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SURVIVING GUN FILE (# 1153)
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Austro-Hungaria
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Fortress artillery
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Contributor :
Bernard Plumier      http://www.passioncompassion1418.com
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Location :
Italy Rovereto Museo Storico Italiano della Guerra
Coordinates :
Lat : 45.88840 / Long : 11.04890
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General comments on this surviving gun :
Identical items in the same location :
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Items covered by this file : 1 |
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View on the very unusual carriage with the pivot, the wagon and the inclined wedge |
The gun is presented in the central place and its access is difficult |
Unknown markings, but this is said to be the gun Nr 16 |
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Historic and technical information
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Denomination :     7cm L/42 M 08 | Origin :       ( Skoda)           | ||||
Historic context :
The 7cm (66 mm) calibre was well represented in the Austro-Hungarian Navy with numerous embarked weapons of various barrel lengths. The '7cm L/42 M08' was a variant of the Navy gun '7cm L/42 M98', adapted in a coastal or fortress gun. |
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