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  • Persian Artillery
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      Posted Aug 27, 2006 4:39 AM

      Dear Cyril

      According to the article on the Persian Army, 1941, at orbat.comm, there were (assuming batteries of 4)

      12 batteries 100mm Skoda M14 (=48 howitzers)
      18 batteries 100mm Skoda M30 (=72 howitzers)
      39 batteries 75mm Bofors M1934 mountain (so more than the first batch of 120 delivered)

      6 1/2 batteries 75mm Scheider M1909 mountain (=26)
      4 batteries Schneider 75mm M1909 mountain (=16)
      2 batteries 75mm Russian Aboukoff (=8)
      1 battery unknown British gun (18 pdr?) (=4)

      11 1/2 batteries 75mm M1929 AA(several more guns not delivered after 1939)(towed by Marmon Herrington tractors)

      also Skoda 105mm M35 towed by Praga tractors for coast defense on the Caspian (another source says "several" batteries which I interpret as at least three)

      Somewhere I have figures for the number of Skoda 37mm AT delivered, but I will have to dig them out.

      Hope this helps

      Susan
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