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Diameter of Concrete Culvert on flak train ca
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Posted: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 05:41 PM UTC
I have seen many pictures of concrete culverts being used as crew protection on trains with flak guns. Mainly for the drilling guns. I was wondering what the diameter of the concrete circle would be in 1/35. Any help would be appreciated.

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Posted: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 09:22 PM UTC

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I have seen many pictures of concrete culverts being used as crew protection on trains with flak guns. Mainly for the drilling guns. I was wondering what the diameter of the concrete circle would be in 1/35. Any help would be appreciated.


They were special-made revetments, not re-purposed pipe. One report lists the walls as a meter thick, there are openings for crew and ammo access, and the sides were flattened to clear the railway loading gage. They look to be a diameter only slightly more than the width of the flat car deck.

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