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SURVIVING GUN FILE (# 183)
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Belgium
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Heavy artillery
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Contributor :
Bernard Plumier      http://www.passioncompassion1418.com
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Location :
Belgium Brussels Musée Royal de l'Armée
Coordinates :
Lat : 50.84410 / Long : 4.39380
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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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Markings on the shield : 'Campagne 1914-1918 - Schoorbakke - Clerken - Cortemarck'. |
Rear view. The box (unknown function) placed on the trail was probably not helping during the fire operations ! |
Breech markings : 'FRIED KRUPP - ESSEN 1909 - 1840 kg '. |
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Historic and technical information
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Denomination :     149.1 Krupp Mod 1909 | Origin :       ( Krupp)             ( Cockerill )           | ||||
Historic context :
In 1909 Belgium decided to buy some 15cm heavy howitzers to defend the Antwerp fortress awaiting for the construction of modern forts. The German Krupp's 149.1cm M 1909 were selected and 12 such weapons were delivered with a partial manufacturing by Cockerill. These were modern good quality howitzers, with typical Krupp tecchnologies such as the sliding block breech, the recoil recuperating hydro-spring variable system and trunnions placed far at the lower extremity of the barrel (in the middle of the breech) in order to allow the barrel recoil at high elevation angles but needing balancing springs, a large shield, ...) |
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