French Section of Machine Gun Cars (Auto-Mitrailleuses), belonging to the Sordet Cavalry Corp. August 1914.

Auto-Mitrailleuses de la Cavalerie

French Cavalry Machine Gun Car Section, 1914.

A Section formed by two improvised auto-machine guns of the French cavalry ("Auto-Mitrailleuses"), belonging to the Sordet Cavalry Corp. The first one, fully identified, is a Lorraine-Diétrich. The second could also be a Lorraine-Diétrich of a different model. Belgium or more likely the North of France, August 1914.

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Autoametralladoras de la Caballería

 Sección francesa de Autoametralladoras de Caballería, 1914.

Una Sección formada por dos autoametralladoras improvisadas de la caballería francesa ("Auto-Mitrailleuses"), pertenecientes al Cuerpo de Caballería Sordet. La primera de ellas, correctamente identificada, es un Lorraine-Diétrich. La segunda también, muy probablemente, podría tratarse de otro Lorraine-Diétrich de un modelo diferente. Bélgica o más probablemente el norte de Francia, agosto de 1914.

German Motorcycle-Sidecar Machine-Gun with ammunition trailer, 1915.

German Motorcycle-Sidecar Machine-Gun with ammunition trailer. Belgium 1915.

Transformation made by the Germans in 1915, using material captured from the Belgians. In this case it is a motorcycle F.N. to which a platform (sidecar) has been added carrying a Belgian Hotchkiss M1900 machine gun. The tandem was completed with a two-wheeled trailer carrying the ammunition of the machine gun. Transformations similar to this type of "Moto-Side-MG", were also made on the Eastern front, in these cases carrying Russian Maxim machine guns.

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Motocicleta-Sidecar alemana con ametralladora y remolque de municionamiento. Bélgica 1915.

Transformación realizada por los alemanes en 1915, utilizando material capturado a los belgas. En este caso se trata de una motocicleta F.N. a la que se le ha añadido una plataforma (sidecar) portando una ametralladora belga Hotchkiss M1900. El tandem se completaba con un remolque de dos ruedas portando la munición de la ametralladora. Transformaciones similares a este tipo de "Moto-Side-MG", también se realizaron en el frente del Este, en estos casos portando ametralladoras Maxim rusas.

German Motorcycle-Sidecar Machine-Gun with ammunition trailer. Belgium-1915.

German Motorcycle-Sidecar Machine-Gun with ammunition trailer. 

Belgium-1915.

Italian Lancia-Ansaldo 1ZM Armored Car M1918.

Italian Lancia-Ansaldo 1ZM Armored Car M1918.

Armed with three St.-Etienne 8-mm French machine guns Model 1907. Two of them in the turret and another in the rear porthole of the vehicle.

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Coche Blindado italiano Lancia-Ansaldo 1ZM M1918

Armado con tres ametralladoras francesas St. Étienne de 8-mm Modelo 1907. Dos de ellas en la torreta y otra en el portillo trasero del vehículo.

British RNAS Lanchester Armored Car No. 1-A-1, captured in Russia in 1917.

British Lanchester Armored Car No. 1-A-1, belonging to the RNAS, captured by 

the Austro-Hungarians or by the Germans in Russia in 1917.

Belgian Minerva and Sava Armored Cars. Furnes, West Flanders, Belgium, late 1914.

Belgian Minerva and Sava Armored Cars. 

Furnes, West Flanders, Belgium, late 1914.

German 9-cm Flak System Schnetzler.

(German Anti-Aircraft Gun System, WWI)

German 9-cm Flak System Schnetzler

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