Firing test

system · August 7, 2021, 9:49am

... for the 149.40 semovente prototype. Perhaps in the firing-ground of Nettuno. 1943. The only one semovente 149/40 built was captured by Germans after Italian armistice, and later captured again by US forces. Now it's exposed in US artillery museum of Aberdeen.

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/italian-forces/37534/firing-test

victor_sierra · September 12, 2011, 4:52pm

According to magazine "Storia Militare", September 2011, the photo was taken at firing-ground of Polcevere stream outlet, July 1943.

system · August 7, 2021, 9:49am

Evillittlekenny · February 24, 2011, 10:23pm

I read about this thing, the US Americans examined it and were quite happy to not have to face it on the battle fields.

DVX · February 24, 2011, 10:42pm

Only in 1943, when the war was already lost, Italy started to produce modern armaments: for example the fighters of serie 5 (Macchi 205, Reggiane 2005, Fiat G55) or the tank P26/40…
Too late, too scarse.