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Paul Bonnett


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In the references section there is a topic about postcards http://landships.activeboard.com/t55599835/interesting-postcards/  

I found this postcard and wondered if anyone can explain what I am looking at ?

 

Paul



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CharlieC


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I haven't seen that one before but it might be one of the proposed methods for improving the mobility of the 155mm GPF gun.

There was a design competition in 1918. There were a number of proposals, some of which made it to prototype. Some of more practical of these were:

- mounting the GPF gun on the Saint-Chamond SPG chassis -  200 ordered before the Armistice, order cancelled in Nov 1918, one prototype built in 1919.

- updated Renault FB to carry the GPF gun - prototyped but did not proceed.

- modify the Renault FB to turn it into an SPG with a wheelless GPF mounted on the deck - proposal only afaik.

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Charlie

 



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Many Thanks Charlie

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