Help Id these heavy coastal guns
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Nobody for my last image ?
Well, here another image from Ebay. Any idea about the battery ?
Sturm78
Well, here another image from Ebay. Any idea about the battery ?
Sturm78
Re: Help Id these heavy coastal guns
Did the 38cm and 40.6cm gun turrets have slightly differing characteristics? I think it’s hard to tell and they end up being confused online. I would slightly lean towards saying this is a 40.6cm gun but could be wrong.
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Hello
The text on the lorry could maybe indicate the location?
Regards
Kurt
kstdk
The text on the lorry could maybe indicate the location?
Regards
Kurt
kstdk
Re: Help Id these heavy coastal guns
The photo's from Sturm78 are both from B. Todt , see the sandbags . Regards Jos
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Then the turrets were different between batteries Todt and Vara. It seems the batterie vara turrets had a large protrusion on their right side, just below the ventilation opening. This is visible in post 745 on this thread.
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Re: Help Id these heavy coastal guns
The turrets of for the 38 cm and 40,6 cm were identical, Bettungsschiesgerüst C/39.
viewtopic.php?f=70&t=228143&p=2295555&h ... t#p2295555
The protrusion on the "Vara" turret is the elevator for empty cases, and on the newest pictures you actually see the opening in the side of the turret, where the elevator was to be mounted.
I would suppose that pictures are either from "Todt" or "Lindemann".
Jens
viewtopic.php?f=70&t=228143&p=2295555&h ... t#p2295555
The protrusion on the "Vara" turret is the elevator for empty cases, and on the newest pictures you actually see the opening in the side of the turret, where the elevator was to be mounted.
I would suppose that pictures are either from "Todt" or "Lindemann".
Jens
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Thank you Jens!
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Hi all,
Can somebody identify this heavy coastal gun and/or the battery ?
I would say that the gun could be an 28cm SK L40...
Image from Ebay
Sturm78
Can somebody identify this heavy coastal gun and/or the battery ?
I would say that the gun could be an 28cm SK L40...
Image from Ebay
Sturm78
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Re: Help Id these heavy coastal guns
Hello.
no one ???
First I thought, it could be 30,5 cm Kanonenbatterie at Cuxhaven, but it does not fit. The shields are different.
Behind the white house left there is maybe a dyke. And in the background are 3 towers or lighthouses.
Because of the dyke I prefer a location at the northsea, maybe an island. But where???
Regards
Oliver
no one ???
First I thought, it could be 30,5 cm Kanonenbatterie at Cuxhaven, but it does not fit. The shields are different.
Behind the white house left there is maybe a dyke. And in the background are 3 towers or lighthouses.
Because of the dyke I prefer a location at the northsea, maybe an island. But where???
Regards
Oliver
Re: Help Id these heavy coastal guns
Well, here another image from Ebay. Any idea about the gun and the battery ?
Image from Ebay
Sturm78
Image from Ebay
Sturm78
Re: Help Id these heavy coastal guns
Mont Canisy?
guns of French origin (155 mm GPF)
guns of French origin (155 mm GPF)
Re: Help Id these heavy coastal guns
Hi v60pih,v60pih wrote
Mont Canisy?
guns of French origin (155 mm GPF)
Well, It is possible thay you are right. The battery of Mont Canisy have 6x 15.5cm K.420(f) St. Chamond Mle 1916, 3 of them protected on R679 bunkers...
Sturm78
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Thanks, v60pih
This clears any doubt...
Sturm78
This clears any doubt...
Sturm78
Re: Help Id these heavy coastal guns
Hi all,
An image from Ebay. 10.5cm SK L45 ??
Sturm78
An image from Ebay. 10.5cm SK L45 ??
Sturm78