Help Id these heavy coastal guns

[kstdk]

Hello

From E-Bay.de - anyone for ID´ing this Atlantic Wall site?

The Caption to the photo says nothing: "Bunker Shelter Küstengeschütz Atlantikwall Küste MG Scharte"

Regards
Kurt
kstdk

[ROLAND1369]

This is Fort Central on the outer mole of Cherbourg. This is a 130 MM gun of the prewar French Coastal Battery. The Germans quickly replaced these with captured British 3.7 in AA Guns.

[Ondrej Filip]

Hello

From E-Bay.de - anyone for ID´ing this Atlantic Wall site?

The Caption to the photo says nothing: "Bunker Shelter Küstengeschütz Atlantikwall Küste MG Scharte"

Regards
Kurt
kstdk

I am not 100 % sure, but it looks like French fort Central at Cherbourg. In that case tha gun is French 13,8 cm cannon, the observation tower is of the French origin and the picture was taken from this position.

[ROLAND1369]

I am now 100 % sure that this is Fort Central, Cherbourg. The gun shown is one of the 4-138 mm M1919 guns on carriage M 1919-24 de 138. The Fire Control bunker in the background had three levels. The level visible was for the uncompleted 340 MM turret battery Tourville at Castel-Vendon. The lower level controlled the 138 mm bty, and the small box on the roof was searchlight and rangefinder position. This battery fired landward on attacking German unit in 1940 prior to being sabotaged by the french navy and the removal and throwing into the sea of the Breechblocks.

[kstdk]

Hello

Thanks for the answers Roland1369 and Ondrej Filip - I am convinced that it is Fort Central, Cherbourg

Regards
Kurt
kstdk

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Ineed help to identify this German dissapearing coastal gun. Any idea ?

Image from Ebay
Sturm78

[ROLAND1369]

This a 280 MM Kst.K.L45 in Verschwind-Lafette and was located in Deich Battery, Wilhelmshaven. The guns were originally ordered for Belgium to arm fort Doel outside Antwerp but were confiscated in 1914 by the German government. They remained in place post WW I until several guns were repurposed as 28 cm Schwere Bruno rail guns.

[Sturm78]

ROLAND1369 wrote
This a 280 MM Kst.K.L45 in Verschwind-Lafette and was located in Deich Battery, Wilhelmshaven. The guns were originally ordered for Belgium to arm fort Doel outside Antwerp but were confiscated in 1914 by the German government. They remained in place post WW I until several guns were repurposed as 28 cm Schwere Bruno rail guns.

Thank you very much for your very informative answer, ROLAND1369

Regards
Sturm78

[ROLAND1369]

You are welcome. As always glad to provide my limited help. I have always been fascinated by this little known and lesser photographed battery.

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

A small gun from WWI. Can somebody identify this 8.8cm gun ? SK L35 or SK L45 ??

Image from AKG images
Sturm78

[ludvig]

Hello ,
8,8 cm Schnellade - Kanone L/30 in Mittel -Pivot -Lafette C/89

ludvig

[Sturm78]

Thanks ludvig... ..

Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Can somebody identify this coastal gun ?
According to photo caption, Albania

Image from AKG images
Sturm78

[Ondrej Filip]

Can somebody identify this coastal gun ?
According to photo caption, Albania

Hi Sturm. It looks like German 15 cm/40 SK L/40. See the Naweapons (Spanish battery at Gran Canaria).

[shultz]

Hi all,

Can somebody identify this coastal gun ?
According to photo caption, Albania

Image from AKG images
Sturm78

Hi Sturm,
your photo shows a part of the south battery of Saseno in Albania. The gun is a 152/40 Armstrong on an "Admiralty Type" naval carriage. The battery was built in the First World War, with 6 guns without shields (later added after the war).
In the 1930s, Albania was in fact an Italian "protectorate".

Best regards, Shultz