15cm K18 questions

[SASH155]

Correct, also the barrel is too long and slender to be the 21cm Mörser 18, thus it is the 17cm K-18 in Mörser Lafette. The small rollers helped to guide the barrel over the cradle upon recoil.

[schwarzermai]

thank you sash!!

Uwe

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Three small images of this gun:

Images from EBay
Sturm78

[jopaerya]

Hello All

Could this be a barrelwagon of the 15 cm K 18 behind a turretless French tank ??

Photo = Ebay

Regards Jos

[Sturm78]

Hi Jopaerya,

No, It is an 21cm Mrs 18 barrel trailer (or 17cm K18)

Regards Sturm78

[jopaerya]

Thanks Sturm78

[Manuferey]

a turretless French tank

Former French Renault R 35 transformed into a "Mörserzugmittel".

Emmanuel

[SASH155]

Hello All

Could this be a barrelwagon of the 15 cm K 18 behind a turretless French tank ??

Photo = Ebay

Regards Jos

One key to ID'ing a 15cm K-18 barrel when you cannot see the whole thing and/or it is covered by a tarp as in this case, is the size and shape of the breech ring, which on the 15cm sFH-18, the 21cm Mörser 18 and the 17cm K-18 in Mörser Lafette was almost a perfect cube in size and shape and rather high sided in relation to its interface with the barrel, whereas with the 15cm K-18 it was longer and rectangular with distinct beveled edges, and was not as high sided.

[jopaerya]

Thanks for the information guys

[Stan P]

Hi
Battery of 15cm K18 during battle of Kursk

From "War Monthly" Issue 1 (1974)

[peeved]

From exp. eBay.de auction http://www.ebay.de/itm/130891476375?ru= ... 26_rdc%3D1

Markus

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

A small image from EBay:

Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Another image from EBay:

Sturm78

[na4222]

Hi Guys,

I recently obtained original 1:10 plans of the 15cm K18. What is interesting is that one of the plans states that it is of the 15cm K18 in a coastal defence position, but just shows the gun on its bog-standard turntable. What is even more interesting is that the drawings are dated 1944. Does anyone know why drawings of the gun were being produced this late in the war? Uwe was kind enough to let me know that the 15cm K18 was used for coastal defence from 1941,which begs the question really as to the drawings being dated 1944.

Best regards and thanks in advance,
Nezar

[Manuferey]

Early or late 1944?

Emmanuel