(Ebook) Tank Gun Systems: The First Thirty Years, 1916-1945: A Technical Examination by William Andrews ISBN 9781399042390, 1399042394

(Ebook) Tank Gun Systems: The First Thirty Years, 1916-1945: A Technical Examination by William Andrews ISBN 9781399042390, 1399042394

Much has been written about the use of tanks in battle. Little, however, has appeared about the gunnery systems that are at their core. This book describes and examines the main gun systems of medium and heavy tanks from first use in 1916 in World War I to those fielded in numbers to the end of World War II in 1945, including tanks of the interwar period. Specifically considered are guns of a caliber greater than 35 mm, which have been deployed in numbers greater than 100. The emphasis is on guns mounted in turrets on heavier tracked armored fighting vehicles (greater than 15 tonnes) which were considered tanks. There are, though, exceptions, in that the naval 6 pounder guns in First World War British tanks, as well as the 75 mm guns in French medium tanks of the same period (all turretless) are included.