moving...

launchers and bomber aircraft.

Caliber Caliber In guns including firearms, caliber or calibre is the approximate internal diameter of the barrel in relation to the diameter of the projectile used in it.... (mm)	Weapon name	Country of origin	Period
149.1	15 cm SK "Nathan" 15 cm SK "Nathan" The 15 cm SK L/45 "Nathan" or, more formally, the 15 cm SK L/45 in Mittelpivot-Lafette 45 caliber on a central-pivot mount was a German railroad gun used in World War I.-Design & History:...	German Empire	World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
149.3	15 cm K (E) 15 cm K (E) The 15 cm Kanone in Eisenbahnlafette was a German railroad gun used in the Second World War. It participated in the invasion of Belgium in 1940, but spent most of the war on coast-defense duties.-Design:...	Nazi Germany	World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
172.6	17 cm SK L/40 i.R.L. auf Eisenbahnwagen 17 cm SK L/40 i.R.L. auf Eisenbahnwagen The 17 cm SK L/40 i.R.L. auf Eisenbahnwagen "Samuel" L/40 - Länge i.R.L... "Samuel"	German Empire	World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
173	17 cm K (E) 17 cm K (E) The 17 cm Kanone in Eisenbahnlafette was a German railroad gun used in the Second World War.-Design & History:This weapon was designed with the intent of replacing the 15 cm K mounted on the same carriage, although only 6 were built before it was realized that both guns were too small to...	Nazi Germany	World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
180	TM-1-180		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
203	20.3 cm K (E) 20.3 cm K (E) The 20.3 cm Kanone was a German railroad gun used on coast-defense duties in Occupied France and Belgium during World War II...	Nazi Germany	World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
209.3	21 cm SK "Peter Adalbert" 21 cm SK "Peter Adalbert" The 21 cm SK "Peter Adalbert" was a German railway gun used during World War I. It served on the Western Front and in Gallipoli between 1916 and 1918...	German Empire	World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
210	21 cm K12 (E) 21 cm K 12 (E) The 21 cm Kanone 12 in Eisenbahnlafette was a German railroad gun used in the Second World War.-Design & History:Krupp continued theoretical research on a replacement for the Paris Gun during the Weimar Republic-era, but it was the Nazi government that finally authorized funding for...	Nazi Germany	World War II
233	BL 9.2 inch Railway Gun BL 9.2 inch Railway Gun The Ordnance BL 9.2 inch gun on truck, railway mounted a variety of surplus 9.2 inch naval guns, together with the custom-designed Mk XIII railway gun, on various railway platforms to provide mobile long-range heavy artillery on the Western Front in World War I.-Second Boer War...		World War I
238	24 cm SK L/30 "Theodor Otto" 24 cm SK L/30 "Theodor Otto" The 24 cm SK L/30 "Theodor Otto" The 24 cm SK L/30 "Theodor Otto" The 24 cm SK L/30 "Theodor Otto" (SK - Schnelladungskanone (Fast-loading cannon) L - Lange (with a 30 caliber barrel) was a German railroad gun used in World War I...	German Empire	World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
238	24 cm SK L/40 "Theodor Karl" 24 cm SK L/40 "Theodor Karl" The 24 cm SK L/40 "Theodor Karl" was a German railroad gun that served on both the Eastern Front and the Western Front in World War I. Originally a naval gun it was adapted for land service after its ships were disarmed beginning in 1915...	German Empire	World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
238	24 cm Theodor Kanone (E) 24 cm Theodor Kanone (E) The 24 cm Theodor Kanone was a German railroad gun used during World War II in the Battle of France and on coast-defense duties in Occupied France for the rest of the war...	Nazi Germany	World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
238	24 cm Theodor Bruno Kanone (E) 24 cm Theodor Bruno Kanone (E) The 24 cm Theodor Bruno Kanone was a German railroad gun used during World War II in the Battle of France and on coast-defense duties in Occupied France for the rest of the war...	Nazi Germany	World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
240	Canon de 240 Mle 1893/96
240	Type 90 240 mm railway gun Type 90 240 mm railway gun The was a large caliber railroad gun acquired by the Imperial Japanese Army from the French arms manufacturer Schneider in 1930. It was the only railroad gun in Japanese service.-History and development:...	Japan	World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
