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ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS - FRANCE [Main]

the DESTRUCTION OF A FOKKER (offcuts and mixed material) [related]

Two gunners use a rangefinder and a telescope to mark on a ranging board the correct fuse settings for anti-aircraft fire. A battery of two 13-pounders (probably Mark IXs) on Vauxhall Mark IV lorry mounts are driven along a narrow road in flat terrain. They halt, and the crews set up fire control and deploy the guns. The fire control group uses a large rangefinder, a small telescope and an angle m…

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Thème

  • EFG1914
  • British Army, Royal Artillery, Royal Field Artillery
  • British Army
  • weapons, British - gun [AA]: 13-pounder
  • combat [simulated], British - anti-aircraft
  • equipment, British military - fire control: anti-aircraft
  • weapons, British - gun: 18-pounder field gun (?)
  • combat, British - artillery bombardment
  • 01/3(4-15)
  • 01/3(497.3) (?)
  • …
  • World War, 1914-1918--France
  • World War, 1914-1918--Belgium
  • British Army
  • France
  • Belgique
  • Première Guerre mondiale

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