Soldiery conflicts of past the XX century proved convincingly, that one of main indexes of military efficiency of any state is the reliable system of air defense. The necessity of introduction of this new type of armament was realized on the early stages of development of aviation by practically all European states.The first world war with reason is described by many historians as "war of motors". In 1914-1918 practically on all fronts lorryborne transport vehicles and fighting machines were mass involved with combustion engines are cars and motor cycles, tractors and тракторы, armoured cars and tankas. Zeppelins and airplanes were intensively used. For a fight against them were worked out and inculcated zenithal instruments, including self-propelled, set on the undercarriage of cars.A book embraces the wide theme of development, development and battle application of motor-car and armoured motor-car zenithal batteries of the Russian army and entire countries - participants of First world war, and also all participants of battle actions of Civil war and other armed conflicts on territory of former Russian Empire.Edition is illustrated by unique photos, many of that are published first, by the scale projections of home self-propelled instruments and auxiliary machines, made Путиловским by a plant on the undercarriage of legendary home cars of brand "Руссо-балт".