4thGordons Posted 19 May , 2011 Share Posted 19 May , 2011 At first I though this was a road construction vehicle but period annotation suggests not. Can anyone confirm the identity of this weapon? I believe it is French and preliminary identified as a "220mm howitzer" can anyone provide me with model or additional details TIA Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob lembke Posted 22 May , 2011 Share Posted 22 May , 2011 The French "220" was an important French artillery piece, along with the "155" (in their materials they rarely wrote "mm"), but I don't know beans about it. I have been reading French war diaries about six hours a day for the last two weeks and one often sees mention of the weapon. Bob Lembke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piorun Posted 22 May , 2011 Share Posted 22 May , 2011 I don't believe the barrel (wherever it is) is long enough for a howitzer, even though they were characterised as short-barreled, so would educate a guess at the 220mm morter. Was it a de Flange or something like that? I think Skoda made them, too. Frankly, tho', it's hard to identify any gun part in the photo. Are you sure it's not a road roller? Antony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 22 May , 2011 Author Share Posted 22 May , 2011 (edited) I don't believe the barrel (wherever it is) is long enough for a howitzer, even though they were characterised as short-barreled, so would educate a guess at the 220mm morter. Was it a de Flange or something like that? I think Skoda made them, too. Frankly, tho', it's hard to identify any gun part in the photo. Are you sure it's not a road roller? Antony I think it is probably a mortar, although my immediate reaction was it was some sort of road construction equipment. There is one very damaged view of the other side where I think the barrel is visible. see below. It is being towed behind a lorry. I assume the wheels are removed when the mortar is emplaced. Chris Were you thinking of the de Bange 220mm mortar? If so it does not, to my inexpert eye, look all that much like the pictures I can find. Edited 22 May , 2011 by 4thGordons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piorun Posted 22 May , 2011 Share Posted 22 May , 2011 Hello, Chris. Yes, de Bange (my memory didn't believe that was the real name ). I believe it was the "famous" French 220. Your second photograph confirms my thought that, in my experience, this wouldn't be a howitzer. This photo is quite close - look at the "handle" on the top - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/220mmMortarBatteriedeSaint-CyrYvelines.jpg . Antony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 22 May , 2011 Author Share Posted 22 May , 2011 Hello, Chris. Yes, de Bange (my memory didn't believe that was the real name ). I believe it was the "famous" French 220. Your second photograph confirms my thought that, in my experience, this wouldn't be a howitzer. This photo is quite close - look at the "handle" on the top - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/220mmMortarBatteriedeSaint-CyrYvelines.jpg . Antony AHahhha - yes missed the handle. Excellent that does look very similar. Thanks. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piorun Posted 22 May , 2011 Share Posted 22 May , 2011 see this, too - http://files.activeboard.com/274915?AWSAccessKeyId=1XXJBWHKN0QBQS6TGPG2&Expires=1306972800&Signature=BG0r1vyUEpZrzBOanG0jGF8IjOo%3D Antony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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