Finnish Artillery
Re: Finnish Artillery
Hi all,
An old finnish gun being towed by a truck:
Image from Ebay
Sturm78
An old finnish gun being towed by a truck:
Image from Ebay
Sturm78
Re: Finnish Artillery
120 K/78: http://www.jaegerplatoon.net/ARTILLERY2.htm#120K78Sturm78 wrote: An old finnish gun being towed by a truck:
Jarkko
Re: Finnish Artillery
Thank you, Jarkko
Sturm78
Sturm78
Re: Finnish Artillery
Hi to all!
Some photos with finnish gunners and cannons:
Some photos with finnish gunners and cannons:
Re: Finnish Artillery
The gun towed with Komsomolets A20 in the first photo is 75 K/97 light field gun (French Materiel de 75, Modele 1897).igor_verh wrote:Hi to all!
Some photos with finnish gunners and cannons:
Jarkko
Re: Finnish Artillery
Hi, one more photo "Shot 75 mm anti-aircraft gun "Bofors" at night" and question: are Finnish soldiers around the gun?
Re: Finnish Artillery
My best guess would be that they are Swedish soldiers. At least some of the hats look like they could be Swedish. Swedish military headgear website: http://www.markusholst.se/militaria/mossor.htmigor_verh wrote:Hi, one more photo "Shot 75 mm anti-aircraft gun "Bofors" at night" and question: are Finnish soldiers around the gun?
While this gun was manufactured mainly in 75-mm caliber, it was available also in other calibers. Finland acquired four of these guns in 76.2-mm caliber and these were known in Finnish use as 76 ItK/29 B (76-mm anti-aircraft gun model 1929 Bofors). More info: http://www.jaegerplatoon.net/AA_GUNS3.htm#76ItK29
Jarkko
Re: Finnish Artillery
A couple of photographs from my visit (Sep '07) to the in Hameenlinna an excellent, and remarkably attractive museum.
Another 26 are available to view in my Phobucket album (sorry do not have the hang of hyperlinking!)
Another 26 are available to view in my Phobucket album (sorry do not have the hang of hyperlinking!)
Re: Finnish Artillery
My photo from Panssarimuseo in Parola - two cannons with a rich military history (marks on barrels)
Re: Finnish Artillery
Hi all,
According to photocaption Finnish howitzer in 1943.
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Sturm78
According to photocaption Finnish howitzer in 1943.
Image from Ebay
Sturm78
Re: Finnish Artillery
Nice photo, it's 203 H/17 super-heavy howitzer - the most common super-heavy artillery piece in Finnish use during World War 2.Sturm78 wrote: According to photocaption Finnish howitzer in 1943.
Jarkko
Re: Finnish Artillery
Hi all,
Can somebody identify this finnish coastal gun?
Thanks in advance. Sturm78
Can somebody identify this finnish coastal gun?
Thanks in advance. Sturm78
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Re: Finnish Artillery
It looks like 234/50 Be (234-mm coastal gun with 50-caliber gun barrel, model Bethlehem). The only artillery battery equipped these guns in Finland was coastal artillery battery of six guns on Russarö Island.Sturm78 wrote:Hi all,
Can somebody identify this finnish coastal gun?
BTW: For some reason the picture looks somewhat elongated if compared to attached photo (SA-kuva.fi photo archive, photo 7637, photographed 13th of March 1940).
Jarkko
Re: Finnish Artillery
Thank you very much for your help, Jarkko.
Regards Sturm78
Regards Sturm78
152 mm gun (3.3-ton) M1904 in Finnish service
Hello all,
found in the Finnish Wartime Photograph Archive images ## 134461—134464, they show 152-mm Russian gun M1904 (152 K 04?) with non-original solid wheels:
Was it the only one of this type in Finnish Army?
Thanks in advance.
found in the Finnish Wartime Photograph Archive images ## 134461—134464, they show 152-mm Russian gun M1904 (152 K 04?) with non-original solid wheels:
Was it the only one of this type in Finnish Army?
Thanks in advance.
With best regards, Ilya.