The official AHF Equipment of Allies & Neutrals quiz

[BIGpanzer]

Well, I have 5 min before business talk with my boss

Name this interesting gun, please. It was an earlier design than directly of WWII-period but still in use during WWII

Photo is from http://www.landships.freeservers.com/

[BIGpanzer]

One day passed and no answer?
Hint 1: That heavy gun was produced in several tens of copies (I know the exact amount but this is a very big hint for searches in my opinion, so sorry ).
Hint 2: It seemed that no such guns was in active service by 1945, but they were in the early period of WWII.

[The Edge]

Looks like one of WWI French SPGs based on Holt tractor shasis (194mm GPF gun, for example; also there was a 280mm variant, as found in http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... c&start=75 ). Only these guns vere made in "big" numbers (more than couple of pcs), and used in WWII.

But shasis on picture apears to be too small for such big gun - like 2.5 ton variant (as used on US experimental Mk.VII SPG in early 1920s; http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/Unit ... -mkVII.jpg ).

[BIGpanzer]

Well, The Edge, sorry, but no.
Nevertheless, you go around the right answer .

Hints:
1. It was developed the same time as French 194mm St. Chamond SPG.
2. French 194mm St. Chamong SPG was produced in more copies than the gun (on track chassis!) on the photo.
3. The gun on the photo had no chance to participate in WWII combats, but was in service during WWII.
4. The chassis was indeed of Holt design.
5. Those guns were used with another mountings also (stationary pedestal was original for them).

Many hints, a?


Regards, BP

[BIGpanzer]

I am really very-very wondering, guys!
I thought that the correct answer appeared in 30-60 min if not immediately Probably, the reason is week-end..............

That gun is not very well known but quite many sources mention it together with French 194mm SPG St. Chamond or Soviet track 203mm B-4 mod.1931.

[The Edge]

Found it!

It's US Naval model 7-inch Mk.2 (L/45) on Holt 120HP tractor, M.1918 (Baldwin Locomotive Works did the carriages).

http://www.landships.freeservers.com/U. ... 201918.htm

[The Edge]

I am really very-very wondering, guys!
I thought that the correct answer appeared in 30-60 min if not immediately Probably, the reason is week-end....

Yes, it was weekend... weekend and women (in my case).

Not to mention very cunning blur at the photo, to disguise its real appearance.

[BIGpanzer]

Correct, The Edge! Also the photo is from the same source you've mentioned!
Just one note: those 7-inch US naval guns Mk.2 were towed, not self-propelled (so their tracks were based on Holt chassis but 120hp Holt tractors towed such guns).
To find the correct answer was very easy just typing "track gun" in every web search system - you should immediately receive the picture I've posted among the given variants
Blur at the photo was original, it wasn't made especially in Photoshop


To you again!

[The Edge]

I spent TWO days wandering around, looking for goose in a mist (a SPG), instead a TOWED gun.

No hard feeling, of course... To give a chance to other fellow members, one UFO - name the plane:

[Virgil Hiltz]

Blackburn Shark?

[BIGpanzer]

Just for the info - another side of the plane:
http://1000aircraftphotos.com/APS/2401.htm

[The Edge]

Blackburn Shark?

Yes, this is correct answer - your turn next.

(My photo from: Photo Musée del’Air, 1989, Edito-Service S.A. Thanks, BIG, for better one)

[BIGpanzer]

I saw Virgil online today but he forgot about the question..............

[Virgil Hiltz]

What was a "Chicago Piano" ?

[BIGpanzer]

US famous submachine-gun Thompson mod. 1921, 1923 - favourite gangster weapon of 1920s-1950s
It was also called "Chicago typewriter" for its firing rate.

Image is from http://www.acc.umu.se/~groophy/bilder/m ... _small.jpg