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Rob Beale 21-07-15 04:18

Gun planks
 
Does anyone know the dimensions of the gun planks used for artillery and recovery please?

Rob

Rob Beale 21-07-15 10:56

after much trawling...
 
I found some references to recovery gear:

Gun Planks 6 foot x 12 inches (no thickness given)

And another referred to 6 foot or 10 foot planks

Skids 3 foot x 6 inch x 3 inch

Blocks 3 foot x 9 inch x 6 inch

Rollers 6 foot x 6 inch diameter
and 3 foot by 6 inch diameter

I found a few images of planks stowed on various ARV so will try to scale the thickness.

This stuff is pretty general for vehicle recovery, but I guess the gun planks were originally Arty equipment for stabilising gun platforms in poor ground.
(i read of the difficulties the NZFA had at Paschendale in 1917 with the guns sinking in the mud after firing and needing frequent relaying)

Rob

everyone must be at WnP this week?

Lew Skelton 22-07-15 08:51

Ill go look
 
Dont worry Rob, I'm not at W&P, ill go look tonight as I have a few Aussie recov pams fron waaay back.

Rob Beale 22-07-15 12:02

Thanks Lew
 
I reckon from the images I downloaded from the web that the gun planks must be 3 inch thick: ie 6 ' long by 12" x 3"

Wheel scotches
By the way I got some wheel scotches which are welded with angle iron lugs for the cable attachments. They look like the ones on the back of the QLB Bofors tractors.

Are the riveted ones with the looped cable attacments for CMP?

Rob

ps Hanno you might want to move this from the Gun Park to another sub forum

Lew Skelton 22-07-15 12:42

This is the only ref for gun planks I could find
 
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Looks like the same info you allready have Rob, but hey, you cant beat a photo.

Lew Skelton 23-07-15 03:31

a couple of pictures scanned from a book
 
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bringing it back on to Arty, I found these pictures in a book

Rob Beale 23-07-15 12:30

Great info thanks Lew
 
I like the detail in the old manuals. And it's another lesson in how little changes over time: materials and methods may develop, but the basic principles are the same.

I will catch up next time I'm in Manawatu.

Rob


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