The Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP was a French infantry support gun, first used during World War I. TRP stands for tir rapide, Puteaux. The tactical purpose of this gun was the destruction
American troops train with a 37 mm Infantry gun, May 1918
A gun fitted with a gun shield, Flash suppressor and wheels, displayed at the United States Army Ordnance Museum, 2007 / transferred to U.S. Army Armor & Cavalry Collection, Fort Benning
37 mm TRP Mle 1916 at the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History, Brussels
37-mm M1916 gun mount in the M1917 light tank, showing its eccentric breech block
M1917 light tank
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The M1917 was the United States' first mass-produced tank, entering production shortly before the end of World War I. It was a license-built near-copy of the French Renault FT, and was intended to arm
Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP
…it was found their intended task of destroying gun emplacements was better done by mortars. As well as infantry use, the guns were also fitted to the M1917 light tank, the first mass-produced tank made in the U.S. These tanks (Americanized copies of the Renault FT) entered service too late for World War I, and none…
M1917 tank at the Canadian War Museum
M1917 tank at the Ropkey Armor Museum