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M65 Atomic Cannon (Images of War) Paperback – Illustrated, May 30, 2019

by David Doyle (Author)
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Through historic photos, this volume traces the development, production and deployment of this iconic piece of military equipment from the drawing boards to the Cold War battlefields of Europe.

In 1949, the US Army wanted an artillery gun that could fire a nuclear warhead in the event that guided missiles and long-range bombers proved insufficient in delivering atomic weapons. The result was the M65, 280mm Atomic Cannon. On May 25, 1953, at 0830 hours, an M65 of A Battery, 867th Field Artillery Battalion, let loose with the only nuclear round the type would ever fire.

Six battalions of the M65 would eventually be deployed, most in Europe with one battalion sent to the Korean Peninsula. Though never used in combat, they served as a significant tactical nuclear deterrent in the early stages of the Cold War.
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    Pen and Sword Military
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    7.4 x 0.6 x 9.6 inches
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An avid military vehicle enthusiast whose collection includes 10 Vietnam-era vehicles, it not surprising that most of his 100+ published books focus on US military vehicles. In June 2015, he was presented the coveted Bart Vanderveen Award by the Military Vehicle Preservation Association, given in recognition of "…the individual who has contributed the most to the historic preservation of military vehicles worldwide."

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen and Sword Military; Illustrated edition (May 30, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1526743604
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1526743602
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.35 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.4 x 0.6 x 9.6 inches
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Mike / Peatie
5.0 out of 5 stars Atomic cannon
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2024
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Bayard B.
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous collection of photos. Adequate information on weapon design development history.
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2019
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This is a fabulous collection of photos. Some were taken at military museums, particularly the surviving "Atomic Annie" at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Others are period black and white photos taken in the 1950s at US and West German training or deployment bases. The photos depict an incredible level of construction and equipment operations detail. There is much description showing how the two tractors were connected to the gun carriage. There are also several photos showing the general manufacturing of the guns at the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Eddystone, Pennsylvania.

The "Introduction" (15 pages) describes the antecedent designs of the tractor / prime mover and transport platform or carriage. Appendix 1 contains a 1-1/4 page tabulation of the gun and carriage weights and dimensions. There is also some information on gun performance such as muzzle velocity, range, and shell weight.

My only criticism is that there is little technical information on the design characteristics or development history of the gun and carriage. This is not a book that goes into the level of detail as one would find in a book on artillery by Ian Hogg.

I have read elsewhere that the US Army supposedly derived a lot of the design concept and details from the German 170 / 210 mm gun and howitzer mounting and from the German 280 mm K5 railroad gun designs. That isn't mentioned here.

With the benefit of hindsight, the guns were probably a waste of money and engineering effort. Twenty were constructed. They were only in service about 10 years (1953 - 1963) before they were replaced by tactical short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs). They were an impressive example of artillery mechanical engineering,though. The idea of shooting a 15 kiloton atomic shell to explode only 17 miles from the gun and crew was probably not all that well thought out, I suspect. The Soviets had similar misplaced thinking, developing and manufacturing eight nuclear capable 410 mm guns and 420 mm mortars in the 1950s.
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J. J. Fontaine
5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for any fan of the M65 280mm Heavy Motorized Gun!
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2020
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I was quite pleased with this book. While it did not have as much information as I had hoped for on the ammunition (shells/projectiles, powder bags, and propellant containers) for the 280mm cannon it did have a lot of good information on unit organization of the 280mm gun battalions to include key pieces of support equipment. The various images showing the mishaps with the transport of this heavy weapon system were also quite revealing. Definitely a book for any fan of the 280mm cannon or the serious modeler that wishes to build a model of this subject from the three kits currently available.
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David Jaeger
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful information and pictures of this unique artillery piece
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2019
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Nicely informative book with great photographs of this artillery piece and associated equipment. Detailed pictures of all aspects of this subject. Tremendous!
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Scott Hudson
4.0 out of 5 stars Lot of pictures
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2019
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This book has a lot of photos of the parts and some action of the atomic cannon.
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Kenneth M. Haight
5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2019
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I liked that it is very detailed.
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TOSHI
4.0 out of 5 stars The photos are very helpful
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2019
To date, there are few books on M65Atomic Cannon, and only the TANKOGRAD technical manual series has been compiled, so this book with over 350 photos is wonderful.
However, the explanation from development to production and operation is halfway, and there is no description in the text regarding the number of units produced for both the M65Atomic Cannon main body (20 gate production) and the M249 / M250 trailer (each produced 33 units). For the M65Atomic Cannon itself, there is only a description that 20 units were produced in the photo commentary on page 19.

