After considering a number of projects I think I'd like to scratch build a Austria-Hungary 8cm M05 field gun in 1/72 scale featured by the excellant photos in Peter's Landship's Artillery section. [I hoped to do a US 75mm M1902 Ehrhardt but lack enough detail photos, particularly of the breach end.]
Can someone be kind enough to post some critical measurements of the Austrian gun for me please?
Diameter of the wheels?
Outside diameter of the gun barrel?
Length from the breach to end of barrel?
Length of the trail from the axles to rear tow ring, and width of the box trail?
Hight and width of the shield?
P.S. Any additional photos & information on the Austrian M05 gun and the US M1905 Ehrhardt guns would be great. With great thanks,
Silly me! I should have taken some measurements when I was in Verdun and Brussels this spring. The classic "Gerät der leichten Artillerie..." by Muther gives the following data, however:
Rohrlänge (length of barrel): 2295mm Feuerhöhe (height of barrel when at zero elevation, I guess): 1000mm
The modern German classic (Kosar) gives no pertinent measurements, I'm afraid.
I will look around, and see if I find some more, ok?
Great, the barrel length will help. I can try and use it as a reference to determine measurements for the other parts. Yes, I'd love to see other photos.
Did you get the 17 cm werfer photos I sent last Friday?
If you're not in a hurry: I was planning another visit to Brussels before the end of the year, and will gladly measure the gun when I get there, as well as take any photo's you might require.