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| Keywords: 60pdrMkICarriageMkII.jpg Diagram of British 60 pounder Mk I gun on Mk II carriage with Mk II limber in traveling position It demonstrates how the gun and breech was transported carried well forward on the Mk II carriage i e it could not be moved rearwards towards the limber to equalise the weight distribution as with Mk I and Mk III carriage Most of the gun's weight was carried on the gun carriage's wheels rather than the limber's <br>This diagram depicts a gun in US Army service but is also indicative of British army service <br>NOTE Gun barrel is depicted truncated Handbook of artillery including mobile anti-aircraft and trench matériel 1920 United States Army Ordnance Dept May 1920 page 190 <br>http //www archive org/details/handbookofartill00unitrich 1920-05 United States Army Ordnance Dept Copyright free - US Government PD-USGov BL 60 pounder Gun Gun-carriages BL 60 pounder 1920s technical drawings Limbers BL 60 pounder | ||||
