Italian coast gun
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Re: Italian coast gun
A few pictures described as Italian coast guns.
Source: Polish National Digital Archive.
Source: Polish National Digital Archive.
Re: Italian coast gun
Looks to me a Italian gun , but what model ?? Picture is from Ebay .
Regards Jos
Regards Jos
Re: Italian coast gun
Hello,
It's a 76/45 anti aircraft
Best regards
It's a 76/45 anti aircraft
Best regards
http://www.cesimmunizioni.eu (Italian ECRA)
Re: Italian coast gun
Thanks Fert
Re: Italian coast gun
No, it is a 76/40 - 7,62 cm Flak 266/1 for the Germans. The upper recoil tubes are further to the rear on the 76/45.
Another picture of a 76/40 for comparison:
http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/005599
Emmanuel
Another picture of a 76/40 for comparison:
http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/005599
Emmanuel
Re: Italian coast gun
Hi Emmanuel.
Can you tell me any more about the photo you have just posted above? It is intriguing.
Thank you
David.
Can you tell me any more about the photo you have just posted above? It is intriguing.
Thank you
David.
Re: Italian coast gun
David,
The link to the Australian War Memorial website gives the location, Tobruk, and the date, January 23rd, 1941:
"1941-01-23. TOBRUK - AN ITALIAN NAVAL GUN COMPLETE WITH GUNNER, SUFFERED ANOTHER DIRECT HIT FROM OUR ARTILLERY WHO ARE HAVING PLENTY OF PRACTICE."
Emmanuel
The link to the Australian War Memorial website gives the location, Tobruk, and the date, January 23rd, 1941:
"1941-01-23. TOBRUK - AN ITALIAN NAVAL GUN COMPLETE WITH GUNNER, SUFFERED ANOTHER DIRECT HIT FROM OUR ARTILLERY WHO ARE HAVING PLENTY OF PRACTICE."
Emmanuel
Re: Italian coast gun
Thank you!
Re: Italian coast gun
Hello,
it's a 203/50 Ansaldo mod 24, battery Luigi Savoia, Augusta.
regards
it's a 203/50 Ansaldo mod 24, battery Luigi Savoia, Augusta.
regards
http://www.cesimmunizioni.eu (Italian ECRA)
Re: Italian coast gun
Are you sure ??fert wrote
Hello,
it's a 203/50 Ansaldo mod 24, battery Luigi Savoia, Augusta.
According to this webpage https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/203/50_Mod._1924 the battery Luigi Savoia, Augusta used a twin naval turret ....
Sturm78
Re: Italian coast gun
It is incorrect. It were single guns in 2 non naval turrets.
Pictures of same instalation here or in page 13 of this topic.
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 0#p1888939
Pictures of same instalation here or in page 13 of this topic.
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 0#p1888939
Re: Italian coast gun
Sturm78.
You should never trust wiki, especially photograph captions.
You should never trust wiki, especially photograph captions.
Re: Italian coast gun
Thanks for the clarification, Dili...
Sturm78
Sturm78
Re: Italian coast gun
Any idea about this destroyed gun (ebay.com)?
Emmanuel
Emmanuel