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3 March 2008, 08:02 PM
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Something different in AA guns?
IMG]http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t89/woodbasher2000/aagun-.jpg[/IMG]
An image from a photo I scored on Ebay, its not a flaming onion gun but....what is it? The reverse side looks like a big drum of 40mm + stubby grenade launcher type shells. Of interest is the little pistol grip at the rear. Its on a modified artillery carriage and strikes me as an AA gun mounting, mainly because anything with shells as small as this wouldnt be this close to the front without a lot of sandbagging at the very least. chris |
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4 March 2008, 12:47 AM
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It is a "Flaming Onion" gun!
You found a M-Flak picture, Sheppo! Also the big drum mentioned by you is a typical feature of the M-Flak. Other modifications had no pistol grip and not the arm and backrest for the seat. As well a cross gun carriage was used instead of this improvised construction. Early M-Flak had a wheel mount of the field artillery. Last edited by rammjaeger; 4 March 2008 at 02:52 AM. Reason: added last 3 sentences |
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5 March 2008, 01:30 PM
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Drop me your email in my message box and I'll send a big version of it. Its been corrected for "colour" and has had the detail enhanced with photoshop so theres more to it than what Ive put up.
The carriage is of interest, chocked up on blocks like an old holden. chris |
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6 March 2008, 04:44 AM
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I came across a photo of a 37 mm M-Flak in a book. It has a monstrous drum on the right side. Would the one in sheppos first picture have that also? we cannot see this side in the photo.
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6 March 2008, 01:50 PM
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drum on RHS
yep, the photo came as a set and had another image with the reverse side relatively clear. (given that the gun is camoflaged by a big bush!) The drum is evident and it is quite a monster. Very similar to a grown up version of the 40mm automatic grenade launchers used nowadays on US Humvees.
Drop me a Private mail with your details if you would like a copy of the HIres scan. chris |
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