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Originally Posted by Panther Al
At one point they had a lot more than that. I don't have the source available, but over time, and if memory serves (I could be wrong), purchased almost 800 of them. Which made them the second largest user around. They was also, and this I am sure of, all the very early models with at best, the 33 calibre tube. Over the years they replaced them with much more capable guns, and placed the old ones into new build artillery bunkers - as a suppliment to all the already existing bunkers (Which also was getting upgraded as of 92)
So yeah, anyone who wants to invade the swiss is gonna be doing it under a steady rain of shells like no one can imagine.  |
Switzerland is also quite low tech at the same time. The last cavalry regiment with a combat role was disbanded in the 1970s and bicycles are still common for reservists (there are some references in my article about cavalry).