I need help for Id. heavy gun

[Sturm78]

Thank you, Charlie, Was official the designation M1917 ?

Regards
Sturm78

[CharlieC]

The offical designation was probably something like: 18.5cm Versuchshaubitze M17 - so few were built they were hardly anything than a historical footnote. Unlike the pre-war experimental howitzers none seem to have survived.

Charlie

[Manuferey]

By the way, you'll find more pictures of this rare howitzer here:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 2&t=197573

Since 18.5 cm is a non-standard caliber, it could have been a relined 15.5 cm or 17 cm tube, dedicated specifically to this research program ("Versuchhubitze"), possibly to try a new recoil system.

Emmanuel

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Can somebody identify this gun ?
164.7mm Mle 1883 french gun ??

Image from Ebay
Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Nobody ?

Well, here an Italian SP AA gun. Can somebody identify the gun and / or the truck ?

Image from Ebay
Sturm78

[karlik]

Well, here an Italian SP AA gun. Can somebody identify the gun and / or the truck ?

Hi!
Lancia with 75/27 A.V.

[Sturm78]

Thank you very much for your help, karlik...

Regards
Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Does somebody if this Krupp 21cm coastal gun on Verschwindlafette (dissappearing carriage) was used by the Germans or any other country ?
I know that Germany use a 28cm Kst. K. L45 gun model on Verschwindlafette in Battery Deich, Wilhelmshaven...but not an 21cm gun model

Image from a Krupp catalog via http://katalog.istanbul.edu.tr/client/e ... 4&isd=true
Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Nodody for my last question ?

Well, here another image from the same source. A 30.5cm Krupp L40 coastal gun.
Does somebody know if this gun was used operationally by Germany or any other country ?

Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Nobody for my last two questions ??

Sturm78

[ROLAND1369]

Re: The 210 mm disappearing gun carriage, my understanding is it remained at the test range and no more were produced. They did however produce and emplace 24-150 MM L 40 disappearing carriages M1907. A few survived in service thru the mid 1930s. The 280 MM Deich battery disappearing guns from Deich Battery had originally been ordered by Belgium for a battery but were taken over by Germany at the beginning of the war. They also survived into the 1930s with 2 of their barrels and a reserve barrel to be mounted on the new production German railway guns.

[ROLAND1369]

[quote=Sturm78 post_id=2511987 time=1705525095 user_id=33108]
Nodody for my last question ?

Well, here another image from the same source. A 30.5cm Krupp L40 coastal gun.
Does somebody know if this gun was used operationally by Germany or any other country ?

Sturm78
[/quote]
Re above While I cannot say for certain they were identical, the only single turret mounted Krupp 305 MM guns I have seen emplaced were 6 mounted in three Austro Hungarians forts defending the port at Pola. I have only a cutaway drawing and poor quality photostat of these turrets from a post war report.

[ROLAND1369]

[quote=Sturm78 post_id=2511987 time=1705525095 user_id=33108]
Nodody for my last question ?

Well, here another image from the same source. A 30.5cm Krupp L40 coastal gun.
Does somebody know if this gun was used operationally by Germany or any other country ?

Sturm78
[/quote]
Found the answer to this question in forgotten deep dark files. The following is a cutaway plan and picture of the emplaced 305 mm Turret in the Austrian defenses of Pola. This confirms the only employment of the 305 Krupp turret.

[Sturm78]

ROLAND1369 wrote
The 210 mm disappearing gun carriage, my understanding is it remained at the test range and no more were produced. They did however produce and emplace 24-150 MM L 40 disappearing carriages M1907. A few survived in service thru the mid 1930s. The 280 MM Deich battery disappearing guns from Deich Battery had originally been ordered by Belgium for a battery but were taken over by Germany at the beginning of the war. They also survived into the 1930s with 2 of their barrels and a reserve barrel to be mounted on the new production German railway guns.

ROLAND1369 wrote
Found the answer to this question in forgotten deep dark files. The following is a cutaway plan and picture of the emplaced 305 mm Turret in the Austrian defenses of Pola. This confirms the only employment of the 305 Krupp turret.

Thank you very much for your answers, ROLAND...

Regards
Sturm78

[ROLAND1369]

Al ways glad to give any small assistance.