Landships II

Capitan Print · Captain

Russian 120/50-mm coastal gun in a field role

CharlieC · Legend

Could be this one?:

http://rjw.narod.ru/arms/120_45gunrus.htm

It was a French Canet gun built in Russia around 1900.

The images seem to show only the barrel transport vehicle - are you sure it shows a captured gun? - the towing vehicle looks like a Holt tractor.

Regards,

Charlie

Capitan Print · Captain

CharlieC wrote:

Could be this one?:

http://rjw.narod.ru/arms/120_45gunrus.htm

It was a French Canet gun built in Russia around 1900.

The images seem to show only the barrel transport vehicle - are you sure it shows a captured gun? - the towing vehicle looks like a Holt tractor.

Regards,

Charlie

Thank you, Charlie, for your answer!

But the gun, pictured on the fotos, is 120/50 mm coastal gun of the Obukhov plant system 1908!
http://mega.km.ru/weaponry/encyclop.asp?TopicNumber=1457

On the foto with the Holt 75 h.p. tractor behind it one can see the platform vehicle with thumb and elevating mechanism.

It's the German's trophy for sure - there were German soldiers walking around it.

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Sturm78 · Lieutenant-Colonel

Hi all,

I asked by the same images on this forum some time ago. See
http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?aBID=63528&p=3&topicID=29648199&page=1&sort=oldestFirst

and also in this forum: http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=111267&start=345

but with little succes.

I have not infomation about�120mm Obukhov L50 M1908 gun. Have you more information and/or images (specially in field use)?
Nothing is said about this gun in this link: http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNRussian_Main.htm

Only 120mm L50 M1905 Vickers-OSZ. Is it the same gun?

Regards Sturm78

MCP · Captain

Sturm78 wrote:

Only 120mm L50 M1905 Vickers-OSZ. Is it the same gun?

If my knowledge of Russian is correct, yes, they are the same gun.

Best, Marco