What the heck is this?
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 11:32 pm
What the heck is this?
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RE: What the heck is this?
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 11:37 pm
Looks like a range finder to me.
RE: What the heck is this?
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 11:41 pm
That didn't take long.[:)]ORIGINAL: TR Shrum
Looks like a range finder to me.
RE: What the heck is this?
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 11:57 pm
ORIGINAL: Mobius
That didn't take long.[:)]ORIGINAL: TR Shrum
Looks like a range finder to me.
I'll say - 5 minutes!
Rick
RE: What the heck is this?
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 12:11 am
I'll have to ask harder questions.ORIGINAL: Rick
ORIGINAL: Mobius
That didn't take long.[:)]ORIGINAL: TR Shrum
Looks like a range finder to me.
I'll say - 5 minutes!
Rick
Where is it?
Maxim Gorky I - Sevastopol
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:55 am
There it is again on the hill in the background.
RE: Maxim Gorky I - Sevastopol
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 7:46 pm
It would appear to be one of the Soviet Coast Defense Batteries. There were four such four-gun batteries on the Baltic Coast, two four-gun battieris on the Black Sea Coast, and two batteries in the Far East. The battleship turret was designed by the Metal Factory in 1909 and was based on the modernized mountings for the 12"/40 (30.5 cm) gun used on the Andrey Pervozvanny class battleships. This weapon is usually referred to as "Model 1910-1914" in western sources. Without seeing more of the map I can't get any more specific as to exact location or type.
RE: Maxim Gorky I - Sevastopol
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 8:01 pm
Yes it is Battey 30 north of Sevastopol. You can find it as well as the rangefinder with Google Earth.
RE: Maxim Gorky I - Sevastopol
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 8:28 pm
ORIGINAL: TR Shrum
It would appear to be one of the Soviet Coast Defense Batteries. There were four such four-gun batteries on the Baltic Coast, two four-gun battieris on the Black Sea Coast, and two batteries in the Far East. The battleship turret was designed by the Metal Factory in 1909 and was based on the modernized mountings for the 12"/40 (30.5 cm) gun used on the Andrey Pervozvanny class battleships. This weapon is usually referred to as "Model 1910-1914" in western sources. Without seeing more of the map I can't get any more specific as to exact location or type.
Very impressive!
RE: Maxim Gorky I - Sevastopol
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:23 pm
Some history of a little known battle.
Maxim Gorky link
Maxim Gorky link
RE: Maxim Gorky I - Sevastopol
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:05 am
ORIGINAL: Mobius
Yes it is Battey 30 north of Sevastopol. You can find it as well as the rangefinder with Google Earth.
You can find the rangefinder on Google Earth? Amazing it's still there. I've read about the battle thirty years ago, never ever imagined I could someday just "google earth" it.
And thanks for the link.
RE: Maxim Gorky I - Sevastopol
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:21 am
And here's the original.
Range finder on the command center. View from the guns block
Range finder. View from command center to the gun turret #1 (barely visible on top of the height).
Range finder on the command center. View from the guns block
Range finder. View from command center to the gun turret #1 (barely visible on top of the height).
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Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:08 am
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Deal With It
Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 10:10 am
The strength of gun turrets are a bit of a problem for the Germans.
RE: Deal With It
Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 1:14 pm
Are demo charges available in PCO?
RE: Deal With It
Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 3:09 pm
ORIGINAL: James Crowley
Are demo charges available in PCO?
yep!
rick
RE: Deal With It
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:47 am
"German super heavy mortar "Karl"? I would love to have this baby on my side.
And what about rail guns?
And what about rail guns?
RE: Deal With It
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 1:45 am
Yeah, Karl could be put in PCO.
It fires one time and the Germans win. It clears the entire map with a single shot.
Weapons systems like these don't usually make it into tactical level gaming for the obvious reasons.
Good Hunting.
MR
It fires one time and the Germans win. It clears the entire map with a single shot.
Weapons systems like these don't usually make it into tactical level gaming for the obvious reasons.
Good Hunting.
MR
RE: Deal With It
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:21 am
They fired Karl at this. It missed. Russians recovered a number of Karl dud shells.ORIGINAL: gijas
"German super heavy mortar "Karl"? I would love to have this baby on my side.
And what about rail guns?
RE: Deal With It
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 1:59 am
Is "Karl" considered a experimental weapon?