15cm sFH18 or 10cm sK18

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15cm sFH18 or 10cm sK18

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Post by Sturm78 » 11 Oct 2008, 23:03

Hi all,

Someone can correctly identify the weapons of these photos?.
it is very difficult for me to differentiate between 15cm sFH 18 and 10cm sK18 in some photos.
The only difference that I see is the length of the barrel but in these photos I'm not sure.

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Re: 15cm sFH18 or 10cm sK18

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Post by David W » 12 Oct 2008, 01:49

The point at which the barrel tapers is also a clue, especially evident in side on shots.
The bottom one looks most like the K18 to me, but all three could be!


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Post by C.GILLONO » 12 Oct 2008, 13:01

Hi
I see three 10cm here (longer and thinner tube)
Fine pics BTW, thanks!

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Post by Carl Schwamberger » 13 Oct 2008, 03:54

Difficult to say in the second photo alone. In the first and third the heads of the crewmen give something to judge the size of the tube against. Probablly the 10.5cm cannon.

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Re: 15cm sFH18 or 10cm sK18

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Post by Sturm78 » 20 Aug 2010, 21:56

Hi all,

15cm sFH18 howitzers or 10.5cm K18 guns?? :?

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Re: 15cm sFH18 or 10cm sK18

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Post by Clive Mortimore » 21 Aug 2010, 11:07

Sturm78 wrote:Hi all,

15cm sFH18 howitzers or 10.5cm K18 guns?? :?

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Yes.

To me it looks like two of each. The outer weapons are the 15cm sFH, barrels are shorter and fatter compareed to the middle pair. Could it be a battalion prade and there is one gun or howitzer from each battery?
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Post by Sturm78 » 21 Aug 2010, 16:42

Yes, I think you are right, Clive: 2x15cm sFH18 and 2x10.5cm K18

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Post by Sturm78 » 19 Oct 2010, 12:57

Hi all,

15cm sFH18 or 10.5cm K18 ??

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Post by Sturm78 » 11 May 2011, 12:56

Nobody for my last image?? :(

Here, another three images: 10.5cm K18 or 15cm sFH18 ? :?

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Re: 15cm sFH18 or 10cm sK18

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Post by Sturm78 » 09 Jul 2011, 15:09

Hi all,

15cm sFH18 or 10.5cm K18 ?? :?

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Re: 15cm sFH18 or 10cm sK18

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Post by nuyt » 09 Jul 2011, 15:31

last picture could be showing one of the first howitzers, check the uniforms, around 1935?
The barracks picture - are you sure these are Germans? Same goes for the posing group picture, what else coudl they be, Portuguese?

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Re: 15cm sFH18 or 10cm sK18

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Post by Sturm78 » 08 Sep 2011, 10:22

Hi all,

I have some doubts about this image: 10.5cm K18 or 15cm sFH18
What do you think?

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Post by Sturm78 » 06 Dec 2011, 22:09

Hi all,

10cm K18 or 15cm sFH18 ?? :?

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Re: 15cm sFH18 or 10cm sK18

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Post by Sturm78 » 18 Dec 2011, 16:06

Nobody?? :(

I have doubts with this image: 15cm sFH18 or 10cm sK18 ?? :?

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Re: 15cm sFH18 or 10cm sK18

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Post by Sturm78 » 05 Apr 2012, 15:09

HI all,

I think it is a 15cm sFH18 howitzer but I am not 100% sure. Can anyone confirm it?

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