Maginot Line bunkers
Re: Maginot Line bunkers
Thank you very much for your help, ROLAND1369 ...
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Re: Maginot Line bunkers
Always glad to give what little help that I can.
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The photos are of STG Blockhouse Bruille Sud located in Fortified Sector Escaut.
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Hi all,
Is this a Maginot Line bunker ?
Image from Ebay
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Is this a Maginot Line bunker ?
Image from Ebay
Sturm78
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Hi all,
An image from Ebay. I think a 135mm howitzer twin turret Type M1932... probably of Ouvrage Hochwald
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An image from Ebay. I think a 135mm howitzer twin turret Type M1932... probably of Ouvrage Hochwald
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Re: Maginot Line bunkers
I am not sure it is either. I have never seen an embrasure for the 47 or 37 mm which is taller than its width. Normally the reverse is true the embrasure is wider than its heights. This representing a desire for increased traverse over elevation. The embrasure shown seems to be more optimized for increased elevation, more of a requirement for a larger artillery type weapon. I admit that it does not match the 75 mm M 29 or M 32 casemate artillery weapons.
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Here are typical examples.
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- TYPICAL 47 MM EMBRASURE
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Re: Maginot Line bunkers
Thanks for your answers, ROLAND1369
Perhaps the Ebay image is rotated....
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Perhaps the Ebay image is rotated....
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Re: Maginot Line bunkers
I believe you have got it correctly. On your rotated view I see the broken concrete pieces ar now on the bottom of the embrasure as gravity would have them. As to the gun the 37 MM SA 34 has a round armored housing for the gunsight. In addition both the armored housing and the front of the recoil housing are flat. The sighting housing comes to the end of the recoil housing, See Pic 1. The 47 MM SA 34 has a much larger square housing which combines the recoil system and sight on the top center of the barrel. Its front is angled and set back from the recoil housing(1st barrel step). See pic 2. Both have a more rounded appearance. Based on examination of the photo I would give your pic an 80% chance of this being a 47 MM SA 34.
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Thanks for your answer, again, ROLAND1369
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No problem. i spent a lot of time doing military intelligence stuff and the reason I say 80% is that enough physical features are present in the photos to rule out the 37 mm but not enough are present to conclusively rule in the 47 MM.
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What I am trying to say is that in intelligence the negative evidence of one does not provide positive evidence of the other.