USN Railway Batteries of WW1 - When your Train of Thought says 'BOOM!'

Today we take a look at the origin and operation of the US super-heavy railway guns of WW1.

Sources:
The United States naval railway batteries in France - Edwin Denby
https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/artifacts/exhibits/usn-railway-batteries-in-world-war-i.html
https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2022/april/navy-western-front
https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/1991/april/14-inch-naval-railway-batteries
https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1931/may/woozlefinch-navy-14-inch-railway-guns
https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1919/june/u-s-naval-railway-batteries


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