Monday, November 16, 2020

A German Anti-Aircraft Gun- The 7,7-cm L/35 Sockelflak 16 Rheinmetall (M1916)


 German Anti-Aircraft Gun- The 7,7-cm L/35 Sockelflak 16 Rheinmetall (M1916)

 

These types of 35-caliber guns, either the 32 manufactured by Rheinmetall or the 36 produced by Krupp, were, ballistically, the best medium-caliber guns manufactured by the Germans during the war.

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Este tipo de cañones de 35 calibres, bien fueran los 32 fabricados por Rheinmetall o los 36 producidos por Krupp, fueron, balisticamente, los mejores cañones de medio calibre fabricados por los alemanes durante la guerra. 

 Posted by Jose Luis Castillo © 2020- Anti-Aircraft Artillery in the WWI

A German field gun of 7.7-cm L/27 Krupp 96 n/A, mounted on an anti-aircraft gun carriage system 'Köbe-Protze'.


 A 7.7-cm L/27 Krupp 96 n / A field gun, mounted on a "Köbe-Protze System" anti-aircraft mount.
This rare and little known German antiaircraft "mobile" mount was manufactured in 1915, responding to the need to create a new mount that would allow the standardization of German antiaircraft artillery.
The image shows a 'Flak Section' composed of two suitably camouflaged guns. In the background, among the undergrowth, two wheels from the second piece can be seen.

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Un cañón de campaña de 7,7-cm L/27 Krupp 96 n/A, montado sobre un afuste antiaéreo tipo "Sistema Köbe-Protze". Este raro y poco conocido afuste "móvil" antiaéreo alemán, fue fabricado en 1915, respondiendo a la necesidad de crear un nuevo afuste que permitiera estandarizar la artillería antiaérea alemana. La imágen muestra una 'Sección Flak' compuesta de dos cañones idóneamente camuflados. Al fondo, entre la maleza, se observan dos ruedas de la segunda pieza.

Posted by Jose Luis Castillo © 2020- Anti-Aircraft Artillery in the WWI