15.2 cm K 15/16 (t)

[jopaerya]

The turntable is typical Heeres Küsten Artillerie , but the camouflage paint is not much seen .
Who has any idea were this photo has been taken , the picture is from Ebay .

Regards Jos

[schwarzermai]

[Clive Mortimore]

The turntable is typical Heeres Küsten Artillerie , but the camouflage paint is not much seen .
Who has any idea were this photo has been taken , the picture is from Ebay .

Regards Jos

Hi Jos

Could it be a Cannone da 152/37 in service with the Italian coastal artillery? http://www.landships.info/landships/art ... cles.html#

Yours

Clive

[na4222]

Hi Clive,

The back of the photo reads "am kanal" which to my mind reads as the "English channel".

Thoughts on this are welcome
.
Best,
Nezar

[jopaerya]

Hello All

The first photo with the gun has a german "Drehbettung"

Regards Jos

[schwarzermai]

hello

only 10 were captured in 1939

only 4 in total were used at Heeres-Küsten-Artillery

Stellungs-Batterie 771 =
Heeres-Küsten-Batterie 771 =
1941: 3./Heeres-Küst.Art.Abt. 778 =
8.9.1943 - 3./Heer.Küst.Art.Abt. 778 changed/renamed into 3./Heer.Küst.Art.Abt. 770 =
19.12.1943 renamed into 3./Heeres-Küst.Art.Rgt. 1252



Uwe

[jopaerya]

Here a earlier discussion on a other gun with the same carriage
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... it=portzic

Regards Jos

[jopaerya]

Here a list from 1941 with the 3./778 with 4 x 15 cm K 15/16

Regards Jos

[jopaerya]

From a book from Alain Chazette a picture of the same gun with partial camouflage paint ,
any idea were this picture has been taken ? This gun pit could be a later build as the first picture ??

Regards Jos

[schwarzermai]

think its in Le Havre (Les Cros des Ronces) or in Le Treport (Mers-Les-Bains)


uwe

[Manuferey]

The picture was taken in the Le Havre Bléville area, close to the future location of MKB Le Havre. It is far away from the shore so the 1st picture with the camouflaged gun cannot have been taken there.

There is a long article (in French) on this 3./778 battery written several years ago by Alain Chazette in the French Magazine 39/45 No. 234 with a lot of pictures and maps. But there are no pictures of a gun of the 3./778 with a camouflaged paint like the 1st picture above.

Emmanuel

[schwarzermai]

sorry

[na4222]

Hi Guys,

I you look at the carriage of the photo posted by Jos yesterday 19 June 2014 (inlcuding the wheels) you will see that the carriage has a camo scheme that is basically the same as that on the photo posted at the beginning of this thread. Only the barrel has been repainted into a single colour.

Best,
Nezar

[jopaerya]

Hi Emmanuel

I never been there , who has any picture's of this site ??

Regards Jos

[jopaerya]

Here the file from Magazine 39/45 No. 234 ( Karel Herbots )

Regards Jos