List of railway artillery

Railway guns were large guns and howitzers mounted on and fired from specially constructed railway cars. They have been obsolete since World War II and have been superseded by tactical surface-to-surface missile launchers and bomber aircraft.

Caliber (mm) Weapon name Country of origin Period
149.1 15 cm SK "Nathan"  German Empire World War I
149.3 15 cm K (E)  Nazi Germany World War II
172.6 17 cm SK L/40 i.R.L. auf Eisenbahnwagen "Samuel"  German Empire World War I
173 17 cm K (E)  Nazi Germany World War II
180 TM-1-180  Soviet Union World War II
203 20.3 cm K (E)  Nazi Germany World War II
209.3 21 cm SK "Peter Adalbert"  German Empire World War I
210 21 cm K12 (E)  Nazi Germany World War II
233 BL 9.2 inch Railway Gun  United Kingdom World War I
238 24 cm SK L/30 "Theodor Otto"  German Empire World War I
238 24 cm SK L/40 "Theodor Karl"  German Empire World War I
238 24 cm Theodor Kanone (E)  Nazi Germany World War II
238 24 cm Theodor Bruno Kanone (E)  Nazi Germany World War II
240 Canon de 240 Mle 1893/96  France
240 Type 90 240 mm railway gun  Japan World War II
283 28 cm SK L/40 "Bruno"  German Empire World War I
283 28 cm K L/40 "Kurfürst"  German Empire World War I
283 28 cm schwere Bruno Kanone (E)  Nazi Germany World War II
283 28 cm K5 railway gun  Nazi Germany World War II
305 Canon de 305 mm Modèle 1893/96 gun  France World War I
305 BL 12 inch Mk IX Railway Gun  United Kingdom World War I
305 BL 12 inch Railway Howitzer Mk I, III, V  United Kingdom World War I
305 TM-3-12  Soviet Union World War II
320 Canon de 320 Mle 1870/93  France
343 BL 13.5 inch Railway Gun  United Kingdom World War II
356 BL 14 inch Railway Gun  United Kingdom World War I
356 USN 14 inch/50 Railway Gun  United States World War I
380 38 cm SK L/45 "Max"  German Empire World War I
380 38 cm Siegfried K (E)  Nazi Germany World War II
457 BL 18 inch railway howitzer  United Kingdom World War II
520 Obusier de 520 modèle 1916  France World War I
800 80 cm Gustav  Nazi Germany World War II

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