John Breed, Diary and Training diary, item 82

• March 27, 2017 16:09:12 Cheryl Ellsworth

  by shifting the trail called traversing, for fine traversing

  the cradle is mounted on top carriage, pivoted

  vertically on the main carriage and traversed by a

  screw, or else the cradle has a vertical trunnion

  pivoted in  saddle, which again is on a horizontal

  trunnions for elevation, or in French equipments, the

  whole carriage traverses on the axletree. The lower

  carriage consists of the trail, axeltree and wheel, the trail

  has at its point a spade to hold the carriage from

  recoiling, a trail eye by which it is limbered up to the

  hook on the limber for travelling and a folding traversing

  handspike. The trail also carries seats for the gunners

  who lay the gun and attends to the breech mechanism,

  and a travelling brake is also used during firing to

  prevent the carriage from running forward when the gun

  runs up after recoil. The shield is fixed to the lower

  carriage, and the lower. and sometimes the upper portion

  are hinged so as to fold on the central portion when

  not required. The gun is layed by open or telescope

  sights, or, when firing behind cover, by a clinometer

  with a spirit-level for elevation and a dial sight

  with horizontal graduated circle for line. The gun

• February 25, 2017 21:52:42 Erin Gordon

  by shifting the trail called traversing, for fine traversing

  the cradle is mounted on top carriage, pivoted

  vertically on the main carriage and traversed by a

  screw, or else the cradle has a vertical trunnion

  pivoted in  saddle, which again is on a horizontal

  trunnions for elevation, or in French equipments, the

  whole carriage traverses on the axletree. The lower

  carriage consists of the trail, axelize and wheel, the trail

  has at its point a spade to hold the carriage from

  recoiling, a trail eye by which it is limbered up to the

  hook on the limber for travelling and a folding traversing

  handspike. The trail also carries ... for the gunners

  who lay the gun and attends to the breech mechanism,

  and a travelling brake is also used during firing to

  prevent the carriage from running forward when the gun

  runs up after recoil. The shield is fixed to the lower

  carriage, and the lower. and sometimes the upperportion

  are hinged so as to fold on the central portion when

  not required. The gun is layed by open or telescope

  sights, or, when firing behind cover, by a clinometer

  with a spiril-level elevation and a dial sight

  with horizontal gradualized circle for line. The gun

  
  

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• February 25, 2017 21:34:22 Erin Gordon

  by shifting the trail called traversing, for fine traversing

  the cradle is mounted on top carriage, pivoted

  vertically on the main carriage and traversed by a

  screw, or else the cradle has a vertical trunnion

  pivoted in  saddle, which again is on a horizontal

  trunnions for elevation, or in French equipments, the

  whole carriage traverses on the axlelize. The lower

  carriage consists of the trail, axelize and wheel, the trail

  has at its point a spade to hold the carriage from

  recoiling, a trail eye by which it is limbered up to the

  hook on the limber for travelling and a folding traversing

  handspike. The trail also carries ... for the gunners

  who lay the gun and attends to the breech mechanism,

  and a travelling brake is also used during firing to

  prevent the carriage from running forward when the gun

  runs up after recoil. The shield is fixed to the lower

  carriage, and the lower. and sometimes the upperportion

  are hinged so as to fold on the central portion when

  not required. The gun is layed by open or telescope

  sights, or, when firing behind cover, by a clinometer

  with a spiril-level elevation and a dial sight

  with horizontal gradualized circle for line. The gun

  
  

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• February 25, 2017 21:16:31 Erin Gordon

  by shifting the trail called traversing, for fine traversing

  the cradle is mounted on top carriage, pivoted

  vertically on the main carriage and traversed by a

  screw, or else the cradle has a vertical trunnion

  pivoted in  saddle, which again is on a horizontal

  trunnions for elevation, or in French equipments, the

  whole carriage traverses on the axlelize. The lower

  carriage consists of the trail, axelize and wheel, the trail

  has at its point a spade to hold the carriage from

  recoiling, a trail eye by which it is limbered up to the

  hook on the limber for travelling and a folding traversing

  handspike. The trail also carries ... for the gunners

  who lay the gun and attends to the breech mechanism,

  and a travelling brake is also used during firing to

  prevent the carriage from running forward when the gun

  runs up after recoil. The shield is fixed to the lower

  carriage, and the lower. and sometimes the upperportion

  are hinged so 

  
  

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• February 25, 2017 21:13:18 Erin Gordon

  by shifting the trail called traversing, for fine traversing

  the cradle is mounted on top carriage, pivoted

  vertically on the main carriage and traversed by a

  screw, or else the cradle has a vertical trunnion

  pivoted in  saddle, which again is on a horizontal

  trunnions for elevation, or in French equipments, the

  whole carriage traverses on the axlelize. The lower

  carriage consists of the trail, axelize and wheel, the trail

  has at its point a spade to hold the carriage from

  recoiling, a trail eye by which it is limbered up to the

  hook on the limber for travelling and a folding traversing

  handspike. The trail also carries 

  
  

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