Italian railwayguns

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Re: Italian railwayguns

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Post by kerrd » 16 May 2010, 22:45

A U.S. Army Signal Corps photo from the NARA, College Park, MD.

Caption reads:

"Mignano area, Italy.

"Italian railroad gun and crew at the new Mignano Railhead.
Gun of French make, Bore 194.29mm; Range, 17 Kilometer. Crew
consists of 25 men to each gun."

Date: 8 March 1944

Photographer: Goebel, 163 SPC.

III-SC 187901, Credit NARA.

If anyone would like a high-resolution copy, just let me know.


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Re: Italian railwayguns

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Post by Andrzej Ditrich » 16 May 2010, 23:11

Thanks Kerrd - interesting photo :)


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Re: Italian railwayguns

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Post by Dili » 17 May 2010, 01:30

Maybe this are 194/29 M 70/93 cann. da pos. A.L.V.F., Italians got 12 from Germany don't know to what units they went. Know in Germany as 19,4-cm-Kanone (E) - 486(f)

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Re: Italian railwayguns

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Post by Bill 13 » 08 Jun 2010, 03:29

Good Day
One from Graphic Action series of World War Two..
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Post by Bill 13 » 08 Jun 2010, 03:33

Good Day
One from Steel Rails to Victory. But I am not 100% sure it is
really Italian in origin, just mis-captioned. ?????????
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Re: Italian railwayguns

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Post by jopaerya » 08 Jun 2010, 17:41

Thanks Bill 13

Great picture's , thanks for sharing . Both photo's are new for me .

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Re: Italian railwayguns

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Post by jopaerya » 08 Jun 2010, 19:30

The last gun looks to be a Italian railway gun 380/40 "Cannone da 381 montato su affusto ferroviario"

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Post by Bill 13 » 09 Jun 2010, 02:02

Jos

Thanks for the ID. Agree that it looks to be the Italian railway gun 380/40 "Cannone da 381 montato su affusto ferroviario.

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Re: Italian railwayguns

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Post by Sturm78 » 09 Jun 2010, 10:35

Hi all,

Can anybody identify the AA guns of the Bill 13 image posted on 08 Jun 2010 03:29?

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Post by jopaerya » 09 Jun 2010, 13:14

Hello Sturm78

The guns looks to me the 102/35 ( T.A. 102/1/T ) 3 guns on a flat railwaycar .
please see the drawing on page 1 of this topic .

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Re: Italian railwayguns

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Post by Sturm78 » 09 Jun 2010, 14:18

Thank you, Jopaerya.

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Post by Sturm78 » 12 Jun 2010, 11:53

Thank you very much, Dili. :D Nice images

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Re: Italian railwayguns

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Post by Manuferey » 27 Sep 2010, 02:23

Italian 194 mm TAZ Mle 70-93 in action in Nettuno - March 8, 1944:

http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... rld-War-II

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Re: Italian railwayguns

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Post by Sturm78 » 27 Sep 2010, 12:39

Great video!!

I suppose RSI troops, no?? The rate of fire is not very high (4rounds/5min according to Guy Francois book)

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