Artillery in WW2 usually consisted of four main gun types land guns, railway, coastal, and anti aircraft. The land guns and railway guns were big barreled guns used to shoot over land. They had the strength to decimate troops of thousands of people. The coastal and anti aircraft guns were similar to cannons and could do more damage than men on foot. The land guns were mainly used to keep war on the battlefields even on both sides. Railway guns were used by both German and American forces more so on the German side. Railway guns were extremely expensive and vulnerable to air attack. They were slowly phased out towards the end of WW2. They could be dragged along the train tracks, but were a liability when traveling due to their slow speed.
