Landships II

Luca · Major

Does anybody know which gun is this?

CharlieC · Legend

10cm Skoda M14 howitzer.

IBG make a 1/35 model of the Skoda Vz.19 howitzer which can be back dated to the WW1 howitzer fairly easily.

Regards,

Charlie

d_fernetti · Hero

Those guns are also painted (albeit incorrectly in a historical way) in a good representation of the French artillery colour! Here's a soixante-quinze in the "Museo de Armas" of Buenos Aires

Luca · Major

Thanks Charlie aww .

I read in Wikipedia that it "was a dual-purpose field and mountain gun used by Austria-Hungary during World War I". Is that right?

Here are more photos of the howitzer

I have in my Dropbox more than 50 photos of this subject so, when somebody should be seeking for images of this Skoda howitzer, let me know and I'll be pleased to post them wink

Regards.

Luca.

Luca · Major

Hi Diego.

I feel ashamed. I thought that the guns in the park were painted with some sort of rustproof varnish..

If I again can take an advantage of you, which was the correct color of the Austro-Hungarian guns?

Thanks again aww

Luca.

d_fernetti · Hero

No reason to be ashamed!
As far as I've seen (being no expert in AH artillery) they used some sort of greyish green paint, like a dark "feldgrau" judging by what I've seen in museum photos of guns with actual paintwork from WW1. There are however a few examples of camouflaged guns, and as we know, no one can be too dogmatic about WW1 colours!
D.

Luca · Major

I agree with you Diego.

Neither about WWII colors, which I'm more used to wink

Cheers.

Luca.

Lothianman · Colonel

IBG actually produce four related models - including what is labelled as a 10cm vz.14. So hopefully no need to convert.

www.ibgmodels.com/35026.htm
www.ibgmodels.com/skala135.htm

Luca · Major

Yes, that model looks interesting aww .

Never gone to IBG kits, yet the metal barrel looks a nice feature.

I'm going to get one or two of these biggrin

Cheers

Luca

CharlieC · Legend

I've only seen the IBG Vz.19 kit - it's reasonable but certainly not outstanding. I can't claim any expertise - I usually buy my raw modelling material in reams.

Wikipedia has got it about half right (that's good for the 'pedia). There was a 10cm Skoda Gebirgskanone M16 built using the barrel and recoil assembly of the M14. The rest of the gun was

quite different since it had to be able to be dismantled for transport. The main identifying features were the flat gun shield without the folding top section, no axle tree seats

and small wheels - the gun wasn't designed to be towed. I think IBG also modelled the M16 Gebirgskanone.

Regards,

Charlie