2.5 cm Flak Hotchkiss

[Carl Schwamberger]

2.5 cm Hotchkiss on Atlantic wall,note the 15 kill rings on the barrel.

I wonder how often those were painted on for a news or propaganda photo vs a accurate count?

[carius]

2.5 cm Hotchkiss on Atlantic wall,note the 15 kill rings on the barrel.

I wonder how often those were painted on for a news or propaganda photo vs a accurate count?

Hard to say!Most likely kill rings on the flak guns barrels are for all battery score.

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

I found another image of a 2.5cm Flak Hotchkiss (I supposed a Mle 1939) in german service.

Image from Ebay.com

Regards Sturm78

[carius]

Here another one photo

[Sturm78]

Hi Carius,

Are you sure a 25mm Hotchkiss AA gun? I think a 13.2mm Hotchkiss AA MG

Regards Sturm78

[The Edge]

WOW! That's "my department"

Thanks, Carius!

[carius]

I am not specialist about french weapons,but here another one piture...

Best regards
George

[peeved]

Hotchkiss from eBay.de.

Markus

[Manuferey]

Picture of a damaged Flak gun captured by the Allies on a German Airfield in France. It looks to me like a 25 mm Hotchkiss but with a much heavier mount. Is it the Mle 1939 or even a possible heavier static version?


(Source USAF Archives)

Emmanuel

[jopaerya]

Hello Emmanuel

Here a other photo of the same gun as on your photo , AFAIK the Mle 39 has the gunner
behind the gun an not on the right side , please see the photo from SES on page 1 .

Photo = Ebay.de

Regards and a Merry Christmas Jos

[Sturm78]

Hi Emmanuel and Jopaerya, I think that your gun can be a 25mm Mle1940 static version
The handwheels are different from 25mm Mle 1938 and Mle 1939

Regards Sturm78

[jopaerya]

Hi Sturm78

That is a very good option the Mle 1940 , I never seen any picture's of this gun yet .
Here a other photo of the 2.5 cm Flak Hotchkiss on a halftrack of the 12 SS Panzerdivision .

Photo = www Network54.com

Regards Jos

[Manuferey]

Sturm 78, you're right: Mle 1940.

This model existed in 2 types: Mle 1940 in fixed mount for airfield defense (147 available in May 1940) and twin mount (Mle 1940 J - "J" for "Jumeau' in French i.e. "twin"? )

Emmanuel

[The Edge]

Another interesting photo of 25mm Hotchkiss, what appears to be single fixed mount (On board a troop transport ship, Levant 1941)

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

One more image with many kill rings:

Image from Ebay
Regards Sturm78