Cannons on the roof

[Xingbake]

I think it is somewhere in Russia. Anyone can tell where is it?

http://armysky.com/bbs/UploadFile/2004-7/20047865724379.jpg

[Brzeczyszczykiewicz]

Some kind of monument, probably....

The sign in the background says something about cruiser fighting in Great Patriotic war...
Damn, my Russian is no good :bash:

[Obergefreiter]

St. Petersburg maybe? Isn't that where the guns from the battleships were used?

[LeMat]

I think they are on the ground not on the roof.

[memphiz]

There located on every roof top in Russia, because Russia is actually a giant well camo'd war ship ;)

[pathetic]

The cannons from the Aurora Crusier -my rusan friend said the cant read wery much, becaus the photographer loos the focus for the words - but its perhaps it is...

[iflu]

were taken from a cruiser in WWII to defend the city. (if my memory is right)

[aartamen]

It's too bad that the shot cuts off right before the name of the cruiser.
They can't be from Aurora. Aurora is a museum and intact. Secondly Aurora never had triple gun turrets.

Looks like someone wrote about someone else (presumably) that he's a faggot on the farther turret.

The caption above mention Baltics Fleet and WWII (or GPW, if you like).

[n.ignomo]

Would the roof support the blast ?

[Raistlin]

First of all, it's on the ground. Look at the building entrance at far left.

Second of all, this is what the words (or the visible portion of them) say:

"For the honorable deeds of redsigned (?) baltic ....

In World War II ....

To the heroic crew of the cruiser ...."

And at least some of the words written on the turrets themselves are not suitable for children...

[aartamen]

The word you were looking for is Red Banner. A meaningless epithet. I do not know of any Soviet Fleet that did not fly red banners. However there was an Order of Red Banner. This does not seems to mean that. Damn my curiosity is piqued.

[LeMat]

Look on the left side of picture. In this low wall in the middle between first cannon and end of the photo you can see something. Is that ammo?

[Raistlin]

Replica probably. Put there for artistic purpose or something.

[n_shanygin]

I think its real ammo

[aartamen]

These are the actual turrets from heavy cruiser Kirov. The first of the Project 26. These are 7 inch guns, main caliber. The ship indeed earned an Order of the Red Banner

http://mkmagazin.almanacwhf.ru/ships/kirov_1.jpg

[Roger Rabbit]

Caption Competition :lol:

"After a recent pigeon problem the Russians have denied claims they over reacted."

[aartamen]

"recent overflight problems of pigeons from NATO countries"

THe cannons are in St.Petersburg.