Russian 76.2-mm L/30 Field Gun Putilov Model 1902
on Anti-Aircraft Mount 'System Simonov'.
Bug River, June 1916.
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Russian 76.2-mm Field Gun Putilov M1902 on Anti-Aircraft Mount 'System Simonov'. Bug River, June 1916.
Russian Anti-Aircraft Gun on a 'Gwozdew Mount Type'. Bug Front, Russian Poland, August 1915.
Russian Anti-Aircraft Gun on a 'Gwozdew Mount Type'
A Russian 76.2-cm L/30 Putilov Field Gun M1902, adapted for anti-aircraft shooting, on a Gwozdew Type 'tower' mount. Bug Front, Russian Poland, August 1915.
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Un cañón antiaéreo ruso sobre un montaje tipo 'Gwozdew'
Un cañón de campaña ruso Putilov M1902 de 76,2 cm L/30, adaptado para el tiro antiaéreo, instalado en un montaje 'tipo torre' Gwozdew. Frente del Bug, en la Polonia rusa, agosto de 1915.
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The German 134th "Flak" Section attached to the 14th Infantry Division, October 1916.
The German 134th "Flak" Section attached to the 14th Infantry Division, October 1916.
'Flugabw. Kan. Zug 134' belonging to the '14. Inf. Div.', October 1916.
One of the two pieces of the 134th "Flak" Section attached to the 14th Infantry Division. Together with another similar Section, they formed the Anti-Aircraft Battery that provided anti-aircraft cover to the Division. These four guns probably must have been of the same type as the one shown in the photograph, a: 7.7-cm L/35 (franz. 97) [Modified]. In these “modified” models, the barrel of the original French 75-mm barrel, transformed by the Germans down to 77-mm, after the tubes were worn, and when there was no possibility of being replaced by French models, the The Germans resorted to substituting the original French modified up to 77-mm barrels for the new 7.7-cm FeldKanone 16 (Rheinmetall) field guns.
See history of the 14th Infantry Division:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Division_(German_Empire)
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La 134ª Sección Alemana "Flak" adscrita a la 14ª División de Infantería, octubre de 1916.
'Flugabw. Kan. Zug 134' perteneciente a la '14. Inf. Div.', octubre de 1916.
Una de las dos piezas de la 134ª Sección “Flak” adscrita a la 14ª División de Infantería. Junto a otra Sección similar, formaban la Batería Antiaérea que proporcionaba cobertura antiaérea a la División. Problablemente, estos cuatro cañones debieron de ser del mismo tipo que el mostrado en la fotografía, un: 7,7-cm L/35 (franz. 97) [Modificado]. En estos modelos “modificados,” la caña (tubo) del cañón original francés de 75-mm, transformado por los alemanes hasta los 77-mm, una vez desgatados los tubos, y cuando no había posibilidad de ser sustituidos por modelos franceses, los alemanes recurrieron a sustituir las cañas originales francesas modificadas hasta los 77-mm, por las cañas de los nuevos cañones de campaña 7,7-cm FeldKanone 16 (Rheinmetall).
Ver historia de la 14ª División de Infantería:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Division_(German_Empire)
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Belgian Anti-Aircraft system for the defense of Dam Station, Antwerp, Belgium, September 1914.
Belgian Anti-Aircraft system for the defense of Dam Station,
Antwerp, Belgium, September 1914.
It is a Belgian 75-mm T.R. Cockerill-Krupp Mle. 1905 on heavy wooden mount for anti-aircraft shooting. This AA gun was coupled on an 'open type' wagon for rail transport. The set had a folding wooden ladder, which was located at the back of the wagon to allow gunners access to it. This AA set was in turn placed on the rails of a rotating platform for the distribution of rail traffic. This platform allowed the anti-aircraft unit to rotate 360º, to direct the anti-aircraft fire in any direction from which the German planes could emerge and thus attack and pursue them with their shots.
For this it was necessary:
1st- that the general alarm was raised due to the presence of German airplanes or airships over the Antwerp sky.
2nd- that the observer of the AA gun, located in the railway signal tower, communicate the presence on the railway station of Dam of the enemy and the direction of his flight.
3rd- move and adjust the platform at all times, since the only movement that the barrel would have on its mount would be the elevation (+ or -).
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Sistema antiaéreo belga para la defensa de la Estación de Dam,
Amberes, Bélgica, septiembre de 1914.
Se trata de un cañón belga de campaña de 75-mm T.R. Cockerill-Krupp Mle. 1905 sobre afuste pesado de madera para el tiro antiaéreo. Este cañón AA estaba acoplado sobre un vagón 'tipo abierto' para transporte por ferrocarril. El conjunto contaba con una escalera abatible de madera, que se situaba en la parte posterior del vagón para permitir el acceso de los artilleros al mismo. Este conjunto AA estaba a su vez colocado sobre los railes de una plataforma rotatoria, de distribución de tráfico ferroviario. Esta plataforma permitía al conjunto antiaéreo rotar 360º, para dirigir el tiro antiaéreo en cualquier dirección por la que pudieran surgir los aviones alemanes y así atacarlos y perseguirlos con sus disparos.
Para ello era preciso:
1º que se diese la voz de alarma general por la presencia sobre el cielo de Amberes de aviones o dirigibles alemanes.
2º que el observador del cañón AA, situado en la torre ferroviaria de señales, comunicase la presencia sobre la estación ferroviaria de Dam del enemigo y la dirección de su vuelo.
3º mover y ajustar en cada momento la plataforma, ya que el único movimiento que tendría el cañón sobre su afuste sería el de elevación (+ ó -).
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