railway gun

A railway gun, also called a railroad gun, is a large artillery piece, often surplus naval artillery, 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 War I and World War II. Smaller guns were often part of an armoured train. They were only able to be moved where there were good tracks, which could be destroyed by artillery bombardment or airstrike. Railway guns were phased out after World War II.

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12-inch coast defense mortar, 15 cm SK L/45, 180mm Pattern 1931-1933, 203 mm 50 caliber Pattern 1905, 240 mm Cannon Model 93/96 on St Chamond railway mounting, 28 cm SK L/40 gun, 320 mm Cannon Model 1870/93 on Schneider railway carriage, 8 inch/45 Mark 6 gun, BL 12 inch, BL 12-inch railway howitzer, BL 13.5 inch Mark V on railway carriage, BL 14 inch, BL 18 inch railway howitzer, BL 9.2 inch, Cannon 102/35 Model 1914, Canon de 164 mm Modèle 1893, Canon de 240 TR Mle 1903, Canon de 274 modèle 87/93 Glissement, Canon de 32 modèle 1870/81 à glissement, Mortier de 293 Danois sur affut-truck modèle 1914, Railway artillery gun TM-3-12, weapon functional class, 

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  12-inch coast defense mortar ⓘ
  type of coastal artillery and railway gun

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  180mm Pattern 1931-1933 ⓘ
  type of naval gunCoastal artilleryRailway gun

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  203 mm 50 caliber Pattern 1905 ⓘ
  type of naval gunCoastal artilleryRailway artillery

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  240 mm Cannon Model 93/96 on St Chamond railway mounting ⓘ
  type of Coastal Defense gunRailway gun

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  320 mm Cannon Model 1870/93 on Schneider railway carriage ⓘ
  railway gun used by the French Army

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  8 inch/45 Mark 6 gun ⓘ
  American naval/railway/coastal defence artillery

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  BL 13.5 inch Mark V on railway carriage ⓘ
  British railway gun

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  Canon de 240 TR Mle 1903 ⓘ
  French railway gun and siege gun

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  Canon de 274 modèle 87/93 Glissement ⓘ
  type of Railway gun

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  Canon de 32 modèle 1870/81 à glissement ⓘ
  type of Railway gun

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  Mortier de 293 Danois sur affut-truck modèle 1914 ⓘ
  French railway gun and siege gun

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  28 cm SK L/40 gun ⓘ
  German naval/railway/coastal defence artillery

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  Canon de 164 mm Modèle 1893 ⓘ
  French naval/railway/coastal defence artillery

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  15 cm SK L/45 ⓘ
  German naval/railway/coastal defence artillery

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  BL 12 inch railway gun ⓘ
  British railway gun

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  BL 9.2 inch railway gun ⓘ
  British railway gun

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  BL 12-inch railway howitzer ⓘ
  British railway artillery

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  BL 14 inch railway gun ⓘ
  British railway gun

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  BL 18 inch railway howitzer ⓘ
  British railway howitzer

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  Railway artillery gun TM-3-12 ⓘ
  Soviet 12-inch railway gun

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• Wright's Artillery Railway and Gun Carriage Forming a Moving and Fixed Railway Train Battery for Coast Frontier and Inland Defences - scientific article published in January 1865

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		12-inch coast defense mortar	mortar, coastal artillery weapon, railway gun	Wikidata
class	weapon		180mm Pattern 1931-1933	coastal artillery weapon, rifled breech loader, railway gun, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon		203 mm 50 caliber Pattern 1905	rifled breech loader, railway gun, coastal artillery weapon, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon		240 mm Cannon Model 93/96 on St Chamond railway mounting	railway gun	Wikidata
class	weapon		320 mm Cannon Model 1870/93 on Schneider railway carriage	railway gun	Wikidata
class	weapon		8 inch/45 Mark 6 gun	railway gun, naval artillery, rifled breech loader, coastal artillery weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		BL 13.5 inch Mark V on railway carriage	railway gun, rifled breech loader	Wikidata
class	weapon		Canon de 240 TR Mle 1903	siege artillery, railway gun	Wikidata
class	weapon		Canon de 274 modèle 87/93 Glissement	railway gun	Wikidata
class	weapon		Canon de 32 modèle 1870/81 à glissement	railway gun	Wikidata
class	weapon		Mortier de 293 Danois sur affut-truck modèle 1914	railway gun	Wikidata
class	weapon	1893	28 cm SK L/40 gun	coastal artillery weapon, railway gun, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon	1893	Canon de 164 mm Modèle 1893	railway gun, rifled breech loader, coastal artillery weapon, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon	1908	15 cm SK L/45	rifled breech loader, naval artillery, coastal artillery weapon, railway gun	Wikidata
class	weapon	1915	BL 12 inch railway gun	rifled breech loader, railway gun	Wikidata
class	weapon	1915	BL 9.2 inch railway gun	rifled breech loader, railway gun	Wikidata
class	weapon	1916	BL 12-inch railway howitzer	rifled breech loader, railway gun	Wikidata
class	weapon	1918	BL 14 inch railway gun	rifled breech loader, railway gun	Wikidata
class	weapon	1920	BL 18 inch railway howitzer	railway gun, howitzer	Wikidata
class	weapon	1939	Railway artillery gun TM-3-12	railway gun	Wikidata