John Breed, Diary and Training diary, item 82
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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
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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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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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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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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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- Mrs Jean Hanby
- Western Front
- Artillery
- Trench Life
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