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Quatre soldats américains en position de tir avec une arme antiaérienne (DCA), arme servant pour la protection du port de Cherbourg.Un Half-track M15A1 sur châssis M3, voir ici :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M3_Half-trackArmement : un canon 37mm M1A2 (200 coups) sur affut M54 et 2 mitrailleuses cal.50 M2HB (1200 coups).Ces M15/M15A1 sont affectés aux AAA AW Bn (SP) à raison de 32 plus 32 HT M16.Anti Aircraft Artillery Automatic WeaponsDans le plan de défense de Cherbourg il est prévu 3 AAA Gun Bn, 2 AAA AW Bn mobile ou SP et un Searchlight Bn.Searchlight=projecteur de DCA.
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