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Tim Rigsby

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French Rail Gun Drawings
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Hello Every One, I ran across some French Rail Gun drawings, and some information I thought might be of some interest.


1.Materiel de 274 Mle 87 ou 93 sur affut truc a glissement.


A typical example of the Schneider sliding mount, showing the heavily reinforced trunnion bearings. the jacks to lower the mounting blocks and an overhead rail for supplying ammunition to the loading table.


https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b328/ww1nsew/274Mle87.jpg


2.Cannon de 305 Mle 93-06 sur affut truc a glissement.


https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b328/ww1nsew/305Mle.jpg


3.Cannon de 305 Mle 93-06 Batignolles mounting.


This drawing shows the vertical ground spades incorporated in the Batignolles design of ground platform. The weapon also has an unusual and novel design of elevator for conveying the ammunition from the magazine truck to the gun mounting.


https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b328/ww1nsew/305Mle93-06.jpg


4.Cannon de 305 Mle 1906 sur affut truc a glissement.


https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b328/ww1nsew/305Mle1906.jpg


5.Cannon de 320 Mle 1874 sur affut truc a glissement.


https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b328/ww1nsew/320Mle1874.jpg


6.Cannon de 400 Mle 15 ou 16 aur affut truc a berceau.


https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b328/ww1nsew/400Mle15ou16.jpg


7. Obusier de 520 sur affut truc a glissement Mle 16.


https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b328/ww1nsew/520surMle16.jpg


I have alot more, if any one wishes, I can post the smaller size guns as well.


All the Best


Tim R.


 



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Roger Todd

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Tim, those are great!


Where are they from?



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Peter Kempf

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Excellent! Super! Thanks for posting them. Now I really feel like doing that 5 Star 1/72 French Railway Gun kit!


/Peter K



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Tim Rigsby

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Hello


   A friend of mine from Germany sent them to me, I am sorry I don't no what book they are from., I have alot more I can post if you wish, I also have there technical information, I will try and post more tomorrow.


All the Best


Tim R.



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Jon Hornbostel

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Tim, thanks for posting the great drawings.  They should really help us with our "gun spotting" efforts.

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Tim Rigsby

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Sorry Guys


  I made a mistake,  number 2 is incorrect. It should be 400mm howitzer Mle 15


All the Best


Tim R.



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Roger Todd

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I now know where they're from - Ian Hogg and John Batchelor's 'Rail Gun', which I picked up for a tenner from Abe Books, it arrived this morning!

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Tim Rigsby

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Hello Roger


  If it is the same book, Please let me know if there is any Italian or Russian Rail Guns included.


All the Best


Tim R.



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Roger Todd

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Well, they are the same drawings, and judging by how faint they were I imagine it's the same book (they're printed in dark blue ink on pale blue paper, so it's difficult to get a good, clean copy from it).


Sadly, there's no Russian or Italian stuff.


However, I expect you've seen these, but if not...


http://rkkaww2.armchairgeneral.com/galleries/artillery/railroad.htm


And some magnificent albums of photos by Vladimir Yakubov:


http://svsm.org/gallery/Heavy-Guns


And an album by Nick Matveev:


http://tanxheaven.com/nic/TM-3-12railroadgun/tm-3-12railroadgun.htm


All feature the Soviet TM-3-12 305mm railway gun. Rather astonishingly, there appear to be two of the beasts left!



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