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Hello everybody,

I have made a document about the French Army in 1939/1940 in order to eventually improve the French OB in SPWAW. I already send it to Jörg Löwenstein for the H2H patch. It contains also several notes, comments, pics, a small weapons "database" that could interest the SPWAW community. If you are interested I can send you this document. It is a .pdf file of 1.83 Mo.

I also wrote a little database/encyclopedia about the main infantry weapons used in the French Army from 1870 to 1968. It is not perfect that's sure but if you are interested I can also send it to you. (.pdf file of 1.51 Mo).

Finally I have made a database about the main infantry weapons used in the Normandy campaign, but this one is in French. Since it is "technical" you might nevertheless use it. (.pdf of 2.53 Mo)

PS : all the datas use the metric system in my docs.

David Lehmann
david.lehmann@infonie.fr

David,

I'm sorry that I did not see this post earlier. It's too bad that there was so little interest in your work. But be assured that I am! I sent you a PM.

Regards,

David Boutwell
"Out of ammunition. God save the King!"

I know your work has caught the eye of the CL team...and I am sure you wealth of knowledge will be very useful when the module for the Western Front of WW2 begins development.

Hi,

David I am just currently sending you different files I wrote/compiled, hoping that could help somewhat.
About my "wealth of knowledge", no I don't think so, just reading books, looking for good websites etc. trying to help for better historicity in the games since I think this should be one of the main goal
First I have been interested for years in the German army and for the moment I am "working" on the French 1940 army but generally who cares about this army


Here is also a listing of all the kind of arty pieces available in the French army in 1940( there are also different subtypes, different types of 105 mm C or L for example).

Field Arty (75 mm, 105 mm C and 105 mm L and 155 mm C) :
75 mm mle 1897 (modernized or WWI model) : 4500
105 mm C : 376
105 mm L : 1002
155 mm C : 1827
65 mm Mnt M06 : 70
75 mm Mnt M28 : 156
105 mm Mnt M28 : 24

Heavy Field Arty :
120 mm L mle 1878 and 1916 : 600
145/155 mm L mle 1916 : 168
155 mm L mle 1877 : 743
155 mm L mle 1877/14 : 83
155 mm L mle 1918 : 120
155 mm L mle 1917 : 535
155 mm GPF : 449 (the one that gave the US Long Tom)
194 mm GPF (tracked SPA) : 50
220 mm C mle 1916 (Hvy mortar) : 462
220 mm L mle 1917 : 68
240 mm L mle 1884 T : 31
280 mm C PF : 109
270 mm M : 24
280 mm C (tracked SPA) : 26
370 mm M Fillioux : 12

Rail Road Arty :
164 mm : 8
194 mm : 32
240 mm : 16
274 mm : 16
293 mm : 5
305 mm : 6
320 mm : 16
340 mm : 10
370 mm : 13
400 mm : 10
520 mm : 1
Most of them captured by germans and used in Sabastopol for example.

David