15cm K18 questions
Re: 15cm K18 questions
Hi Emmanuel, just says 1944.
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Nezar
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Re: 15cm K18 questions
Sorry my bad. The drawings are dated 06 October 1944.
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Nezar
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Re: 15cm K18 questions
Thus, for coastal defense, it would be intended mostly for installation in Norway, possibly taking into account the lessons learned from the positions on the French coasts.
Emmanuel
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Re: 15cm K18 questions
hello Nezar & Emmanuel
in August 1944 it started to transfer Heeres-Küsten-Batterien from norway units for west- and eastfront,so i think these plans are for using the 15cm K.18 at westwall or Festungsartillerie
15cm K. 18 were used in Heeres-Festungs-Artillerie-Abteilungen 1325 and 1520
Uwe
in August 1944 it started to transfer Heeres-Küsten-Batterien from norway units for west- and eastfront,so i think these plans are for using the 15cm K.18 at westwall or Festungsartillerie
15cm K. 18 were used in Heeres-Festungs-Artillerie-Abteilungen 1325 and 1520
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Re: 15cm K18 questions
Thanks uwe.
I was thinking about guns set up in new coastal defense positions ("one of the plans states that it is of the 15cm K18 in a coastal defence position"). But what you are saying and which makes sense is that the same coastal defense set-up would be used for static emplacements in the Western front.
Emmanuel
I was thinking about guns set up in new coastal defense positions ("one of the plans states that it is of the 15cm K18 in a coastal defence position"). But what you are saying and which makes sense is that the same coastal defense set-up would be used for static emplacements in the Western front.
Emmanuel
Re: 15cm K18 questions
Also the drawings are recorded as being of the 15cm K.L55 (55 being the length of the barrel in calibers, if that makes sense). One of the drawings also records "15cm K.L55 in Kustenausfuhrung".
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Hello Nezar
15cm K. 18 and 15cm K. 39 are both L/55
Uwe
15cm K. 18 and 15cm K. 39 are both L/55
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Re: 15cm K18 questions
Hallo Uwe,
Yes I know, but it was interesting to me that the gun was being referred to by the length of its barrel rather than by its 'official' name .
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Nezar
Yes I know, but it was interesting to me that the gun was being referred to by the length of its barrel rather than by its 'official' name .
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Re: 15cm K18 questions
hello - from ebay
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Re: 15cm K18 questions
A color slide from Ebay from the 15 cm K 18 from Panzergruppe 3 .
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Re: 15cm K18 questions
Hi Jos,
I think not a 15cm K18 but a 21cm Mrs 18 barrel trailer
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I think not a 15cm K18 but a 21cm Mrs 18 barrel trailer
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Thanks for the correction Sturm78
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Hi all,
A small image from EBay:
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A small image from EBay:
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Re: 15cm K18 questions
Hi all,
I am not sure about these two images: 15cm K18 guns ??
Images from EBay
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I am not sure about these two images: 15cm K18 guns ??
Images from EBay
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