schliesser92 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Seen in Peschiera del Garda, on Lake Garda, Italy. It's an artillery memorial, which I believe to be a 17pdr anti-tank gun I have my reasons to believe that it is British or US, and not Italian. Can anyone confirm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Yep its a british 17 Pdr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schliesser92 Posted May 27, 2011 Author Share Posted May 27, 2011 Thanks. i didn't know that the Italians used 17pdrs. Here's what made me think that it wasn't Italian - screwed onto the trail: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 They used 17pdr equiped M4 sherman Ic and Vc post war so from the point of ammunition logistics it would be reasonable to have a gun park with towed 17pdr, -probably a lot more viable post war than the 3inch M5 used by Italian co-beligerant forces in the later part of WW2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 There was a picture in After the Battle from the 1980's (i think) of hundreds of 17pdrs and 25pdrs in a field near Monte Cassino. A friend went out to have a look for them, but by then they had all gone. what a shame. The 17pdr is the nicest looking gun from WW2 in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer nut Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Gun trail looks kinda weired, not your normal 17pdr trail. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefano Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 The yard I bought my 25pdr from had hundreds of 17 and 25 pdrs in it - the majority had been more or less cut up, but there were some real gems. A shame that I could afford to buy just the one gun (and it's limber).... Funnily enough, there seemed to be so many 17pdrs about at the time that I thought that the 25pdr was the rarer, especially one that hadn't had a skoda barrell sustituted for the original - the Italians did alot of that - all academic of course seeing that all those guns finished up by being melted down. The joys of hindsight, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Gun trail looks kinda weired, not your normal 17pdr trail.Jon I agree, it's considerably shorter than original . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnixartillery Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Shortening the trail also changes the angle of elevation which could have benefit in mountainous areas on the down side it also changes the point of balance when towing or manhandling the piece ! :shocked: Rob.....................rnixartillery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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