British QF 18-pdr Mk.2 comment

[Mike Cecil]

This was posted by a museum recently, about their 18-pdr QF Mk.2 gun. Anyone care to comment?

"This is our British Ordnance QF 18-Pounder Mark II. This field gun was key om providing sustained artillery barrages against the enemy. Roughly 10,500 18-pounders were produced by the end of the war. Its quick-fire system was enabled by its recuperator, located above the gun barrel and wrapped in a thick asbestos rope to prevent overheating. The recuperator allowed the barrel to recoil within a fixed cradle, then return to its firing position without manual intervention."

Mike