Railway guns of the Axis forces

[Sturm78]

Thanks for your replies, Kurt and Emmanuel.

Which is the different between 305mm TM-2-12 and TM-3-12 guns?

On the other hand I found these three images on Ebay.
It seems a 28cm K5 (E) gun in Leningrad area, although I have some doubts about the third image.
Is it really the ammunition of a 28cm K5 (E) gun?

Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Two images from Ebay:

Image 1: 28cm Kz.Bruno K (E)
Image 2: 28cm K 5(E)

Sturm78

[jopaerya]

Hello Sturm

I think both your picture's and the picture's of the 40 cm H (E) 752 (f) are taken near Leningrad
Eisenbahn Artillerie Abteilung 679 with the Eisenbahn-Artillerie-Batterie 686 (K 5) and Eisenbahn-
Artillerie-Batterie 695 (Kz.Br.K.)

Regards Jos

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

I think 17cm K (E) gun

Image from Ebay
Sturm78

[Manuferey]

I think so too.

Emmanuel

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

I need help to identify this german WWI-era railgun. 21cm SK L45 Peter Adalbert or 24cm SK L40 Theodor Karl ??

Image from Ebay
Thanks in advance. Sturm78

[Manuferey]

With the crane at the rear in particular, I'll go with the 24 cm SK L/40 "Theodor Karl".

Emmanuel

[Sturm78]

Emmanuel wrote
With the crane at the rear in particular, I'll go with the 24 cm SK L/40 "Theodor Karl".

Ummhhhh. I think the 21cm SK L45 Peter Adalbert also had a crane at the rear

Sturm78

[Manuferey]

You're right.

Emmanuel

[Ome_Joop]

Peter Adalbert should have an armoured plate surrounding the crew working area and the above picture does not have it.

according to:
http://www.kaisersbunker.com/cc/cc11.htm
http://www.kaisersbunker.com/cc/cc12.htm

[Sturm78]

Thank you for your help, Ome_Joop

24cm SK L/40 Theodor Karl, therefore

Sturm78

[Manuferey]

Unfortunately, we can see similar vertical plates on pictures of the 24 cm SK L/40 railway gun, for example in the book “Eisenbahnartillerie” by Guy François. And there are pictures of the 21 cm SK L/40 railway gun without these vertical plates.

Emmanuel

[Manuferey]

Looking closely at the last picture of the 21 cm SK l/45 "Peter Adalbert" at the bottom of the webpage http://www.kaisersbunker.com/cc/cc11.htm
I think it is actually a 24 cm SK L/40 "Theodor Karl": a big "box" that is found on the 24 cm is visible on top of the barrel near the trunnion and there does not seem to be the typical shield of the 21 cm "Peter Adalbert".

Emmanuel

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

21cm K12 (E):

Image from Ebay
Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

28cm K5 (E) german gun captured in Italy in 1944. I think Leopold, probably

Image from Ebay
Sturm78