Artillery pieces in the Aleutian Islands

• Sep 26, 2013

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Pictures of the Artillery/ AA guns on Amchitka

 

• Sep 27, 2013

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vikingBerserker

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Very cool!

What kind of gun is in the 6th pic?

 

• Sep 27, 2013

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I believe it is another angle of the 105mm like the first pic

 

• Sep 30, 2013

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It is a 155mm gun. Either 1917 or 1918 model judging by the wheels. Also known as the GPF.

Canon de 155mm GPF - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

• Oct 1, 2013

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It is a 155mm. I miscounted, I thought vikingberserker was talking about the one below it.
Photo 1. 105 mm Howitzer
Photo 2. 105mm Howitzer
Photo 3. Artillery Binoculars
Photo 4. My Grandfather's 105 mm Howitzer named "Big Noise"
Photo 5. Target Range Finder
Photo 6. M1918- 155 howitzer
Photo 7. 105mm howitzer
Photo 8. 37mm AA gun
Photo 9. 105mm Howitzer
Photo 10. 37mm AA gun top view.

 

• Oct 8, 2013

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very cool guys. thanks for posting