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The AFV ASSOCIATION was formed in 1964 to support the thoughts and research of all those interested in Armored Fighting Vehicles and related topics, such as AFV drawings. The emphasis has always been on sharing information and communicating with other members of similar interests; e.g. German armor, Japanese AFVs, or whatever.

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Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 12:31 am Post subject: Gun ID.
Hi Guys, Can anybody identify this gun ? The only thing that I know is that it is in US in a Military Base and may be 152mm. Thanks in advance. J Valls

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Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 6:50 am Post subject: Re: Gun ID.
www.fredericksburg.com...007/272759 www.gwpda.org/naval/wusrw04l.jpg www.gwpda.org/naval/wusrw000.htm _________________ Lay me place and bake me Pie I'm starving for me Gravy

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Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 8:09 am Post subject: Re: Gun ID.
Thanks a lot Shadow ! JAalls

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Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 10:55 am Post subject: Re: Gun ID.
"This 7-inch, 45-caliber, tractor-mounted gun prepares to fire the first shot at Dahlgren on Oct. 16, 1918." I understand the '7 inch' part but where does the '45 caliber' come in'? What is it a measurement of? _________________ "TUMBLEWEED"

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Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 11:50 am Post subject: Re: Gun ID.
It refers to the length of the barrel in multiples of the calibre. With some armies/manufacturers it is a part of the official designation (e.g. German -7.5cm Kw K40 L43. It apparently means something to ballistics geeks, although arguement as to just how significant a factor it is will be hotly debated in those circles. I trust this helps Keith

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Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 1:40 pm Post subject: Re: Gun ID.
Yet another reason I wish I had visited the old Air-Ground Museum at Quantico before it closed... And this piece is certainly not on display at the new museum... BTW, I assume this is really a towed piece - akin to the Soviet 203mm towed/tracked guns? No engine on there - ie not truly self-propelled right? Neil

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Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 1:58 pm Post subject: Re: Gun ID.
Hi, 'Weed; I think, if I remember correctly, that 'caliber' in this sense, is the number of times the length of the barrel, or tube, for us CIAs, is divisible by the diameter of the bore. The Navy's Five-inch, thirty-eight caliber gun, for example, has a bore of five inches that is thirty-eight times five inches long. That's where the designation 'L' comes in when reading of German guns. Russ

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