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bigsky · « **Reply #1 on:** November 04, 2004, 09:47:53 AM »

15sFH 18, maybe 17K18

JB73 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 04, 2004, 09:53:36 AM »

soviet M30 Howitzer?

Blooz · « **Reply #3 on:** November 04, 2004, 10:41:50 AM »

German 210mm towed howitzer?

Halftrack is Sdkfz 7?

Mister Fork · « **Reply #4 on:** November 04, 2004, 11:57:22 AM »

It looks like a barrel carrier, I don't think it's a functioning artillery unit. See the clamp unit around the barrel?

brady · « **Reply #5 on:** November 05, 2004, 10:50:23 AM »

It is,21 cm Cannon 39.

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It could very well be a Sdkfz-7 or an 8 it is kinda hard to tell from this angle. Blooz is basicaly right, and Fork is as well in that this is the Barel Wagon. The gun was comprised of three loads totaling 48.2 tons when fully asembled and had a range of 30 km and could traverse 360 degrees.

Mister Fork · « **Reply #6 on:** November 05, 2004, 01:00:24 PM »

As a former grunt who took a few arty shells in my time, that gun, IMHO would be a bee-zach to take a shell from. Anyone know what shells it took?

Reschke · « **Reply #7 on:** November 05, 2004, 04:13:48 PM »

That would be an 21cm or 8.26 inch shell that got pumped outta that baby. Not terribly conducive to long life on the receiving end I would assume. Considering the amount of damage a 155mm howitzer can put out and its only 6.10 inches around shell size that sucker would seem to be one that would litterally suck the wind right out of you if you were around when it went off.

Pongo · « **Reply #8 on:** November 05, 2004, 04:17:24 PM »

Where did you serve Fork?

Mister Fork · « **Reply #9 on:** November 05, 2004, 04:33:37 PM »

Canadian Armed Forces Signals(87-97). Two Special Service Force tours. Iranians thought it would be fun to lob a few 88mm at us during a UN patrol in Iraq late 1988. Only got 80% hearing out of my right ear as a result. Or it could be from my ex-wife screaming at me. Hard to tell.

Pongo · « **Reply #10 on:** November 09, 2004, 02:57:46 PM »

I was in the PPCLI from 83 to 90, my hearing was only damaged by C2 fire

101ABN · « **Reply #11 on:** November 11, 2004, 09:29:12 AM »

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Originally posted by Pongo
I was in the PPCLI from 83 to 90, my hearing was only damaged by C2 fire

I worked with the 3rd PPCLI in Afghanistan in early 2002 and it was a great experience.... big ~~to you all!!~~