Thursday, June 28, 2018

German Freikorps Assault Gun ''Sturmkanone'' Daimler-Krupp (ex K-Flak 1914). Bavaria, 1919.


An Assault Gun ''Sturmkanone'' Daimler-Krupp (ex K-Flak 1914), in support of the assault troops ''Sturmtruppen'' of one of the Freikorps who participated in the conquest of the Soviet Republic of Bavaria.
On the outskirts of Planegg, 15km west of Munich, Bavaria, end of April 1919.


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Un Cañón de Asalto ''Sturmkanone'' Daimler-Krupp (ex K-Flak 1914), en apoyo de las tropas de asalto ''Sturmtruppen'' de uno de los Freikorps que participaron en la conquista de la República Soviética de Baviera.
A las afueras de Planegg, 15 kilometros al oeste de Munich, Baviera, finales de abril de 1919.

German Daimler chassis Model 1913. Originally manufactured for use as a vehicle and standard anti-aircraft platform.


(German Anti-Aircraft Gun System, WWI)

German Daimler chassis Model 1913. Originally manufactured for use as a vehicle and standard anti-aircraft platform.

A rare German anti-aircraft vehicle: The Daimler Model 1913 tractor (4x4).
Originally manufactured for use as a vehicle and standard anti-aircraft platform.
Here used as a tractor by an anti-aircraft battery (Flak). France, possibly 1915.

It was really a transition vehicle since, in 1914, it was replaced by the Daimler B.a.K (Flak) Model 1914, which represented a notable improvement in terms of armor, design and functionality.

This new Daimler model from 1914 would definitely become the standard anti-aircraft model armed with a 7.7-cm L / 27 Krupp cannon (normally), used by the Germans until the end of the war. Later the Freikorps used it as forceful assault guns: "Sturmkanonen".

A few days ago, on my blog -forget- "Armored Vehicles of the WWI", I published a post about this same vehicle:


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Chasis alemán Daimler Modelo 1913. Originariamente fabricado para uso como vehículo y plataforma antiaérea estándar.

Un raro vehículo antiaéreo alemán: El tractor Daimler Modelo 1913 (4x4).
Fabricado originalmente para su uso como vehículo y plataforma antiaérea estándar.
Aquí usado como tractor por una batería antiaérea (Flak). Francia, posiblemente 1915.

Realmente se trató de un vehículo de transición ya que, en 1914, fue sustituído por el Daimler B.a.K (Flak) Modelo 1914, que suponía una notable mejora en cuanto a blindaje, diseño y funcionalidad.

Este nuevo modelo Daimler de 1914 se convertiría definitivamente en el modelo estándar antiaéreo armado con un cañón Krupp de 7,7-cm L/27 (normalmente), utilizado por los alemanes hasta el final de la guerra. Posteriormente los Freikorps lo utililizaron como contundentes cañones de asalto: "Sturmkanonen".

Hace unos días, en mi blog -olvidado- "Armored Vehicles of the WWI", publiqué un post sobre este mismo vehículo:

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

French Jeffery-de Fabry Armored Car M1916


Parade in front of the Versailles Palace of the Jeffery-de Fabry Armored Cars belonging to the CIAM (Compagnie Indépendante d'Auto-Mitrailleuses = Independent Auto-Machine Gun Company). September-October 1918, Versailles, Paris, France. Twenty copies were built by Delaunay-Belleville in 1916, on long chassis of American Jeffery-Quad trucks.

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Desfile frente al Palacio de Versalles de los Coches Blindados Jeffery-de Fabry pertenecientes a la CIAM (Compañía Independiente de Auto-Ametralladoras). Versalles, París, Francia, septiembre-octubre de 1918. Veinte ejemplares fueron construidos por Delaunay-Belleville en 1916, sobre chasis largos de camiones americanos Jeffery-Quad.

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Russian Oganesov Armored Cars. Two unknown prototypes of 1915.



Russian Oganesov Armored Cars. Two unknown prototypes of 1915.

I have made this "comparative composition" respecting the full visibility of the magnificent drawings of M.M. Oganesov, about his proposal, of two prototypes of armored cars, which I have called, in the absence of being able to know the brand of the chassis on which they would be built, Russian Oganesov Armored Cars (Prototypes of 1915). I want to add, not without pride, that this is the first news that has been given about these unknown Russian armored cars.

José Luis Castillo

P.S.- Apparently, M.M. Oganesov, in 1910, ran a car dealership of the German brand "Dux", on Sadovaya Avenue, No. 17 of Rostov. Did Oganesov think of the Dux chassis for the realization of his prototypes?


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Coches Blindados rusos Oganesov . Dos prototipos desconocidos de 1915.

 He realizado esta "composición comparativa" respetando la visibilidad íntegra de los magníficos dibujos de M. M. Oganesov, sobre su propuesta de dos prototipos de coches blindados, que he dado en llamar, a falta de poder conocer la marca del chasis sobre el que se construirían, Coches Blindados rusos Oganesov (Prototipos de 1915). Quiero añadir, no sin orgullo, que esta es la primera noticia que se ha dado sobre estos desconocidos coches blindados rusos.

