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vollketten


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In this video http://www.cnc-aff.fr/internet_cnc/Internet/ARemplir/parcours/EFG1914/pages_FR/43850.html

there are two French (I assume) guns being tested apparently for their effectiveness against tanks; what are they?

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CharlieC


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A case of bad captioning I think. The first gun in the film clip is a Canon de 155 L Mle 1918 Schneider - bit of overkill as an anti-tank gun.

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Charlie



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vollketten


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Sorry, I meant the two in the images I posted.

 



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Vollketten,

 

That first image is a 37mm "Tube SACA Mle 18, STAN".  It was a conversion of the standard "tube cannon" M1902.  According to A Gun For All Nations, Volume II by Robert Mellichamp, it was meant to be an anti-aircraft gun rather than anti-tank. 

I wonder if Flying Guns of World War 1 by Anthony Williams wouldn't have something on that second gun you have pictured?

 

Anyway, hope that helps!

Matt



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Yes thank you that helps.

That book keeps coming up. It's pretty expensive sadly.



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Bonjour,

The second photo is the prototyp from the anti-tank 20 mm machine gun

from Capitaine Delaunay-Belleville, during a test, in the last months of the WW1.

Bon dimanche - Michel



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Tanker wrote:

The second photo is the prototyp from the anti-tank 20 mm machine gun

from Capitaine Delaunay-Belleville, during a test, in the last months of the WW1.

 

Hi!

Do You have any additional information about this AT MG?

Best regards!



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