Italian coast gun

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Re: Italian coast gun

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Post by Manuferey » 24 Mar 2014, 03:03

Thanks Dili.

According to wikipedia, there were indeed three types of 381/40: Ansaldo-Schneider, Armstrong-Pozzuoli and Vickers-Terni.

The picture with the breach shows a 381/40 from Vickers-Terni as indicated by the caption. I don't know about the other large guns and barrels.
jopaerya wrote:Very nice picture's Emmanuel
I have this one from Ebay , must be the same place .
Regards Jos
Thanks, Jos! :D I thought this picture was taken at Gavres in France like the other two below.

Two other pictures of these guns in another thread
( http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... &start=180 )

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A close-up. It looks like a railway mounting for 381/40 on the top left! :idea:
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Re: Italian coast gun

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Post by Dili » 24 Mar 2014, 04:10

It seems same site. Btw in your second picture, the railway wagon at left with horizontal oval orifice seems to be the structure for the 381/40 AVS

This picture also has the oval orifice.
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Canno ... 40_AVS.jpg

So the guns went for France or this is Viarreggio?

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Re: Italian coast gun

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Post by ALVF » 24 Mar 2014, 10:15

Hello,

The last photographs are not taken in Gâvres, the coast line and village are very different.
I think that it is also the site of Viarregio.
The crane and the great mount have some ressemblance with those of Gâvres in 1930 years but are different.
This ressemblance is not surprising because in 1910-1919 years, Ansaldo and Schneider had a strong partnership.
So, the 9 first guns of 381 mm of Italian Navy were build in Schneider Works in Le Creusot in 1914 and 1915.
The first 381 mm gun is tried at Harfleur (near Le Havre) in juni 1914 with an italian admiral and italian navy officers.The eight other guns were delivered to Italia in 1914 and 1915.
Some french officers wanted the 381 italian guns were to be requisitionned for the front but french government ordered in 1914 that these guns were finished and delivered to Italie regarded as a future allies against Austria and Germany.
Yours sincerely,
Guy François.

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Re: Italian coast gun

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Post by Manuferey » 25 Mar 2014, 00:47

Dili wrote:It seems same site.
Yes, it is definitely the same site and the same guns. What I wanted to say is that I thought that Jos' ebay picture and the two US Signal Corps I have added had been taken at Gavres (according to a French forum).

Thank you, Guy, for your great information.

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Re: Italian coast gun

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Post by jopaerya » 04 Jun 2014, 17:11

Looks to me 152/45 mod 11 from Ebay , Regards Jos
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Re: Italian coast gun

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Post by fert » 04 Jun 2014, 18:18

Hi,
it's 152/45 mod 1911 schneider.
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Re: Italian coast gun

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Post by Dili » 04 Jun 2014, 19:41

Yes, several photos and a drawing in page 7 of this topic.

No location stated Jos?

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Re: Italian coast gun

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Post by jopaerya » 04 Jun 2014, 19:46

Sorry Dili , no exact location only Italy.

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Re: Italian coast gun

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Post by Dili » 06 Jun 2014, 01:28

Ok. Thanks.

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Re: Italian coast gun

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Post by Sturm78 » 18 Jun 2014, 11:30

Hi all,

A rare image of a 152mm L45 Mod.1911 italian gun:

Image from EBay
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Re: Italian coast gun

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Post by Dili » 19 Jun 2014, 08:16

Seems a I World War picture.

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Re: Italian coast gun

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Post by Dili » 31 Jul 2014, 04:06

Said to be Augusta-Siracusa 1941, so this should be 1 of the 2 cannone da 203/50 of batteria Luigi di Savoia

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Re: Italian coast gun

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Post by jopaerya » 22 Sep 2014, 17:07

Could this be a Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 40 ??

Picture = Ebay

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Re: Italian coast gun

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Post by Dili » 22 Sep 2014, 17:30

I don't have good pictures to show the difference between mod 34 and 40. The logic here dictates that it is probably a mod 40.

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