The Prussian Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 (edited) Hello! I´ve got this nice photo of a gun, maybe a howitzer? I checked my books and the internet, but I couldn´t find this one. Because of the house in the background the photo could have been taken in Italy. It seems to be about a 155m. It looks like a french 155mm M17, but the counterweight is half-round. Normally they were square. Maybe italian 210 or 260mm? Note the additional "bars" at the wheel. For what? Unfortunatly I can´t read the letters, it reads like a M224 or anything else. Thanks a lot for your help! Edited May 18 by The Prussian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted May 18 Author Share Posted May 18 No-one? 😭 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted Sunday at 08:36 Share Posted Sunday at 08:36 On 18/05/2024 at 08:58, The Prussian said: No-one? 😭 I’m going with the Italian CANNONE DA 149mm MODELLO ?? i think its some model of the 149mm, Seems some were repurposed from static deployment at fortresses so maybe regular carriage wheels needed ‘reinforcement’ to carry them? regardless… you were right about Italian 😊 tony 🍻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted Sunday at 08:58 Author Share Posted Sunday at 08:58 Hello Tony! For me, this is the 260mm mortar from Schneider, which was only supplied to Italy. That would also fit with the Italian-looking picture. The struts are probably an additional improvement to the chassis, which was also completely overloaded on the 220mm mortars. They were probably only allowed to be pulled at a maximum speed of 5 km/h, otherwise there was probably serious damage. This meant that marching infantry could easily overtake the carriages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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