Question 170 - What was this used for? A - Malandrin Plaquettes

[DasTiger]

Front pad for a 60 MM mortar launcher.

 

[Mehlsack]

wrong

the outer diameter is equal to exactly 63mm.

 

[joequ1oeil]

Edit my answer the previous one was stupid : )

Basis of the german cross award

 

[Mehlsack]

not a "German Cross" but French artillery

 

[howiethegreat]

Armstrong Gun

 

[Mehlsack]

nope

 

[TheLotusEater]

It's part of a French mortar or a 37 mm gun used in WWI? Am I close?

 

[TheLotusEater]

It's a mortar baseplate?

 

[joequ1oeil]

Think you may be close...

Part of a Brandt 60mm mortar perhaps.

 

[Mehlsack]

it was used during WW1...
...but with a different weapon!

 

[Bootie]

They are Malandrin Plaquettes, devices fitted to 75mm shells to give them a curved trajectory.

 

[Mehlsack]

Bootie did it once again. His answer is correct!

More infos (Chapter 3 howitzers):
http://books.google.de/books?id=XqK...waz3e31BQ&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

[TheLotusEater]

Wheel mounting for WWI French field gun.

 

[joequ1oeil]

:applause:

Nice Bootie !

 

[TheLotusEater]

BTW this is related to the projectile and not directly related to the artillery itself which is a misleading hint. I'm sure it would have been far easier had I not felt I had to factor out the projectiles.

 

[Mehlsack]

@ TheLotusEater: Sorry. I was not aware that the terminus "artillery" does exclude projectiles. Hope you can give pardon as I'm not a nativ speaker.

Below a plaquette malandrin fitted on to a 75 shell.

 

[2054172]

So bootie is this not happening or are you swamped with the new tournies?

 

[Bootie]

I shall post later as Im back to work again.