German Coastal Artillery
- Juha Tompuri
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Ok. lets assume that it is a L/50.....
Then there is another puzzle:
This battery got operatinal in May 1941.
Where did the Germans get these 2 L/50 guns from?
And if 5 batteries had 3xL/55, one battery had 1xL/55 + 2xL/50
We are missing 2 Nina guns.... or we have 19 instead of 18......
Really a difficult puzzle, but I`m sure we`ll solve it together
EE
Then there is another puzzle:
This battery got operatinal in May 1941.
Where did the Germans get these 2 L/50 guns from?
And if 5 batteries had 3xL/55, one battery had 1xL/55 + 2xL/50
We are missing 2 Nina guns.... or we have 19 instead of 18......
Really a difficult puzzle, but I`m sure we`ll solve it together
EE
There is appearing so many of use from here that i think mini-bus soon will come cramped.Juha Tompuri wrote:A mini-bus load of members from SE Finland with me?
Regards, Juha
Anyways - like i have previously stated - Norway is paradise - for a arty nut...
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OK. Only some speculation.Erik E wrote: Really a difficult puzzle, but I`m sure we`ll solve it together
EE
There were 18 of Nina-guns, and if all were deployed - there were no spare barrels and equipment. Impossible situation in longer run - alltough the need for those would be much less than in field artillery. There were still need to train the gun-crews of those 6 batteries and accidents (barrel explosions) were always a hazard.
Maybe the situation in 1941 was 3 x 13cm L55, but in later years some of the guns were replaced by new L50 war-booty as the barrels of old guns weared...
.... just speculation.
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This sounds like a good possobillity!just speculation
The documents I am referring from is probably from late 42 or early 43,
I have found changes before so it`s not a shock if you`re right.......
If you guys say this is a L/50, then I just have to believe you, as I have nothing to compare against.....
Regards
Erik E
Excellent pics Erik. Just one addition to our discussion about MKB 9/504 Nordfjord.
from Festung Norwegen:
>>> This unit engaged British warships that attacked Maalöy during Christmas 1941 and one gun got hit and was destroyed by British naval fire. Later the battery got a replacement gun from Germany.
I think this supports my view that the composition of battery changed during war years. That replacement gun was with all propability L50.
Regards, Mark V
from Festung Norwegen:
>>> This unit engaged British warships that attacked Maalöy during Christmas 1941 and one gun got hit and was destroyed by British naval fire. Later the battery got a replacement gun from Germany.
I think this supports my view that the composition of battery changed during war years. That replacement gun was with all propability L50.
Regards, Mark V
- Juha Tompuri
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the raid was called "Archery" and happened 27. desember 1941
This is the little info I found on the forces
This is the little info I found on the forces
ErikThe attack commenced at 0848, with a hurricane bombardment of the German positions on Malloy from the cruiser HMS Kenya and four destroyers. Twelve Hampden bombers from 50 Squadron RAF bombed coastal defences and dropped smoke bombs to cover the approach of the landing craft launched from the troopships Prince Charles and Prince Leopold. Some 580 Commandos and Royal Norwegian Army troops were landed.
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