Extreme range, monstrous dual-carriage mobility, terrifying counter-battery precision, and the staggering psychological shock of America’s heaviest WWII field guns. Welcome to 7 Things German Soldiers Found Strange About the American 155mm Long Tom Guns. In this fascinating World War II military history feature, we explore how Wehrmacht soldiers, frontline officers, and artillery crews reacted when encountering the legendary US 155mm Gun M1, commonly known as the “Long Tom.”
