Private H. V. Pell of the Signal Corps captured this photograph on October 14, 1918, at the Chemical Warfare Service School in Chaumont, , France. The image shows the effect of recoil on the base plate of a German 18 cm projector. It was later passed by the censor but the specific date is not mentioned.

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Size: 8417px × 5575px
Photo credit: © piemags/NSC / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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