2.5 cm Flak Hotchkiss

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Re: 2.5 cm Flak Hotchkiss

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Post by Carl Schwamberger » 17 Sep 2009, 12:58

carius wrote: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?
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Re: 2.5 cm Flak Hotchkiss

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Post by carius » 17 Sep 2009, 13:37

Carl Schwamberger wrote:
carius wrote: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.
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Re: 2.5 cm Flak Hotchkiss

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Post by Sturm78 » 04 Nov 2009, 22:05

Hi all,

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

Image from Ebay.com

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Post by carius » 26 Nov 2009, 09:04

Here another one photo
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Re: 2.5 cm Flak Hotchkiss

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Post by Sturm78 » 26 Nov 2009, 11:12

Hi Carius,

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

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Re: 2.5 cm Flak Hotchkiss

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Post by The Edge » 26 Nov 2009, 11:43

WOW! That's "my department" :D

Thanks, Carius!
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Re: 2.5 cm Flak Hotchkiss

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Post by carius » 26 Nov 2009, 12:02

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

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Post by peeved » 08 Dec 2009, 01:33

Hotchkiss from eBay.de.

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Re: 2.5 cm Flak Hotchkiss

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Post by Manuferey » 22 Dec 2009, 18:15

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?

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Re: 2.5 cm Flak Hotchkiss

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Post by jopaerya » 22 Dec 2009, 20:06

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

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Re: 2.5 cm Flak Hotchkiss

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Post by Sturm78 » 22 Dec 2009, 21:27

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

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Re: 2.5 cm Flak Hotchkiss

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Post by jopaerya » 22 Dec 2009, 21:50

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

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Post by Manuferey » 23 Dec 2009, 01:16

Sturm 78, you're right: Mle 1940. 8-)

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"? :idea: )

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Re: 2.5 cm Flak Hotchkiss

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Post by The Edge » 23 Dec 2009, 10:31

Another interesting photo of 25mm Hotchkiss, what appears to be single fixed mount (On board a troop transport ship, Levant 1941)
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Post by Sturm78 » 02 Jan 2010, 19:20

Hi all,

One more image with many kill rings:

Image from Ebay
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