American 90-mm M1 anti-aircraft gun firing in Normandy - judged by the elevation - at ground targets...

Fire mission

A 240 mm howitzer M1 nicknamed "Black Dragon", 698th Field Artillery Battalion, U.S. 5th Army, in firing position in San Vittore, Italy;. March 1944.

Black Dragon

A 240mm M1 howitzer from the 698th field artillery battalion of the 5th U.S army in San Vittore in Italy. The gun was nicknamed "Black Dragon" by Ally units. During the Italian campaign this piece of artillery was important to knocking out fortified position. Since Italy had a hilly landscape, guns could be mounted high up