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Thursday, March 28, 2013

German Partly-Armored Anti-Aircraft Truck (4x4) Daimler-Krupp 7.7-cm (K-Flak). G1455. Ca. 1916.


U.S. Simplex Armored Car, 1915.


U.S. Simplex Armored Car of 1915

The armored car was performed on the chassis of the Toy Tonneau Simplex 4 Passenger 1913 model. The ceramic license plate indicates that this is 1915. Given that license plates of American civilian’s vehicles, at that time, were granted and renewed annually, this indicates that the photograph was made in 1915. This characteristic car license plate (dark with clear numbers and date vertically to the right), reduced to 5 or 6 U.S. states that could belong to this Simplex Armored Car in 1915. The civil right is probably a journalist, so that the photograph corresponds to the public presentation of this armored car.


On identifying this vehicle can see this post of Landships. In it you can see two different ways to confront this issue of identification of an armored car: the one precipitated and erroneous and the other reasoned and correct.
 
TOPIC: Unidentified American Armored Car


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Coche Blindado Simplex norteamericano de 1915

Este coche blindado fue realizado sobre el chasis del modelo Simplex Toy Tonneau 4 Passenger de 1913. La placa cerámica de la matrícula nos indica que ésta es de 1915. Dado que las matrículas en esa época eran concedidas y renovadas anualmente, se deduce que la fotografía fue realizada en 1915. Esta característica matrícula (oscura con los números claros y la fecha en vertical a la derecha) reduce a 5 ó 6 los estados norteamericanos a los que podría pertenecer este Coche Blindado Simplex en 1915. El civil de la fotografía probablemente sea un periodista,  por lo que ésta correspondería a la presentación pública del  coche blindado.


Sobre la identificación de este vehículo podéis ver este post de Landships. En el podréis observar dos formas diferentes de enfrentarse a la cuestión de la identificación de un coche blindado: una precipitada y errónea y la otra razonada y correcta.

TOPIC: Unidentified American Armored Car

German Partly-Armored Anti-Aircraft Truck (4x4) Daimler-Krupp 7.7-cm (K-Flak). G1353. Ca. 1916.


Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Spanish Schneider-Brillié Armored Car, Model 1909. The first "Armored Car" in the world that was used in real war actions.



Schneider-Brillié Armored Car, Model 1909, of the Spanish Army.

It was the first armored car in the world  to be used operationally in actual combat missions (Morocco, January 20, 1912) (*). The crew consisted of 16 men and was armed with two Maxim machine guns and 10 Mauser rifles.

Note the use of colors (or tones contrasting monochrome) of camouflage in the vehicle, something unheard of at the time (winter 1910-1911), since the concept of disruptive forms would not be conceived until 1915, during the First World War.

At the Armored Car Schneider was assigned, in the Spanish Army, denomination: ARTILLERY No. 15.


(*) The second armored car in the world used in combat, was the Italian Fiat-Arsenale, manufactured in Turin in July 1912. Shortly thereafter would be sent to Libya, where he would participate in the last operations of the Italo-Turkish War.


Coche Blindado Schneider-Brillié, del Ejécito Español, Modelo 1909.

Fue el primer coche blindado del mundo que se utilizó operativamente en misiones reales de combate (Marruecos, 20 de enero de 1912) (*). La tripulación constaba de 16 hombres y el vehículo estaba armado con dos ametralladoras Maxim y 10 fusiles Mauser.

Obsérvese la utilización de colores (o tonos mono-cromo contrastados) de camuflaje en el vehículo, algo insólito en ese momento (invierno de 1910-1911), ya que el concepto disruptivo de las formas no sería concebido hasta 1915, durante la Primera Guerra Mundial.

Al Coche Blindado Schneider se le asignó, en el ejército español, la denominación: ARTILLERÍA Nº 15.


(*) El segundo coche blindado en el mundo, utilizado en acciones de combate, fue el Fiat-Arsenale italiano, realizado en Turín en julio de 1912. Unos meses después sería enviado a Libia, donde participaría en las últimas operaciones de la Guerra Italo-Turca.