Groupe d’Auto-Mitrailleuses et Auto-Canons de la Cavalerie (GAMAC). France, ca. 1917.
French Armored Car Group belonging to
the Cavalry. France, ca. 1917.
During the Great War, the French Groups of Armored Cars - since September 1916 - was assigned to the Cavalry.
They were composed of nine armored cars, six armed with 8-mm machine guns
(usually on Renault chassis) and three armed
with 37-mm cannons (usually on Peugeot chassis).
The groups were made up three sections (called platoons in the British and American armies) equal, each consisting of three armored cars, two armed with machine guns and one cannon.
This singular photograph capture, in a confined space, a French Armored Car Group in full, including crews and support vehicles. I have pointed arbitrarily, with numbers, the situation of the nine armored cars in the picture.
The groups were made up three sections (called platoons in the British and American armies) equal, each consisting of three armored cars, two armed with machine guns and one cannon.
This singular photograph capture, in a confined space, a French Armored Car Group in full, including crews and support vehicles. I have pointed arbitrarily, with numbers, the situation of the nine armored cars in the picture.
NOTE: The formation that appears in the photograph belongs to the 13th Group of Auto-Machine Guns and Auto-Cannons (GAMAC). Its colorful camouflage and the 'naif' style of its forms make it unmistakable compared to the other groups.
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Grupo de Coches Blindados franceses
pertenecientes a la Caballería. Francia, ca. 1917.
Durante la Gran Guerra, los Grupos
franceses de coches blindados - desde septiembre de 1916 - fueron adscritos a la
Caballería. Estaban compuestos por nueve coches blindados, seis armados con
ametralladoras de 8-mm (normalmente sobre chasis Renault) y tres armados con
cañones de 37-mm (normalmente sobre chasis Peugeot).
Los Grupos
estaban formados por tres secciones iguales (denominadas pelotones en los ejércitos
británicos y estadounidenses), cada una compuesta de tres coches blindados, dos armados con
ametralladoras y uno con cañón.
Esta
singular fotografía capta, en un espacio reducido, un Grupo de Coches
Blindados Franceses al completo, incluidas tripulaciones y vehículos de apoyo.
He señalado arbitrariamente, con números, la situación de los nueve coches
blindados en la fotografía.
NOTA: La formación que aparece en la fotografía pertenece al 13º Grupo de Auto-Ametralladoras y Auto-Cañones (GAMAC). Su colorido camuflaje y el estilo 'naif' de sus formas, lo hacen inconfundible respecto a los otros grupos.
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