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Offline aerosaber

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« on: January 03, 2009, 04:40:25 PM »
Could be aimed same way we aim naval guns. Self propelled 155s to hammer spawn points or flatten a town.
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Re: Field Artillary
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2009, 04:45:49 PM »
155s werent used till modern wars like desert storm i think and also Im pretty sure there was already a post about this, I think it was mine.....
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Re: Field Artillary
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2009, 10:44:27 PM »
they had i think a working model and was used in like late wwII and korea but 105 howitsers were mounted hummel and priest
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Re: Field Artillary
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2009, 01:04:49 AM »
Quote from: JunkyII on January 03, 2009, 04:45:49 PM
155s weren't used till modern wars like desert storm i think and also I'm pretty sure there was already a post about this, I think it was mine.....

Inaccurate.  The M12 GMC was a self-propelled 155mm artillery piece fielded by the U.S. Army in WWII.  the gun was a m1917 or m1918, both derived from the French 155mm GPF of WWI mounted on an M3 (Grant/Lee) hull with M4 suspension.  There was also the towed 155mm M1/M2 gun, the famed "Long Tom".  Later the m1/m2 was mounted on a M4 chassis & designated the M40 GMC, aka "King Kong" and saw service beginning in Korea, except for one single M40 that made it to Europe before the end of WWII.

But anyhow, IMHO, artillery would not be a good idea for AH at this juncture.
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Re: Field Artillary
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2009, 02:20:54 PM »
88 where also used during this peirod
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Re: Field Artillary
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2009, 02:39:35 PM »
Quote from: vonKrimm on January 04, 2009, 01:04:49 AM
Inaccurate.  The M12 GMC was a self-propelled 155mm artillery piece fielded by the U.S. Army in WWII.  the gun was a m1917 or m1918, both derived from the French 155mm GPF of WWI mounted on an M3 (Grant/Lee) hull with M4 suspension.  There was also the towed 155mm M1/M2 gun, the famed "Long Tom".  Later the m1/m2 was mounted on a M4 chassis & designated the M40 GMC, aka "King Kong" and saw service beginning in Korea, except for one single M40 that made it to Europe before the end of WWII.
Just to add to this, splitatom, the German Hummel sported a 150mm gun.  The Russians had their SU-122s and SU-152s.  Guns of a caliber larger than 105mm mounted on armored chassis were certainly available.
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Re: Field Artillary
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2009, 03:23:05 PM »
refer to this thread

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,251405.0.html

and no not because its mine  :devil
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Re: Field Artillary
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2009, 06:21:27 PM »
ill end this now NO!!!!!!!!  :mad: :o :devil :furious :noid :t
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Re: Field Artillary
« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2009, 06:28:36 PM »
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Offline Martyn

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Re: Field Artillary
« Reply #9 on: January 05, 2009, 05:21:59 PM »
I vote yes.
Towed artillery can help flatten a town, but it needs aiming and if you make it require a FOO then it won't be too easy either. Also the artillery is pretty open to air attacks (a new target for mud thumpers).
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Re: Field Artillary
« Reply #10 on: January 05, 2009, 05:26:34 PM »
I agree, this could be very useful.  I have a feeling it would also keep carriers from getting too close to airbases as well... I've personally never heard of an aircraft carrier beach landing and releasing LVT's... :P
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Re: Field Artillary
« Reply #11 on: January 07, 2009, 06:26:54 AM »
I think the German Hummel will be best suited for self propelled artillery. We need field artillery.





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Re: Field Artillary
« Reply #12 on: January 07, 2009, 06:49:57 AM »
and if any fighters try and get it you can get your squady to up a trusty Wirbelwind
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Re: Field Artillary
« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2009, 04:01:05 PM »
The allies had motorised guns too - Priest, Archer, etc. And the Russians had some serious kit too. Plenty to model.
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Re: Field Artillary
« Reply #14 on: January 10, 2009, 06:42:45 PM »
Goon100 says no....lol.  To quote El Guapo, "Who to hell are you?". And about this obsession with Gladiators...Hmmmmm.
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