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drakegoodman


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4 small photos: direct fire minenwerfer, C18 and unidentified MkIV male
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Four recent additions to the collection; all seem to have been removed from an album belonging to a German NCO. Frustratingly, no further details were provided with the photos.

I found the photo of the minenwerfer being used in a direct fire role particularly interesting.


Direct fire minenwerfer by drakegoodman, on Flickr


C18 by drakegoodman, on Flickr


C18 winter by drakegoodman, on Flickr


Poseur by drakegoodman, on Flickr



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28juni14


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That's the light assault "carriage" that came into use early 1918. Two men could sort of hurry along with the thing while changing positions. The only surviving example I've seen lurks in the Brussels Royal Army Museum. I have the manual somewhere in my collection.

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I think that all three tank photos show the same machine, C18 'Celtic', obviously a Mark IV Male, serial 2044 after Cambrai. First photos I've seen of this tank so you've made my day. Thanks for sharing.

Gwyn

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28juni14 wrote:

That's the light assault "carriage" that came into use early 1918. Two men could sort of hurry along with the thing while changing positions. The only surviving example I've seen lurks in the Brussels Royal Army Museum. I have the manual somewhere in my collection.

 

Thank-you for giving the apparatus a name. I'll update the photo narrative accordingly.

Gwyn Evans wrote:

I think that all three tank photos show the same machine, C18 'Celtic', obviously a Mark IV Male, serial 2044 after Cambrai. First photos I've seen of this tank so you've made my day. Thanks for sharing.

Gwyn

 

I was hoping you'd give this one some time Gwyn, much appreciated.

 

 - Brett

 



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Hello,

A french "Bulletin de Renseignement", dated may 1918, contains a description of two carriages for the light Minenwerfer adapted for direct fire:

-one with wheels adapted for direct fire on platform, identified as "Leichter Minenwerfer n/A auf Flachbahnlafette" or "Leichter Minenwerfer n/A für Flachbahnschuss".

-the other, the same as your fine photograph, is identified as a "affût de position" (static), the german name is given as only probable in the french text as "Flachbahngestell".

Yours sincerely,
Guy François.

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drakegoodman wrote:

I found the photo of the minenwerfer being used in a direct fire role particularly interesting.

 

 Same here, so many thanks for sharing these images with us!



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