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Discussion in 'The Guns Galore Section' started by Skua, Jan 9, 2005.

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  1. me262 phpbb3

    me262 phpbb3 New Member

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    the remains of the dora gun
     
    me262 phpbb3, Jan 26, 2005
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    me262 phpbb3 New Member

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    more pics of the dora
     
    me262 phpbb3, Jan 26, 2005
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    me262 phpbb3 New Member

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    a K5 somewhere in france
     
    me262 phpbb3, Jan 26, 2005
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    Great pictures me262 !!
     
    KBO, Jan 26, 2005
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    Great photos Me-262..here's a pic of a Krupp 280 mm L.40, part of a small batch sold to Chile in 1895-
     
    scaramouche, Jan 26, 2005
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    me262 phpbb3 New Member

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    do you know the fate of those guns?
     
    me262 phpbb3, Jan 26, 2005
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    As far as l know, they were active as late as 1955-A Fort Guanabara-in the harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil there's a semicircular turret with two Krupp 305 mm L.45 guns (and a smaller turret on top woith a pair of Krupp 75 mm L.25) they were there as late as the 1990s-
     
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  8. me262 phpbb3

    me262 phpbb3 New Member

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    rio? you said they were sold to chile!
     
    me262 phpbb3, Jan 26, 2005
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    The 280 mm guns, yes. but since we are talking about big guns, l ifgured l'd mentioned the ones at Rio also... :D

    P.S. where are your beaver shots of Ce-Malinali..hahahaha! :smok: :smok:
     
    scaramouche, Jan 26, 2005
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    the sinking of the blucher
    you can see some pics of the sinking here:

    http://www.admiral-hipper-class.dk/blue ... nking.html
     
    me262 phpbb3, Jan 28, 2005
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    finale :roll:
    sorry
     
    me262 phpbb3, Jan 28, 2005
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    Hallo,
    maby anybody is intriesting for this Link
    Movie an Report about DORA

    http://e94114.de/Geschuetz.htm

    ( Sorry for my bad Englisch )


    For me very intresting where I can found more Information about DORA

    Thanks
    Kampfzug
     
    Kampfzug, Feb 6, 2005
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    Thanks for the link, Kampfzug, and welcome to the forum. :)
     
    Roel, Feb 6, 2005
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    Don't appologise for you English it is better than my German. Welcome, willkommen
     
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    me262 phpbb3 New Member

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    NICE videos!
    welcome!!!!
     
    me262 phpbb3, Feb 6, 2005
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    Herzlichstes Willkommen zum Forum!
    - Welcome to the forum...and thanks for the new link...
     
    scaramouche, Feb 6, 2005
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    me262 phpbb3 New Member

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    look a this :eek:
    [​IMG]
     
    me262 phpbb3, Feb 9, 2005
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    Those gunners did a fine job indeed. One man whose name was on the arrest list of the Gestapo was Willy Brand. He would became Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany.



    IIRC it was a kind of combined effort by a bunch of veteran weapons. First the three 28cm grenades, than about two dozen hits by even older 15cm guns -also made by Krupp- and last but not least the 45cm torpedoes. IIRC the only non-german weapons fired at the Blücher. ;)
     
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