Woods Carriage
Hi David,
Those fascinating images of the 60-pdr on carriages with pneumatic wheel assemblies appear to be a very heavy version of the complicated British Woods Carriage proposed for the 25-pdr in the mid-1930s. The wheel assemblies on each side pivoted forward/backward and locked into a radial position to provide for 360-degree quick-traverse of the carriage while in action, then were pivoted back to parallel on each side for towing. The British Army rejected the idea for the 25-pdr, but a small number were manufactured by Morris Motors for 18-pdrs and exported to Egypt, according to Gander (1983).
I've never seen this 'heavy duty' version before and wonder if these were manufactured in NZ or manufactured in the UK and imported? I suppose some diligent digging in the NZ archives might answer that question.
Mike
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