Skoda artillery in late 1930s
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Thanks Sturm78
Re: Skoda artillery in late 1930s
Hi all,
A rare image of a Romanian 10cm Skoda M1934 howitzer:
Image from Ebay
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A rare image of a Romanian 10cm Skoda M1934 howitzer:
Image from Ebay
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Re: Skoda artillery in late 1930s
Hi all,
An image from Ebay. Probably, an 76.5mm Skoda M28 Yugoslavian gun...
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An image from Ebay. Probably, an 76.5mm Skoda M28 Yugoslavian gun...
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Re: Skoda artillery in late 1930s
Could it be a 7,65 cm FK (=76,5mm Skoda M1930) projectile?
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Can somebody provide some good info on Skoda md. 1934, 150 mm (K series) caliber stats?
I often find mentioned that was kept in production by Germans because it was a better howitzer than sFH18. However sources I've met online mention a lesser ROF (3 for Skoda compared with 6 for sFH18. What I fine online shows that even is comparable with similar Axis designs (sFH18 or Hungarian 149 mm 31M). Can somebody point some good source/book about Skoda K series?
I often find mentioned that was kept in production by Germans because it was a better howitzer than sFH18. However sources I've met online mention a lesser ROF (3 for Skoda compared with 6 for sFH18. What I fine online shows that even is comparable with similar Axis designs (sFH18 or Hungarian 149 mm 31M). Can somebody point some good source/book about Skoda K series?
Re: Skoda artillery in late 1930s
Hi all,
An 7.5cm or 7.65cm Skoda M28 gun. Can somebody identify the nationality of the soldier to the left ?
Romanian ??
Image from Ebay
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An 7.5cm or 7.65cm Skoda M28 gun. Can somebody identify the nationality of the soldier to the left ?
Romanian ??
Image from Ebay
Sturm78
Re: Skoda artillery in late 1930s
They look German from their uniforms.
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Ummhhh.... I think the soldier to the left (blue circle) is not German...na4222 wrote
They look German from their uniforms.
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Re: Skoda artillery in late 1930s
I have an image of a shell case made for Afghanistan, dated 1938, Skoda made. The shell case is stamped 105 over 24. I expect this indicates a 105 mm Skoda L/24. Is this possible the 10,5 cm Skoda M1939 D9 discussed in this thread?
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In this other thread there is talk about 1938 Skoda 105mm mountain howitzers for Afghanistan being diverted to Romania during WW2.
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Re: Skoda artillery in late 1930s
Thanks, M1938 makes more sense considering the date on the case.
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Re: Skoda artillery in late 1930s
Thanks for your answer, Ondrej....I am not expert about uniforms....but I think another possibility is a Yugoslavian soldier.Ondrej Filip wrote
I think he is a Romanian. The cap looks to be Romanian and he has puttee (spirall strip od clothes around the legs) like Czechoslovaks and French soldiers.
I thnink that Yugoslavian infantry also use puttee (spirall strips od clothes around the legs)...although I suppose a Yugoslav soldier would not appear so smiling next to the German soldiers....
Both Romania and Yugoslavia used this model of gun...
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Re: Skoda artillery in late 1930s
I think you are right Sturm, a Yugoslav soldier. Maybe he is smiling because he was an ethnic German from the Banat. The people in the village look quite friendly too, well dressed, urban I'd say. May this was in the Banat?
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Thank you, nuyt
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