In order to get a large supply of horses, artillery crews, limbers, and wheels, I purchased a number of the Airfix WWI Royal Horse Artillery sets. Now I have a surplus of 13-pounder guns, and without wheels. I don't collect British Army soldiers.
Did the US Army ever use the 13-pounder during or after WWI? Did any other army use the 13-pounder?
I read the British Army used it in WWII. Where the wooden wheels replaced by pneumatic tires at some point?
Did the US Army ever use that version, perhaps in training in WWII; maybe in Northern Ireland? Did the Germans capture any?
I don't think the US army used the 13 pdr. It did use the 18 pdr. Some were made in the US. The US used the 18 pdr rechambered to 75mm in the Phillipines during the 1941-42 period.
I believe the Germans and Turks captured a few 13 pdrs during WW I and I believe did use them against the British.
As far as I know the US didn't use the 13 Pounder although a few hundred were built by US industry on pedestal mounts as emergency naval guns
for merchant ships.
The 75mm 18 Pounder was built apparently because US industry had a lot of problems replicating the air/hydraulic recoil/recuperator of the preferred Mle 1897.
As an interim measure 18 Pounders, which were already being produced in the US for the British Army, were rechambered to 75mm as the 75mm M1917. Some of the surviving 75mm M1917s were
sent to Britain in WW2 where they were used mostly for the Home Guard and later for training.
Regards,
Charlie
-- Edited by CharlieC on Saturday 16th of April 2016 12:02:51 AM