283	28 cm SK L/40 "Bruno" 28 cm SK L/40 "Bruno" The 28 cm SK L/40 "Bruno" The 28 cm SK L/40 "Bruno" The 28 cm SK L/40 "Bruno" (SK - Schnelladekanone (quick-loading cannon) L - Länge (with a 40 caliber barrel) was a German railroad gun. Originally a naval gun it was adapted for land service after its ships were disarmed beginning...	German Empire	World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
283	28 cm K L/40 "Kurfürst" 28 cm K L/40 "Kurfürst" The 28 cm K L/40 "Kurfürst" The 28 cm K L/40 "Kurfürst" The 28 cm K L/40 "Kurfürst" (K - Kanone (Cannon) L - Länge (with a 40 caliber barrel), Kurfürst (Elector) was a German railroad gun that served on the Western Front in 1918 during World War I. Originally a naval gun it was...	German Empire	World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
283	28 cm schwere Bruno Kanone (E) 28 cm schwere Bruno Kanone (E) The 28 cm schwere Bruno Kanone , often abbreviated as s.Br.K, was a German railroad gun used during World War II in the invasion of France and on coast-defense duties in Occupied Norway for the rest of the war...	Nazi Germany	World War II
283	28 cm K5 railway gun Krupp K5 The Krupp 28-cm-Kanone 5 , in short K5, was a heavy railway gun used by Germany throughout World War II.-Description:The Krupp K5 series were consistent in mounting a long gun barrel in a fixed mounting with only vertical elevation of the weapon...	Nazi Germany	World War II
305	Canon de 305 mm Modèle 1893/96 gun		World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
305	BL 12 inch Mk IX Railway Gun BL 12 inch Railway Gun The Ordnance BL 12 inch gun Mk IX on truck, railway mounted surplus 12 inch Mk IX W naval guns, manufactured by Woolwich Arsenal in 1906, on various railway platforms to provide mobile long-range heavy artillery on the Western Front in World War I....		World War I
305	BL 12 inch Railway Howitzer Mk I, III, V BL 12 inch Railway Howitzer The Ordnance BL 12 inch howitzer on truck, railway was developed following the success of the 9.2 inch siege howitzer. It was similar but unrelated to the 12 inch siege howitzers Mk II and IV.-Mark I:Mk I was introduced from March 1916...		World War I
305	TM-3-12 MK-3-12 The Obukhovskii 12"/52 Pattern 1907 gun was a Russian and Soviet 305 mm naval gun. It was the most powerful gun to be mounted aboard battleships of the Imperial Russian Navy....		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
320	Canon de 320 Mle 1870/93
343	BL 13.5 inch Railway Gun		World War II
356	BL 14 inch Railway Gun BL 14 inch Railway Gun Ordnance BL 14 inch gun on truck, railway were 2 British 14 inch Mk III naval guns mounted on railway carriages, used on the Western Front in 1918...		World War I
356	USN 14 inch/50 Railway Gun 14"/50 caliber railway gun The 14"/50 caliber railway guns were spare US Navy Mk 4 14 inch/50 caliber guns mounted on railway cars and operated by US Navy crews in France in the closing months of World War I.-Background:...		World War I
380	38 cm SK L/45 "Max" 38 cm SK L/45 "Max" The 38 cm SK L/45 "Max" , also called Langer Max was a German railroad gun used during World War I...	German Empire	World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
380	38 cm Siegfried K (E) 38 cm Siegfried K (E) The 38 cm Siegfried K was a railway gun developed by Germany during World War II...	Nazi Germany	World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
457	BL 18 inch railway howitzer BL 18 inch railway howitzer The British Ordnance BL 18 inch howitzer on truck, railway was developed during World War I as part of the progression of ever-larger howitzers on the Western Front, but did not enter service until 1920.-History:...		World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
520	Obusier de 520 modèle 1916 Obusier de 520 modèle 1916 The Obusier de 520 modèle 1916 was a French railroad gun that was built during World War I, but did not see service before the war ended. One gun was captured by the Germans after France surrendered in 1940 and used by them in the Siege of Leningrad...		World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
800	80 cm Gustav	Nazi Germany	World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

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