Bulgarian Artillery in WW1

[dibo]

Congratulations Marco
Keep up the good work!

[Parabellum]

Congratulations Marco.
Perfect job

http://www.traditsia.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=17

http://www.traditsia.com/forum/showthread.php?p=97660#post97660

[Гост]

Gun model : Skoda 75mm QF M. 1915
Austrian designation : 7.5cm Gebirgskanone M 15
Calibre : 75mm L/13
Weight in action : 613 kg
Tube Lenght : 0.975 m
Shield thickness: 5 mm
Shell Weight : 6.3 kg
Shrapnel Weight : 6.55 kg (280 lead bullets or 160 steel and 10 lead-antimony bullets)
Muzzle Velocity : 365 m/s
Max. Range : 6800 m
Elevation : + 56° / - 9’
Remarks :
Quick firing mountain light howitzer. It could be dismantled into six parts (gun = 106 kg; shield and fittings = 86 kg; cradle 98 kg; wheels = 95 kg; carriage - front = 110 kg; carriage - back = 51 kg), generally carried in four loads.

some pics from the National Historical Museum in Boyana/Sofia:

[Гост]

After a work of some years, I have finally published my site about Bulgarian artillery (www.bulgarianartillery.it), developing and correcting what I have published here year after year. Of course without the continuous assistence of the members of this site I never could make it. Thanks for everybody. Since my knowledge and my skill is very limited, every suggestion, correction and addition is welcomed.

Best, Marco

Good start,but very basic, short and with misses .Lets hope that everything will go Up soon!

for the record--if we asume that this area is not explored -the site is Shamefull for the great part of our Historians(proffesional ones),and Pridefull for his autor


For PrimaVista ---

http://www.bulgarianartillery.it/Bulgarian%20Artillery%201/70mm%20Mortirka.htm

The information about this weapon was very scarce. The list of Bulgarian weapons at the beginning of the war against Turkey shows also 30 бомбохвъргачки, that might be these minethrowers

These Minetrowers -the 30 pieces are Capt. Velichkov`s "72mm Bombova Mortira-M1906"with Elecric-trigering mechanism. It can fire 8 bombs at the same time -covering the target with check-mate carpet of bombs---This kind of firing was used only in WW2 by Germans(nebelW) and Russians(BM13)

One of Our Bulgarian genius findings and Devices!

here is the Pic--from my Research of this question:

[Nick]

Marco,

Super job! Thank you so much!

[mitio-minchev]

I'm looking for informations about two big guns nicknamed Adam and Eve, that were placed during the WW1 near Burgas. I would like to know wether they were operative, since I read that they were without breech-block, but I was not able to understand when they were removed (during the war by the enemy, or after the war by the Allied Commission for the disarmament of the Bulgarian army)?
If I understood correctly they were two 150mm L/40 Krupp guns. Are they the same guns displayed in the Varna naval museum?

MCP

My garandfather spoke about two big guns "Adam and Eve" in Bitolja front (Macedonia) in 1916. He was soldier in 23 Schiptcenski Infantery Regiment and these guns support the infantery.

[Гост]

My garandfather spoke about two big guns "Adam and Eve" in Bitolja front (Macedonia) in 1916. He was soldier in 23 Schiptcenski Infantery Regiment and these guns support the infantery.

http://www.lostbulgaria.com/?p=1651

Today one of them is in the court of the National Millitary Historical Museum==

[Гост]

An EXCELLENT book about one of the sub-parts of this Question!

The autor is The Bulgaria Most famous specialist in this area -Mr. Dimitar Mitev

http://sites.google.com/site/grenbook/

[MCP]

An EXCELLENT book about one of the sub-parts of this Question!

The autor is The Bulgaria Most famous specialist in this area -Mr. Dimitar Mitev

http://sites.google.com/site/grenbook/

I have this book, and it is really very interesting. I'm waiting for the second volume!

[MCP]

addition to Bulgarianartillery.it

added The Bulgarian Army at the beginning of World War

added a picture The red booklet (1889) thanks to Parabellum

I should like to take this opportunity to thank everybody for the kind words and the positive comments. They are a great incentive to carry on my research!

[MCP]

addition to Bulgarianartillery.it

Added general Georgi Vazov’s Instructions on siege warfare

revised Direction for the employment of the field artillery in combat (1915)

[Nick]

Thanks, Marco!

[MCP]

addition to Bulgarianartillery.it

Added Ammunition for Schneider 75mm field gun, thanks to Bane Stankovic

Thanks for the banner. I'm proud to be linked with Бойна Слава and Традиция !

[MCP]

addition to Bulgarianartillery.it

Added Universal shells for quick-firing 75mm field guns

[MCP]

Last 2010 uptdate, mainly devoted to the Romanian artillery :
added 75mm Krupp M. 1880 and 87mm Krupp M. 1880 Romanian field guns

Revised, adding some pictures, Krupp 87mm field gun support wagons, Krupp 8cm field gun, Krupp 87mm M. 1873, Gruson 53mm M. 1889 and all the Romanian guns (see the links listed in that page)

Added two pictures at Krupp 105mm mountain howitzer

Happy new year to everybody!