3-inch M1917

The 3-inch M1917 anti-aircraft gun was an American anti-aircraft gun which served from 1915 to 1917 in the U.S. Military.

History
The 3-inch M1917 anti-aircraft gun was the first United States Army dedicated anti-aircraft gun, being in service throughout World War I and early World War II. It was only deployed in limited quantities on fixed mounts. It was soon supplemented by a newer mobile model, the 3-inch M1918 anti-aircraft gun. Very few were manufactured, the total being of 116 as of April 1919. It was mostly used limitedly, leading up into its timely retirement. Production started in 1915 and ended in 1919 after World War I. It was based on the 3-inch M1903 seacoast gun, and equipped with a coastal-defense gun barrel on a high elevations. A majority of the completed guns were deployed with the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps (CAC) at seacoast forts during and after World War I. It remained in military service through early World War II, during or after which it was officially retired from service. The gun type had lasted 25+ years and more of military usage, specifically through two World Wars.