German artillery pictures?

[David Lehmann]

A towed Pak 43/41 :

[Bob_Mackenzie]

Hi Bob,

Got any more pictures of the Pak 43? That would be greatly appreciated!

Regards,

Atilla

Dear Attila

Sorry just that one - It was a single on E-bay

Cheers

Bob

[Atilla]

That's a bummer Bob.

Seen quite a lot of pictures of the Pak 43/41 in action (nice photo btw Panzermeyer!), but none of the Pak43 in action so far. Only some captured ones.

[Bob_Mackenzie]

That's a bummer Bob.

Seen quite a lot of pictures of the Pak 43/41 in action (nice photo btw Panzermeyer!), but none of the Pak43 in action so far. Only some captured ones.

Dear Attila

I have a fair few artillery books and I don't think Ive got a single in-action pic

Cheers

Bob

[Kissa]

I took this picture at Tikkakoski aviation museum.

[Mark V]

Welcome Kissa.

En Finne igen !!!

've vil niid more lebensraum in thiz palaze called cyberspaze, thiz plaze is crawlink of those finns, but there iz much frii server spaze in the easz'

[Bob_Mackenzie]

Well if we are posting from Museums.... A series of pics from Diekirche (sp?) Museum in the Ardennes taken 2002: leFH-18

[Bob_Mackenzie]

PaK-36 + Steilgranate front + back. PaK-40 and PaK-43/41 the last from Clervaux, the wheels are probably not original.

[Bob_Mackenzie]

oops Clervaux PaK-43

[Jack Nisley]

The picture Grenadier posted of a Pak being towed in the snow: Isn't that a 10.5cm leichte Feldhaubitze 18/40 with tubular trails?

MaisAlto's picture of ubel mit Pak: Barrel looks too big for 3.7cm Pak, isn't it a 7.5cmInfantriegeschütz 37, also called 7.5cm Pak 37?

Jack Nisley

[Bob_Mackenzie]

The picture Grenadier posted of a Pak being towed in the snow: Isn't that a 10.5cm leichte Feldhaubitze 18/40 with tubular trails?

MaisAlto's picture of ubel mit Pak: Barrel looks too big for 3.7cm Pak, isn't it a 7.5cmInfantriegeschütz 37, also called 7.5cm Pak 37?

Jack Nisley

Dear Jack

I believe you are correct about the PaK in the snaw - its actually a leFH-18. However you are wrong about the 3.7cm PaK. Its definately a 3.7cm, though its am ex-czech PaK-37(t) not the normal German PaK-35/36

Cheers

Bob

[Jack Nisley]

Dear Bob,

Thought the leFH had tubular trails, someday I'll figure out how to expand the pictures to examine the details.

From Gander and Chamberlin "Weapons of the Third Reich" , 3.7cm Pak 37(t) has recoil cylinder above the barrel, not a recoil slide below. I think I'm correct here.

What do you make of the picture of the older FK in the harbor defense position?

Sincerely

Jack Nisley

[Bob_Mackenzie]

Dear Bob,

From Gander and Chamberlin "Weapons of the Third Reich" , 3.7cm Pak 37(t) has recoil cylinder above the barrel, not a recoil slide below. I think I'm correct here.

Jack Nisley

Dear Jack

Sorry - my screw up. I got confused with "Pak gun optic of croatian allied" on the first page which is definately a PaK-37(t) (please don'y ask how I managed to get confused)

The gun behind the Kubel definately looks like a PaK-36 but you are correct the barrel looks too thick. I think its a leIG-37, unfortunately the most destinctive feature, the square muzzel brake is covered up

Cheers

Bob

[Bob_Mackenzie]

Dear Bob,


What do you make of the picture of the older FK in the harbor defense position?

Dear Jack

I'm pretty certain thats a leFH-16 105mm

Cheers

Bob

[Jack Nisley]

Bob,

Don't think it's a 10.5 cm leFH16, the length of barrel sticking out beyond the end of the recoil slide is too long. I looked a little more closely at some references and I think it's a 7.5 cm Feldkanone 235(b), the former Belgian Canon de 75mm TR, a licence-built version of the Krupp Model 1905. There are handrails (?) on top of the barrel just forward of the gunshield.

Regards,

Jack Nisley