Early war gun tractors

[Keith Brooker]

Originally Posted by cliff

Looks like an 18Ib gun limber followed by the 18Lb gun looking at the photo.

photo of 18Pdr

[Noel Burgess]

Thanks - just seen the other posts on "In the background" thread; wasn't paying attention.
18ld gun - so would that make it very early in the war, say 1939-40? Didn't realise that the SU was around that early in the war.

[Keith Brooker]

Originally Posted by Noel Burgess

Thanks - just seen the other posts on "In the background" thread; wasn't paying attention.
18ld gun - so would that make it very early in the war, say 1939-40? Didn't realise that the SU was around that early in the war.

I thought it was later in the war, but would they still be towing that limber. you can see the limber behind the SU Coe if its a limber.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Noel Burgess

Thanks - just seen the other posts on "In the background" thread; wasn't paying attention.

I merged some postings from several threads into this one. Far to interesting to be "in the backgound"

[Keith Brooker]

one captured by the 8th army MEF from the Italians. Photo from my collection

[CWO (ret) Gilles Aubé]

It is most likely it is a number 24 artillery trailer or limber, with pneumatic tyres type (p).
Gilles

[chrisgrove]

I think you will find this is a No 29 artillery trailer or limber. for the 18 pounder. The No 24 was longer than this one and was the first limber for the 25 pounder, though normally seen with 18/25 pounders. However, this gun is a Martin Parry conversion (to pneumatic tyres) of the old, pole trail, version of the 18 pounder, so no way can it be an 18/25!

Everyone knows the No 27 limber, seen on almost every 25 pdr pic, but WWII saw also the Nos 24 (25 pdr), 26 and 30 (4.5 How), 29 (18 pdr) and another for the 3.7 How whose number I have not been able to work out. Some were just pneumatic tyred versions of the horse drawn originals (like the No 29).

Interesting pics. I wish you could see the gun behind the limber on the FWD!

Chris