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The first one I'm pretty sure is a Vicker's Medium, a tank used between the wars but one relegated to training use by WWII. If you do a google search under Vickers Medium Tank you'll see several photos of it, I couldn't get any to put on here. Haven't a clue on the 2nd one. The third one I'm pretty sure is a caputured French tank, converted into a SP gun by the Germans. I haven't found the exact model yet.
Originally posted by handtohand22@May 20 2005, 11:23 PM Name these weapons and they will be added to the gallery. View attachment 763 [post=34641]Quoted post[/post] The self-propelled gun is a, 15cm sFH13/1 (Sf) auf Geschützwagen Lorraine Schlepper (f) (Sd Kfz 135/1) belonging to the Panzerartillerie Abteilung of the 21st Panzer Division in North Africa. Like halfyank has stated, its a self propelled field howitzer on a captured French tracked carrier chassis. 94 were converted in 1942. Another 12 were converted with a 10.5 cm howitzer, also in 1942
Originally posted by handtohand22@May 20 2005, 11:23 PM . View attachment 765 [post=34641]Quoted post[/post] Like halfyank has said, its a Vickers Medium Tank. In this case its a Mk II. The only 'known' combat use of this tank was dug in as part of the fixed defences around Mersa Matruh in 1940. ps, the middle photo appears to be a naval gun of some type ( with a naval mounting ) modified to be part of some fixed defences, possibly Tobruk???? (Italian?)
Thanks everyone. You seem to be on the right track. The photos were scanned by me from the 6 LAA Battery archives from over 2500 photos and documents. The Battery was active in the Mersa Matruh and Tobruk areas in 1941,2 & 3. The fixed gun, I now recall, was referred to as an Italian fortification gun.
The middle gun looks like an ex-naval medium calibre job, such as a 6"/15cm mounting landed from a light cruiser of WW1 vintage or soon after. Unless the pedestal was a hell of a lot more solidly-mounted than it looks, my guess is it'd be a scary thing to shoot with a full charge . Regards, MikB
