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Subject: Artillery or artistic license?
TrustButVerify    3/2/2007 11:20:28 AM
Call this left field if you like, but I ran across a pic from an old children's book on the First World War with artwork of a wheeled artillerypiece which piqued my interested. I'll post the link directly below. I haven't scrutinized my copy of Hogg's "Artillery of the 20th Century", so my question springs out of laziness to a certain extent, but it's also a chance for some of you who fancy yourself redleggers to show your encyclopedic knowledge of indirect fire weapons off a bit.
 
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TrustButVerify    And now, the link!   3/2/2007 11:22:18 AM
Here's the actual link.
Yes, it's from James Lilek's weblog.
 
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00_Chem_AJB       3/2/2007 11:51:36 AM
Well I just consulted my copy of Hogg's book and could find no matches, the closest thing  I can think of is the 60pdr.
 
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00_Chem_AJB       3/2/2007 11:51:39 AM
Well I just consulted my copy of Hogg's book and could find no matches, the closest thing  I can think of is the 60pdr.
 
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00_Chem_AJB       3/2/2007 11:51:42 AM
Well I just consulted my copy of Hogg's book and could find no matches, the closest thing  I can think of is the 60pdr.
 
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TrustButVerify       3/2/2007 3:15:17 PM
Those "clogs" on the gun carriage wheels keep making a spot in my memory itch, but I can't quite scratch it. Need better reference tools! The 60 pounder does bear a bit of resemblance... Only it would be upside down.
 
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doggtag       3/2/2007 3:39:44 PM
Those clog-type wooden shoes/pads were quite common on scores of WW1 guns.
They spread out the gun's weight across a wider footprint, making it less likely to bog down in soft terrain.
This was back in the day when people knew nothing of high flotation pneumatic tires.
 
 
 
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neutralizer       3/3/2007 2:39:45 AM
Definitely not British, wrong size wheels, no sights, recoil looks strange, etc, etc.  Vaguely like some French 150ish guns but not clear match.  Italian?  German? 
 
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TrustButVerify       3/7/2007 9:21:25 AM
Thanks, doggtag- I understood the purpose of the wooden pads, but had no idea if they saw widespread use or if they were only found on specific carriages. In any event my research hasn't found anything so I'm inclined to call the picture in question a bit of fancy rather than fact.
 
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