Help to Id. US artillery

[ROLAND1369]

You are correct. These are 5 inch 25 Caliber DP guns, most likely Mark 19s. No idea of Mod number.

[Sturm78]

ROLAND1369 wrote
You are correct. These are 5 inch 25 Caliber DP guns, most likely Mark 19s. No idea of Mod number.

Regards Sturm78

[willshep]

Hi folks!
So I am rebuilding the island of Midway for DCS (digital combat simulator) and I'm a stickler for accuracy. I am having the most trouble finding any good images or drawings of the "former shipboard 3 inch mark 11 AA gun" as ID'ed by Roland1369 in an earlier post on page 25 of this thread. Does anyone know of a resource I can use for at least a /close/ physical approximation of the gun? There are SO many Marks and developments as soon as WWII started It has boggled my mind trying to locate what the gun actually looked like that they had to use in early June 1942. I have spent hours researching this, but unfortunately I think I am out of my artillery depth. I can see it has gone quite a ways past the M3 1914, but I just dont know how far. ANY help with reference material I could use to rebuild this gun in 3D would be GREATLY appreciated. And any serious artillery buffs that would like to lend their expertise to our recreation of this incredible bit of history would be awesome! Thanks in advance..

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Any idea about his ??

Image from the net (I don`t remember the exact website)
Sturm78

[karlik]

Hi!
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscr ... s/6885.htm

[Sturm78]

Thanks karlik !!

In this website say that Brill company manufactured the base plate of this mine thrower but....
Does someone any aditional information about this 11in mortar or trench howitzer??

Sturm78

[Richard Anderson]

Thanks karlik !!

In this website say that Brill company manufactured the base plate of this mine thrower but....
Does someone any aditional information about this 11in mortar or trench howitzer??

Sturm78

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item ... 1500086653
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item ... 1500086638

You would need to inquire with them for more information.

BTW, the officer in the Brill photograph appears to be British.

[Carl Schwamberger]

Hi folks!
So I am rebuilding the island of Midway for DCS (digital combat simulator) and I'm a stickler for accuracy. I am having the most trouble finding any good images or drawings of the "former shipboard 3 inch mark 11 AA gun" as ID'ed by Roland1369 in an earlier post on page 25 of this thread. Does anyone know of a resource I can use for at least a /close/ physical approximation of the gun? ..

These would have been possesed by one of the two base defense battalions sent to Midway. Identify the two battalions, then attempt to find their equipment lists for that date. I'd recommend checking the Breckenridge Library at Quantico for the base def bn documents.

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Can anyone identify this gun ?

Image from Ebay
Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Nobody for my last image ??

Well, here another image from Ebay.
An 12.7mm twin AA machinegun on an 37mm AA gun mount. Was this a standarized weapon or only prototype ??

Sturm78

[Carl Schwamberger]

I'm unsure. There was a combination 37mm twin 12.7mm weapon. I've seen a photograph of a example, supposedly taken in North Africa in 1942, or early 1943.

[ROLAND1369]

Strictly experimental. A version of the towed 37 mm aa gun was produced in small numbers but it had the M 2 water cooled version of the 50 Can not the aircraft version of this picture. The Marine Defense battalions developed and deployed a version with 2-20 MM Oerlikon on both the 37 mm and 40 MM Bofors carriages with the 37 and 40 MM ordnance removed. It was fielded as an anti-dive bomber weapon . This could be a developmental version. The 50 cal 37 MM system was mounted on the Half Track carriage with 50 M2HB guns replacing the water cooled versions. and remained in us service thru the Korean War.

[ROLAND1369]

Correction: the second picture is the 20/40 on the Bofors carriage.

[Sturm78]

Thanks, ROLAND1369. Any idea about the image posted on 28 Jul 2018?

Regards Sturm78

[ROLAND1369]

My best guess would be a us 3 inch 50 dual purpose gun mark 11 on a mount mark 10. I is most likely mounted on a light cruiser or old battleship during the 1920/30s.