Italian coast gun

[searay]

Here's something a bit different, a sound locator used in Italian coast defense on Sicily in 1943. The caption identifies the site as Falcara.

[jopaerya]

Thanks Steve

For sharing these very nice picture's , most are unknown for me

Regards Jos

[assfort]

Thanks Steve, the 75mm French gun is at Ponte Dirillo strongpoint.

[searay]

Here's another 75mm gun, probably the same from Ponte Dirillo?

[searay]

Another view of one of the 152mm batteries at Palermo

[searay]

An overview of one of the navy's coastal artillery trains at Licata

[searay]

A close-up of the gun on a navy coastal artillery train

[Manuferey]

Thank you for posting these pictures, searay.

The French 75 mm Mle 97 guns are of "type Maroc" (= Morocco type) with the distinctive steel wheels.

Emmanuel

[jopaerya]

Here some picture's from the same point now-a-days .
http://www.battledetective.com/battlestudy18.html

Regards Jos

[ludvig]

Hello Searay,
Thanks for sharing these interesting photos !
Pal A : Cannone da 152/50 Mod A 1918
Pal C : Canonne da 152 45 S 1911
Pal E : Obice per tiro illuminate da 120/45 O.T.O. 1933 ( naval star shell howitzer )
Pal B : French 75 mm Mle 1897
regards
ludvig

[assfort]

Not long ago,
the pitch of the french gun at Ponte Dirrillo was cleaned by the landowner.
About the photo "Pal E", is correct the attribution "OBICE ILLUMINANTE DA 120/15", artillery previously used on some Regia Marina boats.

[Dili]

120/15 was in the modern Soldati class destroyers but due to being useless was replaced by a 120/50.

The 152/45 seems an army gun, certainly the mount isn't like the typical naval coastal guns. Maybe it is the 152/45 Schneider in "affusto d'assedio"(siege mounting). Regia Marina gave some to the Army, these one made almost the full circle returning to sea .

searay does it says how many batteries?

[Dili]

Further. In the OOB for Husky it is referenced a CXXIV gruppo 105/45 in 28ºRaggruppamento of Coastal Artillery of 208ºCoastal Division in Palermo. Since i have never found a 105/45 this might be a typo for 150/45 or 152/45?

[Sturm78]

Thank you very much for sharing these images, searay.

Very interesting for me, especially those in which appears the Canonne da 152 L45 S 1911. There are very few images of this gun.

About Licata1 and Licata2 images, I think the gun is a Cannone da 76/40 mod.1935

Does somebody have any information about the searchlight and the sound locator? Model??
In rare cases these devices (searchlights, sound locators, rangefinders,.....) are studied

Regards Sturm78

[Dili]

I think i already sent you the Italian fire controls no?
http://www.grifoarciere.org/default.asp?pid=26

I have found also this but no photo:
riflettore San Giorgio da 150/240. First number the diameter in cm. The second the ampere.