Help Id these heavy coastal guns
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Hello Sturm78
The only one close to La Rochelle is Bat. Hertha on Ile de Re with 15 cm S.K.L/45 ( NARA )
Regards Jos
The only one close to La Rochelle is Bat. Hertha on Ile de Re with 15 cm S.K.L/45 ( NARA )
Regards Jos
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Thanks Jos. Those were my conclusions as well!
Best regards,
Nezar
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Thanks for your answer, Jopaerya. According to my information the Bat. Hertha had 3x15cm SK L45 and two of these guns were casemated with M272 bunkers in 1944....so its very possible that you are right.Jos wrote
The only one close to La Rochelle is Bat. Hertha on Ile de Re with 15 cm S.K.L/45 ( NARA )
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Hi all,
An image from Ebay. According to photo caption, an 24cm SK L40 gun at Sylt island, so I guess that this is a gun from SI Batterie
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An image from Ebay. According to photo caption, an 24cm SK L40 gun at Sylt island, so I guess that this is a gun from SI Batterie
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Hi,
it could not be S 1, because this battery have had 24 cm L/35. Thus it must be Fernkampfbatterie „S 2“ bzw. „Skagerrak“. This battery was used in the 1920-1936 as a Schulbatterie.
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it could not be S 1, because this battery have had 24 cm L/35. Thus it must be Fernkampfbatterie „S 2“ bzw. „Skagerrak“. This battery was used in the 1920-1936 as a Schulbatterie.
Regards oliver
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Thank you Oliver...
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Hi all,
Can somebody identify this coastal gun ?
According to Ebay photo caption, captured British gun in Tobruk...
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Can somebody identify this coastal gun ?
According to Ebay photo caption, captured British gun in Tobruk...
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Hi Sturm, this is a 149/42 K. 1916 (K = Krupp) gun from the Tobruk defenses.
It was originally a German 15cm Ubts + Tbts KL-45 gun, mounted on German cruisers given to Italy as war prey after WW1.
It is recognized by the breech which protrudes far above the center line of the barrel (in your photo, the gun on the right in the background).
In Clerici's book it is misidentified as 152/40. Add another photo taken on the same occasion as the one in the book, where you can see the breech better (photo from the net) Best regards ,
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Thank you very much, again, for your very informative answer, Shultz.Shultz wrote
Hi Sturm, this is a 149/42 K. 1916 (K = Krupp) gun from the Tobruk defenses.
It was originally a German 15cm Ubts + Tbts KL-45 gun, mounted on German cruisers given to Italy as war prey after WW1.
It is recognized by the breech which protrudes far above the center line of the barrel (in your photo, the gun on the right in the background).
In Clerici's book it is misidentified as 152/40.

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Hi,
from E..y an unknown Küstengeschütz.
Any ideas?
Regards Oliver
from E..y an unknown Küstengeschütz.
Any ideas?
Regards Oliver
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Hello
and a second one.
Could this be a 24 cm Geschütz from Batterie Muschel at La Coubre?
Regards Oliver
and a second one.
Could this be a 24 cm Geschütz from Batterie Muschel at La Coubre?
Regards Oliver
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First one is in Greece ( Saloniki ) 21 cm Krupp
viewtopic.php?f=70&t=130430&p=2275422&h ... p#p2275422
viewtopic.php?f=70&t=130430&p=2275422&h ... p#p2275422
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Second looks to me a Russian 20.3 cm S.K.L/45
viewtopic.php?f=70&t=13521&p=1130521&hi ... l#p1130521
viewtopic.php?f=70&t=13521&p=1130521&hi ... l#p1130521
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Two times thanks Jos !!!!
Oliver
Oliver