José Luis Castillo

 P.S.- Al parecer, M.M. Oganesov regentaba en 1910 un concesionario de automóviles de la marca alemana "Dux", en la Avenida Sadovaya, Nº 17 de Rostov. ¿Penso Oganesov en los chasis Dux para la realización de sus prototipos?.

Ehrhardt-Rheinmetall 77mm L/27 K-Flak 14 - 6. Batterie, Frankreich, circa 1918.


(German Anti-Aircraft Gun System, WWI)

Ehrhardt-Rheinmetall 7,7-cm L/27 K-Flak 14, Batterie Nº 6. Circa late 1917 or 1918.

The head of the yellow eagle painted on the hood is, in fact, the number 6, and indicates the number of the battery to which the vehicle belongs.
The use of this type of numerical symbols appeared in German anti-aircraft vehicles from the end of 1917.
You can also see another similar example in the recent post of an 8.8-cm Flak Battery, in which appears, on the first tractor, a yellow emblem with aesthetically similar wings and with the number 8 instead of the head of an eagle.

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La cabeza del águila amarilla pintada sobre el capó es, en realidad, la cifra 6, e indica el número de la Batería a la que pertenece el vehículo.
El uso de este tipo de símbolos numéricos apareció en los vehículos anti-aéreos alemanes a partir de finales de 1917.
También podéis ver otro ejemplo similar en el reciente post de una Batería Flak de 8,8-cm, en el que aparece, sobre el primer tractor, un emblema amarillo con unas alas estéticamente similares y con la cifra 8 en lugar de la cabeza de un águila.

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Saturday, May 26, 2018
German 8,8-cm Anti-Aircraft (Flak) Motorized Heavy Battery, 1918.
https://armoredcars-ww-one.blogspot.com/2018/05/german-88-cm-anti-aircraft-flak.html


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Saturday, June 2, 2018

British War Office AEC Type-B Armoured Car M1915.


PREPARED TO DEFEND YARMOUTH AGAINST GERMANS.

"British armored car fllled with home protection soldiers in the streets of Yarmouth, ready to defend that city against attacks by the Germans".


Notes on the known license plates of the AEC Type B Armored Cars:

O.H.M.S. = On Her (or His) Majesty's Service

O.H.M.S. - LH 8179 (In Yarmouth - there are two photos) [Chassis Type 'B' London].
Registration LH = Greater London from 1904 to 1964.

O.H.M.S. - DX 1284 (In Ipswich) [Chassis Type 'B' London]. 
Registration DX = Ipswich from 1904 to 1964.

O.H.M.S. - LH 8169 (Pictured: "Photo Simpson Marine Drive Hornser") [Chassis of another Type - but not Type 'B' London]. 
Registration LH = Greater London from 1904 to 1964

O.H.M.S. - AT. 2508 (In Norwich). 
Registration AT = Kingston-upon-Hull from 1904 to 1964

O.H.M.S. - XX. XXXX (Ramsgate, in Kent) another caption: Margate, summer 1915 [Chassis of another Type - but not Type 'B' London] - A S C M T.


See David Fletcher's article:
Ver el artículo de David Fletcher:


The Tank Museum
David Fletcher: Battling B-Types
8th April 2013

http://www.tankmuseum.org/ixbin/indexplus?record=ART3910&_IXMENU_=news_and_events

Russian Russo-Balt Improvised Machine Gun Car. Circa 1917



See also my previous illustration of this Russo-Balt car, on this occasion as sanitary and command vehicles:

Ver también mi ilustración anterior de este automóvil Russo-Balt, en esta ocasión como vehículos de sanidad y de mando:

Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Russo-Balt C 24-40 Cars. Russian Army, 1914

https://armoredcars-ww-one.blogspot.com/2011/12/russo-balt-c-24-40-cars-russian-army.html


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And you can also see my other illustrations on different versions of Russo-Balt vehicles in these two posts:

Y también podeís ver mis otras ilustraciones sobre diferentes versiones de vehículos Russo-Balt en estos dos posts:

Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Russian Russo-Balt Models 1914-1917

https://armoredcars-ww-one.blogspot.com/2016/08/russian-russo-balt-models-1914-1917.html

Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Russian Russo-Balt light trucks 1914-1917

https://armoredcars-ww-one.blogspot.com/2016/08/russian-russo-balt-light-trucks-1914.html

A German Freikorps Packard-Izhorsky Armored Car. Munich, May 1919.


See also this explanatory post:
Ver también este post aclaratorio:


Monday, December 19, 2011
Packard-Izhorsky Armored Car. Freikorps Wolf, Munich, 1919.

https://armoredcars-ww-one.blogspot.com/2011/12/packard-izhorsky-armored-car-freikorps.html

French Peugeot Armored Car M1915 (Auto-Canon Blindé Peugeot Mle. 1915).



The long transit of the French Armored Car Groups (1914-1918).
Coming from the Navy, the French armored cars groups were transferred to the Artillery in mid-1916, and later and definitively assigned to the Cavalry.

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El largo tránsito de los Grupos de Coches Blindados franceses (1914-1918).
Provenientes de la Marina, los grupos de coches blindados franceses fueron transferidos a la Artillería a mediados de 1916, y posterior y definitivamente destinados a la Caballería.