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What was the Largest Tank rifled gun of WWII?
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:01 am
by Saxondog
What was the largest Rifled Gun mounted on a tank in WWII? I"m sure this will start a lively debate,remember the key word here is"rifled gun " not mortar.
Re: What was the Largest Tank rifled gun of WWII?
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:02 am
by Piotr1974
Maybe polish light tanks TK/TKS with 20mm machine gun FK-A wzór (mark) 1938 - Szczeniak/Puppy. The Russian assembled 14,7mm antitank gun PTRS or PTRD . After the War, the some ammo 14,7mm was be using in KPWT/KPVT.
Re: What was the Largest Tank rifled gun of WWII?
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:32 am
by Andy in Cheltenham
JS3?
Re: What was the Largest Tank rifled gun of WWII?
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:41 am
by magmer
Jagdtiger 128mm
Re: What was the Largest Tank rifled gun of WWII?
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:42 am
by Piotr1974
In Warsaw Pact after the war, got KPVT JS-3. In Polish Peopple Army JS3 appread by mistake

. We was receivs one battalion JS3 instead of JS2

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Re: What was the Largest Tank rifled gun of WWII?
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:53 am
by Piotr1974
magmer, I pierce! Allied - West 203mm SPG M43, East 152mm SPGH ISU-152, Axis - Sturmtiger - 380mm rocket mortar. In Warsaw Insuregency (Uprising) was be named Krowa/Cow, of sound at the time of the shot. My neighbour destroyed two such.
Was to be - rifle gun

Re: What was the Largest Tank rifled gun of WWII?
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:39 pm
by brizo58
I think it was the JS3. 152MM......Brian..
Re: What was the Largest Tank rifled gun of WWII?
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:44 pm
by daemond6
wasnt the 800mm railroad gun rifled?
Re: What was the Largest Tank rifled gun of WWII?
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:49 pm
by Saxondog
To funny,I get it. A tracked vehicle,train tracks.
But I was curious about which Tank, but you have raised another interesting question. Was DORA RIFLED?
Re: What was the Largest Tank rifled gun of WWII?
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:59 pm
by Piotr1974
Hmmm.... interesting. Dora was, I apologized for the translation - Railway Siege Gun - pol. Armata kolejowa - not tank

. Was to be tank rifled gun. I understand, firearms to caliber 20mm or .787inch.
