240 mm Railway Howitzer Schneider (for Belgium)

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240 mm Railway Howitzer Schneider (for Belgium)

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Post by Manuferey » 07 Apr 2018, 23:01

Here are pictures of a 240 mm (10 caliber) railway howitzer designed by Schneider for the Belgian government in WW1 and built at least as a prototype.
Source: Bibliothèque de Documentation Internationale Contemporaine (BDIC) – Nanterre (France)

The 240 mm Schneider howitzer itself looks like a competitor to the 24 cm St-Chamond coastal howitzers sold to Norway (see pictures of 24 cm Haubitze L/12.7 (n) in:
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Re: 240 mm Railway Howitzer Schneider (for Belgium)

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Post by Sturm78 » 08 Apr 2018, 10:52

Very interesting, Emmanuel...thanks for sharing !! :)

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Post by Manuferey » 12 Apr 2018, 02:09

Is this howitzer the "canon de bord" 24 cm L/10 presented by Schneider at the International Exhibition in 1900?
Source: gallica.bnf.fr
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Re: 240 mm Railway Howitzer Schneider (for Belgium)

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Post by EPOCH3 » 03 May 2018, 22:53

Great pictures!! its so rare to see something new these days.....
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