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ID this Iraqi howitzer and AA gun

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  • Member since
    November 2008
  • From: Jefferson City, MO
Posted by iraqiwildman on Saturday, February 19, 2011 11:58 AM

Awesome help, guys. I had been looking under Russian or Chinese equipment and could not find anything. 

I should have guessed British with their past history in Iraq. In a warehouse on this base, I found a bunch of British WWII paratrooper helmets with a different liner installed. Look like they did the same thing with this cannon, installed a differernt shield on it.

I would have never guess Czech on the AA gun, but I do remember some cyrillic looking writing on it.

Thanks again and now I just have to find some kits to build these. And a fat soldier to model myself.

 

Tim Wilding

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  • From: San Francisco, CA
Posted by telsono on Saturday, February 19, 2011 11:38 AM

The AA gun would be a Czech vz.53 (30mm PLDvk). See the link

 

http://en.valka.cz/viewtopic.php/t/1111

 

Mike T.

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Posted by telsono on Saturday, February 19, 2011 11:27 AM

I would agree with toadman, its on a variant carriage:

1825pdr.jpg

Mike T

Beware the hobby that eats.  - Ben Franklin

Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out. - Ben Franklin

The U.S. Constitution  doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. - Ben Franklin

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  • From: San Jose, California
Posted by toadmanstankpictures on Saturday, February 19, 2011 11:13 AM

The field gun appears to be an old British 18/25pdr from 1939/40.

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  • From: Ft. Sill, OK
Posted by beav on Saturday, February 19, 2011 10:23 AM

Not sure about the howitzer, but I'm relatively certain that the AA gun is Chinese.  

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Steven

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  • From: Jefferson City, MO
ID this Iraqi howitzer and AA gun
Posted by iraqiwildman on Saturday, February 19, 2011 9:38 AM

I have been thinking about modelling this gun, but I have no idea what it is.

A buddy and I towed this thing from the boneyard where the old Iraqi Army rebuilt their armor in Taji, Iraq. We put it on on corner of our company area and an AA gun on the other. I seem to remember it had Russian writing on the tires.

Does anyone know what kind of cannon and AA gun this is?

 

Now the AA gun

 

Tim Wilding

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