5.5" gun

[ARTY-BOY]

Rod
Enjoyed reading that, and well done for rescuing the 5.5's.
Dad was a bombardier with 10th Med Regt (RF)RA 84th Bty WW2, which had 16, 5.5's issued in May 43.
Your right about the Prematures, the regt had more men killed by them than by enemy action, all regts were visited by the Prematures investgation Committee in 44 to try to help them cut down, also trouble with the TUBES which were u/s if damp.
Have just finished a history of the Regt.
Have a nice pic of an "A" Troop 5.5 with full gun kit laid out for inspection.
Rob

[Rod Bellars (RIP)]

Glad you enjoyed it i am still chasing a few smalls for the gun ie covers and wooden staves but have most the rare stuff along with the post war upgraded no7 dial sight .They are a magnificent item and shame to see most outside rotting and being stripped

Ask your dad if you can I know when they used the 3.7" aa as anti tank gun they used an unfused HE round do they do the same with these in direct fire?

Also my uncle was on 25pdr in North africa and Italy and he said when they fired at Germans in buildings they sometimes used the standard He round but left the safety cap on to allow for shel to enter building before detonating did they do this on 5.5" to get same delayed action on imapct fuses which were the same ?
regards
Rod

[rnixartillery]

Rod,

I have a NOS Breech cover and spare staves,I will e-mail you .



Rob.......................rnixartillery.

[Rod Bellars (RIP)]

thanks rob we have done this on email think we can keep it there now as double typing lol the staves i refer to are the wooden traversing staves that fit in the loops on rear of trails
regards
Rod
ps enjoying your shots and collection looks good