French Gun Concealed And Firing (1914 1918)

French Gun Concealed and Firing. France. French artillery team in action. A large French field gun; shot from behind; gun is concealed behind a bunch of small trees and bushes; with a crew of several soldiers working. DS gun the barrel is wrapped in leaves for camouflage. Fairly close behind soldier turning crank to lower the barrel. Soldiers loading the gun. Moving it to different position (it is very heavy they have to stick poles through as braces and then it takes several men straining to move it). A different view also from behind; but lower; showing that the barrel is raised; and the man directly behind it stands on a little step. Loading gun seen from this position. Then switch to the higher shot; behind the guy as one man hands him shell; another gives him the long pole to poke the shell in, then something else; explosive probably. He closes back cover. They crank gun so that barrel points upward again toward wherever they are bombing. Man attaches string to hole in the cover;