Big ol' milsurp

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The armoury in Moosejaw has quite a few artillery pieces and some old vehicles.
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I actually donated many of the pieces to that display, and what I didn't donate, I at least gave the quicky restoration to.

It always surprised me that the kids in that town didn't take the time to smash out all the glass and mirrors on the vehicles. That alone says something for that town.
 
This thread may be of interest :)

http://milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=1295

It's the 1943 Mk2/1 25pdr Howitzer on Mk1 Carriage (c/w No.27Mk1/L Artillery Trailer) on display at the 30th field regiment of the Royal Canadian Artillery, formed as the 2nd Volunteer Militia Field Battery of Ottawa by the Militia Act on September 27, 1855. The regiment's nickname is “The Bytown Gunners".

It's in a remarkable state of preservation.
 
I remember playing on that one once upon a time many years ago.

The 25 Pdr from the artillery park (RA Park) is in the midst of it's refurbishment. They just got the swivel plate (the ring) back from the paint shop, and it was sitting outside the gun-shop's main door in dockyard on Friday. Looking forward to seeing what they can do with it.

As an aside, I donated a 22C sighting telescope to the RA Park for either their 6 pdr AT or the 25 Pdr, I'll be interested to see if it shows up after the refurbishment.

NS
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebelwerfer

"The Nebelwerfer 41 was a rocket-launching artillery piece which had six barrels. Each barrel fired a 75 pound 150 mm rocket out to a range of about 6800 metres (about 4.2 miles). The ammunition was known as Wurfgranate 41, German for "rocket grenade". The later Nebelwerfer 42 had five 210 mm barrels and could fire its 250 pound projectiles out to a distance of nearly 8000 metres (about 5 miles). The 210 mm version was equipped with removable internal rails in the tubes to allow for the use of the 150 mm rocket. Both types were towed pieces which were mounted on the modified carriages of a light pre-war anti-tank gun."
 
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