British Lanchester Armoured Car, belonging to RACD-RNAS, captured by the
Germans in the Tarnopol, summer of 1917.
This Lanchester, belonging to the RACD-RNAS (*), was captured by the Germans in Galicia (Austria) during the failed Kerensky Offensive in the summer of 1917.
In the turret has the characteristic protective shielded of the machine gun in the form of "ladder", that they used British armoured cars in Russia. It also carries a discrete Russian "Cockades" as vehicle identification.
This Lanchester, belonging to the RACD-RNAS (*), was captured by the Germans in Galicia (Austria) during the failed Kerensky Offensive in the summer of 1917.
In the turret has the characteristic protective shielded of the machine gun in the form of "ladder", that they used British armoured cars in Russia. It also carries a discrete Russian "Cockades" as vehicle identification.
For replenish the losses in the aforementioned offensive and the subsequent
German counter-offensive, the Russians ceded to the British eight Fiat-Izhorsky
Armoured Cars.
Note the type of "jack" that the Germans are used to change the damaged
rear wheels.
(*) RACD = Russian Armoured Car Division / RNAS = Royal Navy Air Service
(*) RACD = Russian Armoured Car Division / RNAS = Royal Navy Air Service
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Coche Blindado
Lanchester británico, perteneciente a la RACD-RNAS, capturado por los alemanes
en el área de Tarnopol durante el verano de 1917.
Este Lanchester,
perteneciente a la RACD-RNAS
(*), fue capturado por los alemanes en Galizia (Austria) durante la fracasada
Ofensiva de Kerensky en el verano de 1917.
Lleva fijados a la torreta
los característicos protectores blindados de la ametralladora en forma de
"escalones", utilizados en los coches blindados británicos en Rusia.
También lleva unas discretas "cockades" rusas como identificación del
vehículo.
Para reponer las pérdidas
sufridas en la citada ofensiva y en la subsiguiente contra-ofensiva alemana,
los rusos cedieron a los británicos ocho Coches Blindados Fiat-Izhorsky.
Obsérvese el tipo de
"gato" que están utilizado los alemanes para cambiar las ruedas
traseras dañadas.
(*) RACD =
Russian Armoured Car Division / RNAS = Royal Navy Air Service
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