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A box trail carriage design (the M1925E carriage) and two other split trail designs (the T1 and T2) were also developed, but the original split trail design was found superior after testing. After being selected, the piece was standardized in December 1927, as the 105 mm howitzer M1 on carriage M1.
In 1941, these guns began to become surplus when they were gradually being replaced by the M2A1 105 mm M101 split-trail Howitzer; some were removed from their towed carriages and installed on the M3 Half-Track as the M3 gun motor carriage (GMC) tank destroyers. M3 GMCs were used in the Pacific theater during the Battle for the Philippines and ...
It returns to firing position when releasing a lanyard. The carriage is single axle and split trail. The trails spread at emplacement, but draw together and lock for travel. The carriage consists of an equilibrator, shield, elevating mechanism, cradle, traversing mechanism, top carriage, wheels and trails. The carriage traversal is a screw type.
The new split-trail carriage featured an eight-wheel integral two-axle bogie and a two-wheel limber that supported the trails for transport. The carriage was a two-piece design. The upper carriage included the side frames with trunnion bearings that supported the recoil mechanism that carried the gun cradle, slide and gun tube. The upper ...
The US Army wished to examine and adopt a split-trail carriage, which would allow a higher elevation for indirect fire and dropping shells into trenches. [2] This carriage type was used on the prototype 3-inch model of 1913, which was later designated the 3-inch gun M1916 after a major carriage redesign, prompted by field trials of the M1913.
M1A1 on carriage M3A3 Carriage type box trail box trail split trail Wheels wooden, with steel rims steel, with pneumatic tires steel, with pneumatic tires Shield none none + Length 3.68 m (12 ft 1 in) 3.94 m (12 ft 11 in) Width 1.22 m (4 ft 0 in) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Height 0.94 m (3 ft 1 in) 1.18 m (3 ft 10 in) Combat weight
Split trail – A split trail carriage, invented by Joseph-Albert Deport in 1907-1908, [11] has two trails which can be spread to provide greater stability. However, another reason for this design is to provide greater angles of elevation and traverse. Since the carriage is stationary, traverse and elevation are controlled by separate hand wheels.
The design of the 10.5 cm GebH 40 was relatively conventional in regard to the gun itself, with its standard German horizontal sliding block breech, split trail carriage with removable spades, and muzzle brake, but the carriage differed considerably from those typically used in the German army. The wheels were made from light-alloy with solid ...