Does anybody have any idea on how the Italian Merchant ships were armed during the war, what ship were given gun's, who maned those guns, and what types of guns?
And... By extension any German merchant ships operating in the med during the war?
Or, where to look to find out about that?
Guns on Axis Merchants in the med.
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Re: Guns on Axis Merchants in the med.
Thanks, that’s at least a start 
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Re: Guns on Axis Merchants in the med.
Some more info here.
https://rommelsriposte.com/2014/12/20/t ... programme/
The 7.5cm guns were captured variants of the French 75m1897. On the MFPs they were captured Polish guns.
https://rommelsriposte.com/2014/12/20/t ... programme/
The 7.5cm guns were captured variants of the French 75m1897. On the MFPs they were captured Polish guns.
The enemy had superiority in numbers, his tanks were more heavily armoured, they had larger calibre guns with nearly twice the effective range of ours, and their telescopes were superior. 5 RTR 19/11/41
The CRUSADER Project - The Winter Battle 1941/42
The CRUSADER Project - The Winter Battle 1941/42