Talk:Cross-Channel guns in the Second World War

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2nd Assessment:-

I have rated the article as start class. Does it have -

  • a particularly useful picture or graphic = No
  • multiple links that help explain or illustrate the topic = yes
  • a subheading that fully treats an element of the topic = yes, but see comments below
  • multiple subheadings that indicate material that could be added to complete the article = yes
  • Comments - Pictures of guns from both sides would improve the article.
    History could be expanded further - who ordered the guns to be placed? Who built the guns?
    More wikilinks could be added - to fr:wikipédia articles if necessary (they can always be changed once an English article is made). Y Done
    UK guns need muzzle calibres converted to cm or mm to enable a direct comparison in size to be made. - Y Done
    Mjroots (talk) 22:52, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Wikilinking is much better now. Upped to start class. Mjroots (talk) 12:35, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Kent tasks:

[edit] Boche Buster : 18 inch howitzer ?

My info is that Boche Buster (the rail carriage originally used in WWI to carry a 14 inch Mk III gun) carried an 18 inch howitzer in WWII, not a 13.5 inch gun, and that this did not have the range to fire across the Channel. It was used to cover possible invasion routes on the Kent coast - its job was to lob big shells relatively short distances. My sources are I.V. Hogg, Dale Clarke, Simon Stevin Vlaams Vestingbouwkundig Centrum (http://www.geocities.com/wmfanr1/WMF-home.htm) and also this forum at Armchair General (serious arty types there) : http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38099&page=270 I really don't think Probert Encyclowhatever is a serious reference source. Rcbutcher (talk) 12:39, 9 February 2008 (UTC)