Bulgarian Artillery

[OldBill]

Some information may be gleaned from this site"

http://www.bulgarianartillery.it/

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

I found this image on the net. I do not remenber the exact site, sorrry

According to Wikipedia Bulgaria bought 166 leFH18 howitzers in 1943-44. This photo seems to show that these howitzers (or at least some of them) were of the leFH18M version (see the muzle break), but with wooden wheels without tires, only for animal traction.

In any case, it is strange that Bulgaria bought these howitzers, when it already had in its inventory the 10.5cm leFH L30 (Rh).

Sturm78

[nuyt]

Not strange at all, since the Rheinmetall gun was not in production

[Sturm78]

Hi Nuyt

When does Bulgaria received his 10.5cm Rh L30 howitzers? quantity??

On the other hand, here an image of an 75mm Krupp gun on Stanchev and Dobrev carriage towed on one-axle trailer for mot traction (Spa TL37 tractors, I think)

Image from Ebay
Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Could be this gun an 75mm Krupp gun on Stanchev and Dobrev carriage ??? I am not sure

Image from Ebay
Thanks in advance. Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Nobody??

Sturm78

[Manuferey]

Sturm78,

There is another picture of this gun posted by carius on 8 Feb 2010 on the same thread (http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 6&start=15) with The Edge's answer further down.

The Edge mentions that it could indeed be a 7,5 cm M04 Krupp with the improved "Stanchev and Dobrev carriage" when looking at http://www.network54.com/Forum/330333/m ... orgot+this

Emmanuel

[Sturm78]

Thank you, Emmanuel

Regards Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

I found this other picture on Ebay
I think it's an 10.5cm K18 Bulgarian gun with narrower wheels and different mot limber than standard german mot guns towed in one load by a halftrack

It appears that both 15cm sFH18 howitzers and 10.5cm K18 guns purchased by Bulgaria had these different wheels.
Any information/image about these pieces in Bulgarian Army will be wellcome

See image posted here on 25 Jan 2012

Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Nobody for my last question about bulgarian 10.5cm K18 and 15cm sFH18 ??

Well, here a image from http://www.lostbulgaria.com.
Can anyone identify this gun?

Thanks in advance. Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Nobody for my last questions??

Well, here an image of an 8.8cm Flak 18 bulgarian AA gun:

Image from Ebay
Sturm78

[Manuferey]

Nobody for my last questions?? Sturm78

Sturm78,

I think that it is also a 7,5 cm Krupp gun with the improved "Stanchev and Dobrev carriage". Compare with the pictures in the network54 link I mentioned earlier.

See on this page (posted by carius on 8 Feb 2010) an identical gun and another 8,8 cm Flak in Bulgarian service:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 6&start=15

Emmanuel

[Sturm78]

Emmanuel wrote
I think that it is also a 7,5 cm Krupp gun with the improved "Stanchev and Dobrev carriage". Compare with the pictures in the network54 link I mentioned earlier

Ummhhhh...... Tha barrel of the gun posted on 04 Dec 2012 seems longer than the 7.5cm Krupp gun with Stanchev and Dobrev carriage.

Regards Sturm78

[Manuferey]

You're right.

Emmanuel

[vincenzoforum]

Hi all,

I found this image on Ebay: Bulgarian artillerymen with two 10.5cm sK18 field guns.
Has someone information about how many guns of this type were supplied to Bulgaria by Germany during World War II?


Regards Sturm78

sorry for wake up a old thread
if this guns were called D56 from bulgarian can not be the sK 18 they were 52 caliber lenght...
so they are not called D56 or are not sK18?