#76mm

M4A3 (76)W Sherman

2019-09-16_18-42-43_ILCE-6500_DSC01701_DxO by miguel.discart https://flic.kr/p/2hAxtKZ

Some excerpts from my good Polish friend at PIBWL who does great work doing research and translating documents into English, (I just did some very light editing work here): “...Wz.1902/26 guns were the only gun type used in eleven Mounted Artillery Detachments (Polish: Dywizjon artylerii konnej, dak), in each Cavalry Brigade. In 1938 there were 210 guns in the mounted artillery. A detachment (Polish: dywizjon, not to confuse with a division) had 12 or 16 guns, in four-gun batteries; their number depended on whether the Cavalry Brigade had three or four cavalry regiments. The battery consisted of two platoons. In 1939 there were eight three-battery detachments (Nos. 2-7, 13, 14) and three four-battery detachments (Nos. 1, 9, 11). There were also created at least three additional batteries and one platoon of surplus guns during the mobilization.Second user of 75 mm wz.1902/26 guns were two-gun infantry artillery platoons in 90 Infantry Regiments of 30 regular Infantry Divisions. Their primary purpose was to provide the infantry with a direct support in an attack. In 1938 there were 186 guns in the infantry. Despite plans, regiments of reserve Infantry Divisions did not receive own artillery. It is noteworthy, that Polish regimental artillery had longer range (and potential anti-tank capabilities), than regimental artillery of enemies, as a side effect of adopting old field guns instead of special short-barrel infantry guns. On the other hand, special infantry guns were lighter and could accompany the infantry more easily (not mentioning, that German and Soviet infantry regiments had more guns available). 75 mm guns wz.02/26 were also used in Polish armoured trains, mounted in artillery turrets of armoured wagons, on original shortened gun beds, or on anti-aircraft Lender mountings. Ten mobilized armoured trains used 25 guns 75 mm in total, four more guns were in reserve wagons. Apart from 75 mm wz.1902/26 guns, a small number of original 76.2 mm wz.1902 guns remained in Polish service - there were 89 in August 1939. Half of these guns were used to create 22 two-gun positional artillery platoons, assigned to units defending fortified areas (eg. Wizna, Modlin, Węgierska Górka, Osowiec). They were meant for a stationary defense, for they had no horse teams and could be pulled for a short distance only by crews. According to some sources, part of them were to be built-in into fortifications. It should be noted, that wz.1902 guns differed from all other guns used by the Polish in 1939 by having a Russian system of scaling sights and training mechanism. There was also created one three-gun platoon No. 111, but in summer of 1939 one of its 76.2 mm guns was clandestinely sent to Polish transit depot at Westerplatte in Gdańsk, defense of which became one of symbols of Polish campaign. It was the only field gun available at Westerplatte and on 1 September 1939 it fired 28 rounds across a harbour channel, destroying German MG emplacements in warehouses, before it was damaged by a battleship "Schleswig-Holstein". The platoon No.111 itself, with two guns, was assigned to the 2nd Naval Rifle Regiment of the Land Coastal Defense, defending an area around Gdynia until 19 September 1939 (apart from these, it had own platoon of 75 mm wz.1897 guns, and both types operated together, what caused some trouble for a commanding officer, due to different methods of aiming). Some guns were given to the KOP - Border Protection Corps, defending an eastern border against the Soviet invasion after 17 September 1939. There were at least 7 guns assigned in September 1938 for Sarny fortified area (it is however not clear, if they were not replaced with wz.1897 guns subsequently, according to later order). The KOP also had three of the mentioned positional artillery platoons, created in KOP NCO School in Osowiec (Nos.36-38).Most of Polish artillery pieces were captured by the Germans, the rest were captured by the Soviets. In November-December 1940 the Germans sold to Finland 54 original 76 mm guns model 1902, presumably of Polish origin. In Finland they were designated 76 K/02 and joined 195 guns of this model already in possession (most being captured from the Soviets in 1918-1940). It was most numerous Finnish field gun of World War II, and they remained for training for many years after“ Artwork by: J. Wróbel

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Oto melara 76/62 gun.

2019-09-16_18-42-43_ILCE-6500_DSC01701_DxO by Miguel Discart (Photos Vrac) https://flic.kr/p/2ht7z3u