3-inch M1917

3-inch M1917 anti-aircraft gun
3-inch M1917 anti-aircraft gun
Type	Anti-aircraft gun
Place of origin	United States
Service history
Used by	United States
Wars	World War 1
Production history
Designed	1915
Manufacturer	US Military
Produced	1915-1919

The 3-inch M1917 anti-aircraft gun was an American anti-aircraft gun which served from 1915 to 1917 in the U.S. Military.[1]

History

The 3-inch M1917 anti-aircraft gun was the first United States Army dedicated anti-aircraft gun, being in service throughout World War I and early World War II. It was only deployed in limited quantities on fixed mounts. It was soon supplemented by a newer mobile model, the 3-inch M1918 anti-aircraft gun. Very few were manufactured, the total being of 116 as of April 1919. It was mostly used limitedly, leading up into its timely retirement. Production started in 1915 and ended in 1919 after World War I. It was based on the 3-inch M1903 seacoast gun, and equipped with a coastal-defense gun barrel on a high elevations. A majority of the completed guns were deployed with the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps (CAC) at seacoast forts during and after World War I. It remained in military service through early World War II, during or after which it was officially retired from service. The gun type had lasted 25+ years and more of military usage, specifically through two World Wars.[1]

References

Berhow, Mark (2015). American Seacoast Defenses, A Reference Guide (3rd ed.). McLean, Virginia: CDSG Press. pp. 250–252. ISBN 978-0-9748167-3-9.

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[:0-1] Berhow, Mark (2015). American Seacoast Defenses, A Reference Guide (3rd ed.). McLean, Virginia: CDSG Press. pp. 250–252. ISBN 978-0-9748167-3-9.

United States artillery of World War I
Tank guns	Puteaux SA 18 QF 6-pounder 6 cwt Hotchkiss
Small and pack guns	Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP 37 mm Infantry Gun Model 1917 QF 2.95-inch mountain gun
Field, medium and heavy guns	3-inch M1902 field gun 75 mm gun M1897 75 mm gun M1916 75 mm gun M1917 3.2-inch gun M1897 4.7-inch gun M1906 5-inch gun M1897 6-inch howitzer M1908 6-inch gun M1903 6-inch gun M1917 155 mm GPF M1918 155 mm howitzer M1917 BL 8-inch howitzer Mk VI – VIII BL 9.2-inch howitzer 240 mm Trench Mortar
Anti-aircraft guns	75 mm gun M1897 75 mm gun M1916 3-inch gun M1917 3-inch gun M1918
Coast artillery guns	3-inch gun M1903 4.72-inch Armstrong gun 5-inch gun M1897 6-inch Armstrong gun 6-inch gun M1897 8-inch gun M1888 10-inch gun M1895 12-inch gun M1895 12-inch coast defense mortar 14-inch gun M1907 16-inch gun M1895 16-inch gun M1919 155 mm gun M1918MI
Railway artillery	7"/45 caliber gun 8-inch gun M1888 10-inch gun M1895 12-inch coast defense mortar 12-inch gun M1895MIA1 14"/50 caliber railway gun