US Navy Frayer-Miller trucks with Anti-Aircraft Guns type Driggs-Schroeder 1-pdr. Washington, D.C., 1919.

 US NAVY MOBILE RECRUITING STATION 

Washington, D.C., 1919.

US Navy Frayer-Miller trucks with Anti-Aircraft Guns type Driggs-Schroeder 1-pdr Mount Mk. II No. 5 , M1897.

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A Section of British Self-propelled Anti-Aircraft Artillery. Ludd, Palestine 1918.

 A Section of British Self-propelled Anti-Aircraft Artillery, consisting of two 4-ton Peerless trucks carrying 13-pdr 9-cwt [76.2-mm] guns on Mk IV type mounts. 

Ludd, Palestine 1918.

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Una sección de artillería antiaérea autopropulsada británica, compuesta por dos camiones Peerless de 4 toneladas, cargando cañones de 13 libras y 9 cwt [76,2 mm] sobre montajes tipo Mk IV. 

Ludd, Palestina 1918.

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Three British self-propelled guns belonging to a anti-aircraft Battery (4 guns). France, circa 1917.

Three British self-propelled guns belonging to a anti-aircraft Battery (4 guns). France, circa 1917.

Three British anti-aircraft Peerless trucks, belonging to an AA Battery, deployed on a road where French soldiers are passing. The trucks classified as 3 tons actually carried up to 4 tons, one more than the rest of the British anti-aircraft trucks. The guns are 76.2-mm, known as the "13-pdr 9-cwt" on pedestal type Mk IV. France, circa 1917.

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Tres cañones autopropulsados británicos pertenecientes a una Batería (4 cañones) antiaérea. Francia, circa 1917.

Tres camiones Peerless antiaéreos británicos, pertenecientes a una Batería AA, desplegada en una carretera por la que transitan soldados franceses. Los camiones clasificados como de 3 toneladas, en realidad cargaban hasta 4 toneladas, una más que el resto de los camiones antiaéreos británicos. Los cañones son de 76,2-mm, conocidos como los “13-pdr 9-cwt” sobre pedestal tipo Mk IV. Francia, circa 1917.

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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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7.7-cm FK 96 n/A Flak ‘Schnetzler-Sockel' System M1916, of the Imperial German Navy.

 

7.7-cm FK 96 n/A Flak ‘Schnetzler-Sockel' System M1916, of the Imperial German Navy.

Three anti-aircraft guns belonging to a Battery of the German Imperial Navy. The platforms or mounts 'Schnetzler-Sockel' have been modified with obvious differences with the standard models, among others simplifying the lifting mechanisms of the pieces. Flanders, Belgium, probably in 1917.

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7,7-cm FK 96 n/A Flak ‘Schnetzler-Sockel' Sistema M1916, de la Marina Imperial Alemana.

Tres cañones antiaéreos pertenecientes a una Batería de la Marina Imperial Alemana. Las plataformas o afustes 'Schnetzler-Sockel' han sido modificados con evidentes diferencias con los modelos estándar, entre otros simplificando los mecanismos de elevación de la piezas. Flandes, Bélgica, probablemente en 1917.

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