Big AA guns

[jopaerya]

Hi Ties

Looks to me 10.5 cm S.K.C/33 and not 12.8 cm

Regards Jos

[Andrzej Ditrich]

Any ideas according location of those 2 guns?

[gambadier]

UK had a pair of 8-in (203mm) AA guns at Dover, although there were also dual role. 4.5-in (114mm) were widespread in fixed mountings, mostly in UK but the first Japanese a/c shot down over Singapore were by 4.5. Then mid-war they introduced the fixed mounting 5.25-in (134mm), the emplacement included a generator to power everything. Like 4.5 it was also used on ships, some cruisers and battleships. It was also used for coast defence, ie anti-ship. 5-inch (127mm) was the USN standard AA gun.

[jopaerya]

Hello Andrzej

The last picture should be M.Fl.B. Kerjean ( Brest ) according to the book Marine Flak Artillerie .

Regards Jos

[Andrzej Ditrich]

Hello Andrzej

The last picture should be M.Fl.B. Kerjean ( Brest ) according to the book Marine Flak Artillerie .

Regards Jos

Thank You Jos

[kstdk]

Hello

A couple of pictures from Marine Flak Batterie Kerjean.

Source: US Army Signal Corps Archive

Regards
Kurt
kstdk

[Andrzej Ditrich]

Thank You very much Kurt for good views of gun without housing - this mechanism of double barreled gun seems to me very interesting

[Natter]

Booktip on the topic:
"The heavy FLAK guns - German 88mm-105mm-128mm-150mm guns and ballistic directional equipment 1933-1945" (Werner Müller / Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1990. ISBN 0-88740-263-1 )

[Eax-E]

Hello,

It's a quality book, as often with Werner Müller.
Unfortunately it does not speaks about Kriegsmarine equipements and guns.
Waiting for vladalex's book in english for the 10,5 cm S.K.C/32 !

Regards

[ErwinZ]

Yes Vlad, were waiting

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

An image of an 10.5cm Flak 39 gun:

Image from EBay
Sturm78

[kstdk]

Hello

Another 10,5 cm. Flak. (E-Bay).

regards
Kurt
kstdk

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

A 12.8cm Flak 40:

Image from EBay
Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Two images from Ebay: 10.5cm Flak 39

Sturm78

[Eax-E]

Hello,

A 10,5 cm Flak 38 or 39.

"Normandy" has been written of the back of the picture, I didn't know there were such guns in Normandy. :roll: Money money money...

Regards