The most
comprehensive reference on the subject * Data backed by many tables, scale plans
and close-up photographs * Many 3-D colour illustrations.
This hugely comprehensive encyclopaedia covers every German artillery
piece mounted afloat during the Second World War, from the huge 15-inch (380mm)
guns carried by the Bismarck to the smallest machine gun used by
coastal forces. All marks and variations of these weapons are described
individually, including their mountings and the ammunition fired, with extensive
tabular data, but the feature that makes this book unique is the range,
precision and detail of the illustrations.
Almost every known close-up photo of these weapons is included,
usually reproduced large enough to see every detail, plus accurate three-view
drawings perfect for modelling purposes. However, the most spectacular element
of the illustration is provided by computer-generated full colour
representations of the guns and their mountings, seen from every conceivably
useful angle.
The number of illustrations of all kinds totals well over 1,000,
making this the most thorough and complete reference available to modelmakers,
enthusiasts and naval historians.
