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Keith Brooker

03-10-09 00:12

Can anyone ID this Artillery Gun

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photo of a large British gun left for the Germans in 1940. photo from my collection.

John McGillivray

03-10-09 14:15

It is a French 155mm Gun GPF. The americans were also using the same type of gun early in the war, some of which were mounted on the M12 GMC.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_de_155mm_GPF

malcolm erik bogaert

03-10-09 20:02

big gun

was watching the film Battle of the Bulge again today and the Americans where moving a similar weapon on rail flatcars...so Ill plump for 155mm regards malcolm :thup:

Keith Brooker

04-10-09 15:31

Gun ID

Thanks for the info. on the back of the photo the German wrote it was british Glad he was wrong :)

malcolm erik bogaert

04-10-09 21:27

gun I.D.

germans are nothing but thorough...he was most likely right...as it may have been manufactured here in the UK under license...regards malcolm :coffee

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