Landships II

vad26 · Captain

What could stand in this embrasure?

Peter Kempf · Field Marshal

If the bunker is 100% Austro-Hungarian in origin I would guess a Schwarzlose MG, or possibly a 37mm Infantry gun.

Where did you find it? Do you have any outside view?

-- Edited by Peter Kempf at 23:05, 2007-07-31

vad26 · Captain

http://www.fortification.ru/forum/index.php?action=vthread&forum=21&topic=559&page=1

From this pages are discussed 2 bunkers beside railway bridge through river Dnestr near by city Galich. Excuse me, language russian, but photography much.

Lafettenheini · Colonel

Hello Peter,vad26

I think more an infantery gun cause i ought to see the rests of 4 bold fragments
on the Beton socket in front. Maybe there where the fixing points of a quarter circle
slide bar which was often jused for quick changing fire -range at light fortress artillery.

There is also the possibility for a heavy Maxim when you look at the attched pic.
of an MG 08 in Scharten-Lafette . Don't know the english word !

Seek for another picture but this one must do it for the moment.

Best regards

Gerd

( not afraid for the secret service vlad26 ? ) wink

Peter Kempf · Field Marshal

Yes, I agree. What would make TACTICAL sense in this type of fortification? Clearly a sort of strongpoint intended to guard an important bridge. Something fast-firing, used against soft targets. Either a MG or an Infantry gun.

-- Edited by Peter Kempf at 23:22, 2007-08-01

Lafettenheini · Colonel

That's the picture i had in mind. It shows the quarter circle mounting very clear.

But it is.....the standard canon mounting of Germanys A7V tanks!
Therefore weapon developments are often basing of simular purposes
a bunker canon-mount would have looked quite simular.

But nevertheless very interesting stuff Vlad 26 ! Specially the links to the russian sites !