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Miniatures Adventure => The Great War => Topic started by: andekmcc on February 25, 2010, 08:32:01 PM

Title: Big Bertha Shell Question
Post by: andekmcc on February 25, 2010, 08:32:01 PM

hi all,

I'm looking for a favour, does anyone know where I can find a photo of a big bertha shell preferably with someone standing beside it for scale or with some dimensions?  I know the caliber is 420mm but no idea of the length and shape of the projectile.  I want to make up some full and empty shell cases to sit around my HLBS model  :)

thanks in advance for any help
Andy

Title: Re: Big Bertha Shell Question
Post by: Westfalia Chris on February 25, 2010, 08:46:52 PM

Quote from: andekmcc on February 25, 2010, 08:32:01 PM

hi all,

I'm looking for a favour, does anyone know where I can find a photo of a big bertha shell preferably with someone standing beside it for scale or with some dimensions?  I know the caliber is 420mm but no idea of the length and shape of the projectile.  I want to make up some full and empty shell cases to sit around my HLBS model  :)

thanks in advance for any help
Andy

I found some some images, unfortunately without crew members next to any projectile:

http://www.whq-forum.de/cms/109.0.html

http://www.whq-forum.de/cms/111.0.html

The first pic in the second link could be used to derive the shell dimensions, since calibre would be 42cm/15.7inch; you could then approximately calculate the length of the shell, although the perspective isn't a direct side elevation...

Note that each shot is split into projectile ("Granate") and propellant charge ("Kartusche").

Title: Re: Big Bertha Shell Question
Post by: Ray Earle on February 25, 2010, 10:13:57 PM

Hope this helps Andy;

link;

Landships (http://www.landships.freeservers.com/42cm_bigbertha.htm)

Title: Re: Big Bertha Shell Question
Post by: former user on February 25, 2010, 11:06:10 PM

maybe this helps?
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Ruhrmuseum835.jpg)

Title: Re: Big Bertha Shell Question
Post by: andekmcc on February 26, 2010, 07:42:57 AM

thanks guys there all a big help, can I assume from this that the shell and propellant come in 2 parts?

Title: Re: Big Bertha Shell Question
Post by: Westfalia Chris on February 26, 2010, 09:49:37 AM

Quote from: andekmcc on February 26, 2010, 07:42:57 AM

thanks guys there all a big help, can I assume from this that the shell and propellant come in 2 parts?

To quote myself ;)

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Note that each shot is split into projectile ("Granate") and propellant charge ("Kartusche").

Title: Re: Big Bertha Shell Question
Post by: andekmcc on February 26, 2010, 10:14:50 AM

apologies for that Chris, I dont know how I missed that in your post.  I'm embarressed..  It was your links that clearly showed the 2 parts.  Thanks again!!

Title: Re: Big Bertha Shell Question
Post by: Darkoath on February 26, 2010, 04:47:08 PM

PM sent.

Darkoath

Title: Re: Big Bertha Shell Question
Post by: fkarno on February 11, 2011, 03:08:11 AM

Quote from: andekmcc on February 25, 2010, 08:32:01 PM

hi all,

I'm looking for a favour, does anyone know where I can find a photo of a big bertha shell preferably with someone standing beside it for scale or with some dimensions?  I know the caliber is 420mm but no idea of the length and shape of the projectile.  I want to make up some full and empty shell cases to sit around my HLBS model  :)

thanks in advance for any help
Andy

I have one of these babies. If you drop me a note of your email address I will send you the dimensions.