Help Id these heavy coastal guns

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

A german heavy coastal gun:

Image from Ebay
Sturm78

[forttravel]

No idea where is this, but it seems to be typical old Krupp gun design of horizontal wedge block breech mechanism and additional ring to reinforce loading chamber. I guess bigger caliber than 28 cm?

[vladalex]

Comparing hole diameter of the breech with the soldier is possible to be 38 cm.

[ludvig]

Hello
It is inside a casemate Friedrich August with a 30,5 cm SKL/50 . Notice
the counterweight , Leitwelle and the roof above the loading area .

ludvig

[Sturm78]

ludvig wrote
It is inside a casemate Friedrich August with a 30,5 cm SKL/50 . Notice
the counterweight , Leitwelle and the roof above the loading area

Thanks a lot for your help, ludvig

Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Can somebody identify this gun ? 15cm SK L45 ??

Sturm78

[jopaerya]

Yes , I think so Sturm78

[Manuferey]

Photo Berliner Verlag published in December 1940.

Is it a gun being installed in a coastal battery in a German-occupied country?

Emmanuel

[Natter]

Photo Berliner Verlag published in December 1940.
Is it a gun being installed in a coastal battery in a German-occupied country?

At least 4 possible batteries in Norway, but the timeline (fall 1940) don't fit, being too early for the installations.

[Jens Andersen]

I agree with the identification of the gun.
It could be battery "Hipper" which was installed in October 1940 at Memel - re. my post of 06 Jun 2017 09:51 in this topic.

Jens

[Sturm78]

Thank you to all for your answers...

Regards Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

40.6cm gun of Lindemann batterie or 38cm gun of Todt batterie ?

Sturm78

[AvB]

First one is Todt, second is Lindemann.

[Sturm78]

AvB wrote
First one is Todt, second is Lindemann.

Thanks, AvB. I think that the gun turret is the same so the difference is the bunker, is it not?

Sturm78

[TH]

The turrets differ, the lower one has a straight front and top while the upper one is more sloped.
Also take a close look at the embrasures, they have different forms. On the lower picture, the form of the embrasure follow the turret's form (or vice versa).