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22-03-09, 13:05
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155mm Gun
Heres a weapon i have always found fascinating its amazing the length of time that it served in military service around the world
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22-03-09, 20:44
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That's the 155mm gun not the howitzer.
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22-03-09, 21:49
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This is a 155mm howitzer.
     Photos taken at the CWM.
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23-03-09, 09:54
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Ok guys point taken, my weapon skills are a .22 rifle training in my younger days prehaps a moderator can change the title to gun for us. It would appear from items i have read over the years that a lot more have made that mistake still a facinating piece of kit none the less
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23-03-09, 10:19
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It's ok Les. as you say, many books call everything large a howitzer!
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24-03-09, 02:52
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7.2 inch gun versus 155mm gun
The photos appear to be from two different albums.
The first two are of a gun in British service so it may well be rebarrelled to 7.2 in. The other photos (with the spare tyres) may be early US before the M1 helmet was adopted (note the webbing and packs) and if so would definitely be 155mm. The spare tyres indicate that the tractor used different sized tyres than the gun (or was tracked). the limber and tow bar appear to be the early model which ties into my beleif that this is a US gun early in the war. Ubique! Mike  
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Mike Calnan Ubique! ("Everywhere", the sole Battle Honour of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery) www.calnan.com/swords Last edited by Gunner; 24-03-09 at 02:58. Reason: typo
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