Name This Unlimited...(56)

[Brady]

???

[Terminus]

Methinks you've put up a too difficult one this time, Brady.

[Big B]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Methinks you've put up a too difficult one this time, Brady.

If I were at home (where my books are) I would have a better shot -

But my blind guess is it's a modern(fairly) Italian howitzer.[8|]

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[RBWhite]

I agree totally, but, will try.

[Terminus]

I'm thinking it's too small to be a regular howitzer... maybe a mountain gun?

[RBWhite]

just looking at the tire rim, it has 3 hook for lifting.

Light infantry field gun.

Has flash surpression?

[Terminus]

I think it's a muzzle brake...

[oi_you_nutter]

i had a look but came up blank on a type or even the country of origin
my first thoughts were also an Italian (pack) howitzer, but I also think it could be Soviet but nothing definate to support my idea

well spotted on the wheel hooks

(good choice of pic, methinks that a wider view of the original photo could have given away too much)

[Terminus]

Think I've seen that breech design before somewheres...

[Terminus]

BTW, anybody want to hazard a guess on the caliber? 75mm?

[RBWhite]

My mind for some odd reason is drifting toward Japan or Taiwan.

I've seen the back of that truck before.

Looks like a large elevated pier visable in the background, bayside?

Just a quess

[Tankerace]

2.95in Vickers Mountain Gun.

I dunno, but that guess is as good as any.

[Riun T]

I think its one of those 25lder shorts that the Astralians chopped. RT

[RBWhite]

The back of that truck to me appears to resemble somewhere between 1968 to 1970++ Toyota "H". Could be dead wrong though.

[Raverdave]

Soviet comes to mind.....something about those wheel rims just makes me think rooshan.

[RBWhite]

I was thinking that too, Soviet Bloc wheel rim & tire manufacture, cheap and trashy looking, but can't find anything. I also thought North Korea, again couldn't find anything.

[Tankerace]

Hmmm.... maybe an early 76.2mm Infantry Gun? Or didn't the Brits give them some 25pdrs?

[Terminus]

Much too small to be a 25 pounder.

[Big B]

Italian 105mm M56 Pack Howitzer

[RBWhite]

I found a website that states, post WWII, countries, Luxembourg specifically (The Luxembourg Modification) were converting Brittish MKII C, 25 pounder to 105 Howitzers.

The website pictures are all copywritted and I can't grab it or enlarge it, but it does look very similar.

Is this one of those conversions?