Monday, July 26, 2021

French Anti-Aircraft Artillery on the Thessaloniki Front, 1917.

French anti-aircraft artillery on the Thessaloniki Front, 1917.

A 75-mm M1897 field gun placed on a wooden gun carriage, which pivoted 360º on a central metal axis, placed in the center of a truncated concrete cone. Floating wooden gangways and a folding rear one were used to support the weight of the gunners during anti-aircraft fire actions.

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Artillería antiaérea francesa en el Frente de Salónica, 1917.

Un cañón de campaña de 75-mm M1897 colocado sobre un afuste de madera, que pivotaba 360º sobre un eje central metálico, colocado en el centro de un cono truncado de hormigón. Unas pasarelas flotantes de madera y otra trasera abatible, servían para soportar el peso de los artilleros, durante las acciones de fuego antiaéreo.

Jose Luis Castillo © 2021- Anti-Aircraft Artillery in the WWI-Blogpost

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