German Artillery in Combat

by Bob Carruthers

Overview

This unique collection of contemporary combat accounts provides a primary source insight into the reality of artillery operations on the Eastern Front. Mobile, rail and towed artillery are all considered in this fascinating compilation. This book is part of the 'Hitler's War Machine' series, a new military history range compiled and edited by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carruthers. The series draws on primary sources and contemporary documents to provide a new insight into the true nature of Hitler's Wehrmacht.The series consultant is David Mcwhinnie creator of the award winning PBS series 'Battlefield'

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781473845114
Publisher:	Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date:	01/31/2020
Series:	Hitler's War Machine
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Bob Carruthers is an Emmy Award winning author and historian, who has written extensively on the Great War. A graduate of Edinburgh University, Bob is the author of a number of military history titles including the Amazon best seller The Wehrmacht in Russia.

Table of Contents

Introduction 5

Enemy Self-Propelled Guns-A Summary of Known Equipment 7

German Self-Propelled 150-mm Howitzer 16

New Axis Self-Propelled Guns 18

New Self-Propelled Gun 19

Notes on German Divisional Artillery 23

Observations on German Artillery Tactics 28

Deceptive German Artillery Methods 29

Notes on German Artillery Forward Observers 31

German Antiaircraft Artillery 34

Section I Organization 34

Section II Weapons and Equipment 42

Section III Use of AA with Field Forces 77

Section IV Use of AA in Defense of Germany and Rear Areas 92

Section V Conclusions 111

Artillery with a German Tank Division 113

German Visual Signal System for Artillery Fire Control 116

75-mm Assault Artillery 118

Artillery in the Desert 123

Section I Organisation 124

Section II Equipment 126

Section III Tactics 140

New German Heavy Artillery 171

New German 105-mm Gun-Howitzer 174

The Employment of Field Artillery 176

Artillery Command in the German Army 179

Ruses for Concealing Artillery Positions 182

Employment of German Antiaircraft Artillery at Sevastopol 184

Artillery in Combat in Wooded Areas 186

Six-Barrel Rocket Weapon (The Nebelwerfer 41) 193

Tactical Employment of German 75-mm Assault Gun 199