In addition, in the item of “Details of T1 (prototype 240mm gun)”, there are only two pages of photos of the existing T1, for some reason afterwards it is a photo of the M65 280mm gun in production, and the description about T1 is also in the commentary There is none.
Also, there are nearly 80 pages of photos of existing vehicles, but it is unfortunate that the color photos are only 9 pages and most of them are monochrome photos. I wanted you to post it in full color.
If it is just a photo book related to Atomic Cannon, it is recommended because there are many first-time photos.
From development to production and operation, TANKOGRAD's technical manual series can be understood in detail and is recommended.

Main contents
Introduction
Detail of T1 (prototype 240mm gun)
Development of T10 (M249 / M250 trailer)
Development and testing of M65
Operation of atomic cannon
Atomic Cannon detail
Atomic cannon, trailer specification table
280mm artillery battalion organization chart as of June 25, 1958
Field artillery organization chart

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TANKOGRAD: 6008 M65Atomic Annie
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Empe
5.0 out of 5 stars Tema esotico
Reviewed in Italy on July 17, 2022
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E' una buona serie che affronta monotematicamente un aspetto della storia militare moderna. Qui abbiamo un tema da guerra freddissima: il supercannone USA in grado di usare munizioni nucleari. C'e' anche ampio spazio dedicati ai "trattori" impiegati appositamente per il trasporto del pezzo che, vista la mole, non era facile da spostare e gestire specie nei "ristretti" spazi europei. Testo sintetico, tante foto (non sempre bellissime, ma su un tablet grande si apprezzano meglio). In formato kindle a meno di 4 euro in offerta. Che altro ?
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Sugano
5.0 out of 5 stars Great pictures
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 22, 2019
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I would have like a little more text, but the title is "Rare Photographs", there are some great photographs for anyone interested in this mad weapon. A good buy.
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4.0 out of 5 stars 写真が非常に多く参考になります
Reviewed in Japan on July 6, 2019
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今までM65Atomic Cannonに関する書籍はほとんどなく、TANKOGRADのテクニカルマニュアルシリーズのみが纏まった資料だったので、300枚以上の写真が掲載されている本書は素晴らしいです。
但し、開発から生産・運用に関する解説文は中途半端で、本文中には、M65Atomic Cannon本体（20門生産）、M249/M250トレーラー（それぞれ33台生産）共に生産台数に関しては記載がありません。M65Atomic Cannon本体に関しては19ページの写真解説部分に、20台生産したとの記載があるだけです。
また「T1（試作240mm砲）のディテール」の項目では、現存するT1の写真が2ページのみで、何故か後はM65 280mm砲の生産中の写真になっており、解説文にもT1に関する記述はありません。
また、現存車両の写真が80ページ近くあるのですが、何故かカラー写真は9ページのみで大半がモノクロ写真になっているのが残念です。フルカラーで掲載して欲しかったです。
単なるAtomic Cannon関連の写真集としてなら、初見の写真が多数掲載されているのでお勧めです。
開発から生産・運用に関しては、TANKOGRADのテクニカルマニュアルシリーズが詳しく良く理解できますので、こちらをお勧めします。

主な内容
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T1（試作240mm砲）のディテール
T10（M249/M250トラック）の開発
M65の開発と試験
アトミックキャノンの運用
アトミックキャノンのディテール
アトミックキャノン、トレーラー仕様表
1958年6月25日現在の280mm砲兵大隊編成表
野戦砲兵隊の車両編成表

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TANKOGRAD：6008　M65Atomic Annie

M65Atomic Cannonに関する参考サイト
https://www.theatomiccannon.com/home
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