Artillery in SCW

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

I I found this image of what I believe is the prototype of the 75mm Schneider-Trubia M1906 gun modernized with a split carriage.
Can anyone confirm this? Does anyone know the new range of the piece with this type of gun carriage that allowed a higher elevation of the barrel ??

Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

I found this image on EBay. According to photo caption the image was taken in North Front in Spain. Any idea ??

Sturm78

[ROLAND1369]

These are Cañon de Hierro Entubado 15 cm. Cc. Modelo 1885 ORDONEZ. There were several batteries of these in Spains North African possessions.

[Ironmachine]

In 1936 there was still quite a number of the Cañón HE 15cm Ordóñez Mod. 1885 in service. More specifically, in the "North" they were 4 guns taken from Bilbao that were later mounted at Cabo Machichaco and 10 guns defending San Sebastian.

[ROLAND1369]

Yes I agree. I did not say they were only in the north African possesions. Several of them in the south, as the fort at Tarifa on the straits of Gibraltar, fired their last practice shots as late as 1946. They were obsolete prior to the SCW, but as with many old weapons, were kept in service as nothing else was available.

[Sturm78]

Thank you for your answers, ROLAND1369 and Ironmachine

Regards Sturm78

[haxtur]

I found these photos in Ebay.de, What type the artillery pieces are these?

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Thanks for the help

[haxtur]

I forgot tell the photos have the caption "Legion Condor". Add another photos

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The last photo are two Putilov 1902/30 caliber 76,2 mm, short.

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Any idea about this gun and bunker ??

Perhaps Cartagena, but I am not sure

Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Nobody for my last image ??

Well, I am searching for any "wartime" image of the 149mm M1941 L24 Schneider-Trubia gun/howitzer...not museum images. Anyone ??

Image from Museum of Cartagena

Sturm78

[ludvig]

Hello Sturm78 ,
Interesting photo of Spanish gun casemate , J belive this is from :
Punta Falconera ( Roses ) with 152,4 / 50 Vickers . The are some photos
at Internet , one link :

http://caminantperelpais.blogspot.no/20 ... onera.html

ludvig

[Sturm78]

ludvig wrote
nteresting photo of Spanish gun casemate , J belive this is from :
Punta Falconera ( Roses ) with 152,4 / 50 Vickers . The are some photos
at Internet , one link

Thanks for your answer, ludvig,....and sorry for delay...

Uummhhh...I am not sure. The bunkers of Punta Falconera seems a bit different.....

Here, another image from the net. Can somebody identify the gun and the battery ??

Sturm78

[ROLAND1369]

From the shape of the the bunker and the size of the gun barrel this is battery Phare De Rosas with 4 canons Garcia Lomas de calibre 100 MM/54 caliber.

[Sturm78]

Thank tou very much for your help, ROLAND1369

I did not know this gun....

Regards Sturm78

[ROLAND1369]

the guns full nomenclature was" CAÑÓN DE ACERO DE COSTA de 10 cm. MODELO 1914" and was apparently originally designed as a naval weapon before being adopted as a coastal defense weapon. In the same defense area of Catalan were 2 more 3 gun batteries. According to the official History of the Spanish Coast Artillery there were 28 guns in service between 1946 and the late1950s. The pictured battery Phare de Rosas was built in 1946 and was also disarmed in the late 50s. I apologize for forgetting where I got the drawing of the piece.