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[Wurger]

A battery of German railway cannons 15cm K (E)

 

[fubar57]

Very cool. I knew they had rail guns but never that style.




Geo

 

[Capt. Vick]

Is there a set number in a battery?

 

[Crimea_River]

That's a good contrast to the Japanese one.

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[yulzari]

Very cool. I knew they had rail guns but never that style.

Well they spent 5 years shelling the SE corner of England with something. Maybe not with these tiddlers though.

 

[vikingBerserker]

For those that used regular railroad tracks, I wonder if the firing messed them up.

 

[Airframes]

Maybe that's why there's a train still stuck in a lost tunnel in Poland ...............

 

[GrauGeist]

Jan posted this over at the ww2ac group on FB and I thought it would certainly fit in this thread.

While it's a great "behind the scenes" shot of some noseart being applied, look at the can of RLM 4 sitting there by the cowling. Seeing a military can of RLM issue paint is not all that common to see in period photos.

 

[Wurger]

Another battery of the 15cm K (E) cannons camouflaged ...

 

[vikingBerserker]

Very cool!

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots guys!

 

[Airframes]

Great pics!
Although a posed shot, the cans of paint are certainly of interest.
I see the 15cm guns are camouflaged as 15 cm guns .......................

 

[Crimea_River]

Yes, but they WANT you to think that.

 

[GrauGeist]

I see the 15cm guns are camouflaged as 15 cm guns .......................

If it wasn't for the camo, you'd be able to see they're only 150mm

 

[Airframes]

With paint shells ..... woof, woof ! (That's my other dog impression).

 

[fastmongrel]

British snipers practicing in Normandy 1944. Interesting to see they are still using the Pattern 14 Enfield No3 MkII.

 

[fastmongrel]

Soviet snipers, this is probably posed as snipers learnt early on sticking your gun barrel out of a window turns you into a bullet magnet.

 

[Airframes]

Good stuff. And yes, interesting to see the Pattern 14, rather than the No.4 T, although the 14 was regarded by many to be a more 'stable' weapon for the job, and having fired one a number of times, I tend to agree, even though I personally think the No.4 was possibly the best bolt-action rifle ever .

 

[fastmongrel]

Theres a variety of headgear and badges, some are wearing the Cap Comforter, some the General Service cap and what looks like a Marine Beret on the 2nd man lying down. Possibly its a Commando or Special duties unit that could choose its weapons. The No4T was issued from 1943 so I wouldnt be surprised if the P14 was still in use in Italy which was always behind in equipment but it does surprise me that it was in France.