Early war gun tractors

[cliff]

Originally Posted by Noel Burgess

Anybody know what the trailer is in Keith's first photo above, is it some kind of limber?

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

[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