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Post Info TOPIC: Q : Prime mover for for 155mm GPF in US service.


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Q : Prime mover for for 155mm GPF in US service.
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Hello Gentlemen...

I was asking mysel,f which tractor/prime mover was used to tow the 155 mm GPF, while on service withe the US Army on the western front, ca. 1918 ?

Thanks, Chris.



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Same question asked on Armorama some years ago: http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&req=viewtopic&topic_id=98457

Some possible towing vehicles

-- Tractor, Half-Track, Artillery, 15-ton (Holt/Caterpillar 75hp)
-- Tractor, Full-Track, 10-ton, Armored (Ordnance/Holt)
-- Truck, 4x4 Renault EG
-- Truck, 4x4 Latil TAR

My guess is that US Army would have followed French practice and towed the guns by truck on roads and used the tracked vehicles to tow the guns into position across

broken ground.

The 155mm gun wasn't quick into action since it required a hole to be dug below the breech to allow the gun to recoil fully at high elevation angles. Because of the

large traverse of the carriage it required something like 6 cu.m of soil to be dug out. I can imagine that frequent changes of firing position would be unpopular with the gun crews.

Regards,

Charlie



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Thnaks a lot Charlie !



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Great links !



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