captured artillery piece ?

[Tom Peters]

According to Nafziger, the German 338th infantry division, in 1944, was equipped with serveral "80mm FK 30 (t)" pieces in the artillery regiment. I am assuming this is a captured Czech 80mm artillery peice. Can anyone give me any information on this weapon ? Max range, for example ?

thanks,

Tom

[Tom Peters]

The same reference also refers to the use of a "150mm sFH(h)407" in use. Any idea what that is ?

thanks,

Tom

[Aufklarung]

Ref FK30(t) - High Explosive out to 12,500m according to here

Ref sFH(h)407 - Marcus' own Factbook had a reference to it as a Dutch piece that used to be a British 6in BL Mk I weapon. Couldn't find any BL Mk I pics. Some info on the 6in.

The 6-Inch caliber was one of the most widely used by the Royal Navy and it started its career as coastal gun as soon as 1882 under the designation "80-pounder". The jungle of models had cleared by 1940 and only the 6-Inch Mark VII BL and 6-inch Mark 24 were still extent. Beside those "true" coastal guns, naval guns were also deployed in the frame of the anti-invasion program in the summer of 1940. They were usually intrinscally better weapons, but less well-suited to their role as coastal batteries...

http://users.belgacom.net/artillery/art ... tml#233318

and a pic

http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/site ... ndex.shtml

regards
A

[Tom Peters]

Thank you, Aufklarung ! I bookmarked the page that had the Czech gun. nice all round reference page.

thanks,

Tom

[Aufklarung]

You're most welcome. It is a good site, isn't it!

regards
A

[Jack Nisley]

The 15.2cm sFH 407(h) is a British WW I howitzer BL 6-inch 26 cwt Mk I, purschased by the Netherlands post WW I. Shell weight 45.48 kg, range 10,430 meters. Not the same as the 6-inch coast defense guns Aufklarung mentions.

Jack Nisley

[Aufklarung]

Thanx Jack for clearing that up.

I was reading through a couple of different sites and their 6in pages. The coastal gun was all I could really find in that 6in size. I never said it was the gun that Tom P was looking for. Perhaps I could have been more clear. Sorry.

Is Marcus' page correct calling it a 6in BL Mk I or is it BL 6in MkI like I saw elsewhere?

regards
A

[Tom Peters]

Thanks for the information.

Tom

[Jack Nisley]

Auf, nothing for you to be sorry about. Not trying any "gotcha". I'm sorry if it came across that way.

In Ian Hogg's "Allied Artillery of World War One", it's listed as "Ordnance BL 6in 26cwt Howitzer Mk I. Considering Hogg's background, I think he's got the correct nomenclature.

Jack Nisley