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Re: Russian artillery Id.

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Post by Sturm78 » 16 Mar 2014, 16:55

Hi all,

Can somebody identify this Russian artillery piece abandoned in Finland in winter 1939-40?

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Re: Russian artillery Id.

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Post by ain92 » 16 Mar 2014, 18:04

Sturm78 wrote:Hi all,

Can somebody identify this Russian artillery piece abandoned in Finland in winter 1939-40?

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Hi.
Piece of cake! :) This's a 122-mm howitzer M1909/37, a Krupp design. Switzerland used a similar one (12 cm M1912).
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Re: Russian artillery Id.

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Post by Sturm78 » 16 Mar 2014, 21:01

Thank you very much for your help, Ilya

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Re: Russian artillery Id.

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Post by Sturm78 » 04 Apr 2014, 18:13

Hi all,

I found this image on EBay of a 85mm M1944 AA gun. According to photocaption in yugoslavian use and I think in postwar, probably.
Was this gun used during WW2 or only in postwar period? Any wartime image will be wellcome

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Re: Russian artillery Id.

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Post by ain92 » 04 Apr 2014, 18:21

Sturm78 wrote:Hi all,

I found this image on EBay of a 85mm M1944 AA gun. According to photocaption in yugoslavian use and I think in postwar, probably.
Was this gun used during WW2 or only in postwar period? Any wartime image will be wellcome

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Although a photo show reinforced back cradle casing just as on M1944, I think this is a late production M1939 because of the muzzle brake. AFAIK besides the lengthened barrel and reinforced carriage, M1944 has easily notable T-shaped muzzle brake.
I have never seen a wartime image of M1944, probably they weren't allowed to be photographed due to secrecy.
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Re: Russian artillery Id.

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Post by Sturm78 » 04 Apr 2014, 19:18

Thank you very much for your help, Ilya.
Therefore, the shield is a characteristic of the late production M1939 guns, no? There are very few wartime images of 85mm M1939 guns with shields.

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Re: Russian artillery Id.

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Post by ain92 » 04 Apr 2014, 19:57

Sturm78 wrote:Thank you very much for your help, Ilya.
Therefore, the shield is a characteristic of the late production M1939 guns, no? There are very few wartime images of 85mm M1939 guns with shields.

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Sorry, can't help here now. I'll try to look for this information during the month.
With best regards, Ilya.

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Re: Russian artillery Id.

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Post by ltcolonel » 05 Apr 2014, 00:00

Yugoslavia is a 85 mm M 1939 AA guns received after World War II. It is not impossible that the Russians before leaving for Hungary a damaged guns 85 mm left Yugoslavs but if it was it was just a few pieces.

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Re: Russian artillery Id.

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Post by Sturm78 » 06 Apr 2014, 18:37

Thank you, Ilya and ltcolonel

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Re: Russian artillery Id.

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Post by kluz » 17 Apr 2014, 09:59

Sturm78 wrote: Therefore, the shield is a characteristic of the late production M1939 guns, no? There are very few wartime images of 85mm M1939 guns with shields.
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It's the late M1939 AA gun without a doubt. Accordind the manual guns with shields were put into production from 1943 onwards. The late-style shield here.
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Re: Russian artillery Id.

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Post by Sturm78 » 17 Apr 2014, 10:20

Thank you, kluz.

Any idea about this coastal gun?

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Re: Russian artillery Id.

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Post by Sturm78 » 21 May 2014, 15:13

Nobody for the last image?

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Re: Russian artillery Id.

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Post by ain92 » 21 May 2014, 17:38

Sturm78 wrote:Nobody for the last image?

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Hello, Sturm78,
First of all, you may check https://www.flickr.com/photos/massimofoti/5135669556 for some information about modification of 52-K during the war.
Second, your gun is a 130-mm B-13 without the shield, we have a topic about it.
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Re: Russian artillery Id.

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Post by Sturm78 » 22 May 2014, 13:09

Thank you very much. Ilya.

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Re: Russian artillery Id.

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Post by Sturm78 » 26 Jul 2014, 21:06

Hi all,

I found this image on EBay. I think a 76.2mm M1915-28 Soviet AA gun but I am not sure. Somebody??

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