Italian coast gun

[forttravel]

Ebay picture with description.

[Dili]

It seems a railway train. Could be a captured French train?

[jopaerya]

Please see the post of Emmanuel Tue Jul 14, 2015 2:24 pm http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 5&start=60

[Dili]

Here that post is 13:24. 194/29 then.

[Dili]

Said to be Sicily , Spring 1942.

[Dili]

One of the AA guns in the same coastal defense railway train.

[Manuferey]

Dili,

The 3 pictures you posted on Dec 17 above show one of the 152/40 “treni armati” of the Italian Navy. The picture with the AA gun above shows one of the two 20 mm Oerlikon guns mounted on type P railcars to provide AA protection to the “treni armati”.

As mentioned by Jos earlier, there is a dedicated thread about Italian railway guns here:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 1#p1750181

Emmanuel

[Dili]

Forgot about that, since Jos put the captured French train i just went along since i just found this photos.

[jopaerya]

The 120/45 binati with gun shield . photo is from Ebay .

Regards Jos

[Dili]

Interesting. Where it would be in North Africa - or Greece? Seems the sea is rather below, so not an easy task to move it there.

[moonraker]

hi
foto caption flak italien ?

regards
Me belfra

[ROLAND1369]

If this is north Africa, and the terrain certainly supports this, this is most likely Battery SP 21 RM at Tobruk. It is listed with an armament of 2-120 MM binatti and 1-120 mm single. Source is LE DIFESE COSTIERE ITALIANE NELLE DUE GUERRE MONDIALI, CARLO ALFREDO CLERICI, 1996, PAGE 112.

[jopaerya]

Thanks Roland1369

[moonraker]

hello,
thank roland for your reply and the precision.
Me belfra-team

[ROLAND1369]

Always glad to give any small assistance I can.