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Old 23-06-10, 08:52
Lynn Eades Lynn Eades is offline
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Is that wood for sound deadening/ (to stop the hull acting like a big drum, when the gun is fired) Is it weight? to represent a loaded carrier? Are they trying to sort out the springs?....random thoughts.
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Old 23-06-10, 10:13
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Hi Lynn, I think you are right, the weights (if they are weights) are distributed evenly on the hull so yes I think now too they are setting the ride of the carrier, perhaps uprated springs would of been required, i have seen another picture in a canadian book on the 2 pdr gun featuring the carrier at speed over ruff terrain so i think they were putting it through it paces. Also like the idea of sound deaderning on an un equipped carrier, I think applied at the request of the driver!

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