anti-aircraft artillery

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    Interbellum and WW2 period (1918-1945) experimental and small-known artillery

    This can be considered a "continuation" of the theme of artillery during the First World War. US experimental 4.7 inch gun and 155 mm howitzers, 1920s, and other guns. If I understand correctly, the long range 4.7"/120mm gun had the same ballistics as the AA 4.7"/120mm gun (45 lbs projectile...
    • Bottleship
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    • anti-aircraft artillery railway artillery self-propelled artillery siege artillery towed artillery
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  2. WANX

    M109 "Lion" self-propelled anti-aircraft gun

    This is an Image I found on Armies & Weapons issue 49. This is the original post: "The prototype of the experimental self-propelled AA vehicle which operated in Germany during REFORGER '78 manoeuvres. The new American vehicle known as LION should be armed with four radar-controlled 25mm guns...
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    Japanese 140/80 1933

    Hello there, I was browsing navweapons and came across a design mentioned in passing within the article about the Japanese 100/65. Apparently, there was an experimental 140/80 gun tested in 1933. I was hoping someone here had more information on the gun.
  4. Tzoli

    Soviet Naval Gun Projects

    I wish to collect, gather and discuss (But more importantly collect) the various naval gun projects the Soviet Union created, abandoned or wished to create. Here I list them what I've gathered so far according to type, feel free to comment, provide info and I will edit them in. Capital ship...
    • Tzoli
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    • aa gun anti-aircraft artillery battlecruiser battleships cold war cruiser destroyer frigates heavy cruiser interwar period naval gun pre-world war ii red fleet soviet navy world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  5. Petrus

    British 6pdr/57mm automatic AA guns

    Looking for information on the twin 6 pdr coastal defence (also a warship's weapon) gun (http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_6pounder_10cwt_m1.htm) I found elsewhere on the Internet a cut-out from Ian V. Hogg's books "Anti-Aircraft Artillery" (attached below). The author mentions there that the...
    • Petrus
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    • aa gun anti-aircraft anti-aircraft artillery coastal defences cold war great britain naval gun royal artillery royal navy united kingdom
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  6. cluttonfred

    Unguided anti-aircraft weapons

    Not long ago I learned about the Fliegerfaust or Luftfaust WWII German anti-aircraft multi-barreled rocket launchers, which piqued my curiosity. Does anyone know of any other prototypes or projects for unguided anti-aircraft weapons, not tradional anti-aircraft guns but other novel attempts...
    • cluttonfred
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    • anti-aircraft anti-aircraft artillery cold war cold war ii interwar period post-cold war rocket world war i world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
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    Rheintochter anti-aircraft rockets

    Anyone know what the item is on the small grey trolley?! Regards, Barry
    • Barrington Bond
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    • anti-aircraft artillery axis powers early 1940s heer luftwaffe nazi germany reichsluftfahrtministerium rheinmetall-borsig surface to air missile wehrmacht world war ii
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
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