French 75-mm L/35 Anti-Aircraft Gun. Châlons-sur-Marne, France. Circa 1916.

 French 75-mm L/35 Anti-Aircraft Gun. Châlons-sur-Marne, France. Circa 1916.

A French "75" cannon adapted to fire against aircraft and its ammunition drawer. Both elements, cannon and box, are the regulations for field artillery, and only the cannon has received minor modifications. Châlons-sur-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France, circa 1916.

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Cañón francés antiaéreo de 75-mm L/35. Châlons-sur-Marne, Francia. Circa 1916.

Un cañón de “75” francés adaptado al tiro contra aviones y su cajón de municiones. Ambos elementos, cañón y cajón, son los reglamentarios para la artillería de campaña, y sólo el cañón ha recibido pequeñas modificaciones. Châlons-sur-Marne, Champaña-Ardenas, Francia, circa 1916.

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Belgian 75-mm L/31,5 Anti-Aircraft Gun. Denomination in the Belgian Army: C 75 DTCA SF .

 Denomination in the Belgian Army: C 75 DTCA SF 

Belgian 75-mm L/31,5 Anti-Aircraft Gun

(Matériel de 75 Anti-Aéronefs Schneider)

[Barrel of 75-mm. Canon de Campagne Schneider Mle. 1914]

Used only by the Belgian Army. At least three sections of two guns 

were used in the first line of fire in 1917.

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Denominación en el Ejército Belga: C 75 DTCA SF

Cañón antiaéreo belga de 75 mm L/31,5

(Material de 75 Antiaéreo Schneider)

[Cañón de Campaña Schneider de 75 mm. Modelo 1914]

Usado solo por el ejército belga. Al menos tres secciones de dos cañones

fueron utilizados en 1917, en la primera línea de fuego.

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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.

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A French Battery of 105-mm Anti-Aircraft Guns on “Raguet Platform” in 1918.

French 105 D.C.A. Battery 

A French Battery of 105-mm* Anti-Aircraft Guns on “Raguet Platform”

Ferme Saint-Jacques (Dèfense de Nancy, 24-VII-1918), France.

*Canon de 105 L Mle 1913 TR Schneider  = 105-mm Long Quick Firing Field Gun M1913 Schneider

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French 75-mm Anti-Aircraft Gun on Mount-fixed platform M1915-Raft type.

 French 75-mm Anti-Aircraft Gun on Mount-fixed platform M1915-Raft type.

In this case, the barrels and mounts are installed on a work structure (brick or concrete), raised above the ground and in a circular shape, on which the entire platform rotated from a central axis.

This anti-aircraft assembly, which I have called "Raft Type" due to the obvious shape of its base, and in the absence of another official or technical name, was the first of the Model 1915 anti-aircraft assemblies. Later, other more functional assemblies were made, which we will describe with their respective images.

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Cañón antiaéreo francés de 75-mm sobre plataforma de afuste fijo M1915-Tipo Balsa.

En este caso los cañones y afustes están montados sobre una estructura de obra (ladrillo u hormigón), elevada sobre el suelo y de forma circular, sobre la que giraba, desde un eje central toda la plataforma. 

Este conjunto antiaéreo, al que he denominado "Tipo balsa" por la evidente forma de su base o "Tipo sobreelevado", a falta de otra denominación oficial o técnica, fue el primero de los montajes antiaéreos del Modelo 1915*. Posteriormente, en 1916 se realizaron otros montajes más funcionales, que describiremos con sus respectvas imágenes.

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A French 75-mm Schneider Mle. 1897 field gun, on a ''Ziegler'' type anti-aircraft mount, 1915.

A French 75-mm Schneider Mle. 1897 field gun, on a "Ziegler" type anti-aircraft mount.

A French 75-mm Schneider Mle.1897 Field Gun, adapted for anti-aircraft firing on a "Ziegler" type platform mount. This device was designed and used especially in the Dunkirk area. The gun belongs to an antiaircraft battery (DCA) deployed in the dunes of Malo-Les-Bains. Dunkirk, France 1915.

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Un cañón de campaña francés de 75-mm Schneider Mle.1897, sobre un afuste antiaéreo tipo "Ziegler".

Un cañón de campaña francés de 75-mm Schneider Mle. 1897, adaptado para el tiro antiaéreo sobre un afuste-plataforma tipo "Ziegler". Este dispositivo fue diseñado y utilizado, especialmente, en la zona de Dunkerque. El cañón pertenece a una batería antiaérea (DCA) desplegada en las dunas de Malo-Les-Bains. Dunkerque, Francia 1915.

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A French 75-mm L/35 M1897 gun on a rotating anti-aircraft mount.

A French 75-mm L/35 M1897 gun on a rotating anti-aircraft mount.

Un cañón francés de 75-mm L/35 M1897 sobre un afuste antiaéreo giratorio.

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US Army De Dion-Bouton Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun 75-mm Schneider. France 1918.

De Dion-Bouton Self-Propelled 75-mm Anti-aircraft Gun. US Army (AEF), France 1918.

Cañón Antiaéreo de 75-mm Autopropulsado De Dion-Bouton. Ejército USA (AEF), Francia 1918.

 

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