Russian artillery Id.
Re: Russian artillery Id.
Hi all,
Can somebody identify this Russian artillery piece abandoned in Finland in winter 1939-40?
Image from SA-Kuva archive
Sturm78
Can somebody identify this Russian artillery piece abandoned in Finland in winter 1939-40?
Image from SA-Kuva archive
Sturm78
Re: Russian artillery Id.
Hi.Sturm78 wrote:Hi all,
Can somebody identify this Russian artillery piece abandoned in Finland in winter 1939-40?
Image from SA-Kuva archive
Sturm78
Piece of cake! This's a 122-mm howitzer M1909/37, a Krupp design. Switzerland used a similar one (12 cm M1912).
With best regards, Ilya.
Re: Russian artillery Id.
Thank you very much for your help, Ilya
Regards Sturm78
Regards Sturm78
Re: Russian artillery Id.
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
Sturm78
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
Sturm78
Re: Russian artillery Id.
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.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
Sturm78
I have never seen a wartime image of M1944, probably they weren't allowed to be photographed due to secrecy.
With best regards, Ilya.
Re: Russian artillery Id.
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.
Regards Sturm78
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.
Regards Sturm78
Re: Russian artillery Id.
Sorry, can't help here now. I'll try to look for this information during the month.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.
Regards Sturm78
With best regards, Ilya.
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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.
Re: Russian artillery Id.
Thank you, Ilya and ltcolonel
Sturm78
Sturm78
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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.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.
Regards Sturm78
Regards, Igor
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Thank you, kluz.
Any idea about this coastal gun?
Image from EBay
Sturm78
Any idea about this coastal gun?
Image from EBay
Sturm78
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Nobody for the last image?
Sturm78
Sturm78
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Hello, Sturm78,Sturm78 wrote:Nobody for the last image?
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.
With best regards, Ilya.
Re: Russian artillery Id.
Thank you very much. Ilya.
Regards Sturm78
Regards Sturm78
Re: Russian artillery Id.
Hi all,
I found this image on EBay. I think a 76.2mm M1915-28 Soviet AA gun but I am not sure. Somebody??
Sturm78
I found this image on EBay. I think a 76.2mm M1915-28 Soviet AA gun but I am not sure. Somebody??
Sturm78