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Old 25-03-09, 23:09
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The other photos (with the spare tyres) may be early US before the M1 helmet was adopted (note the webbing and packs) and if so would definitely be 155mm.

The spare tyres indicate that the tractor used different sized tyres than the gun (or was tracked). the limber and tow bar appear to be the early model which ties into my beleif that this is a US gun early in the war.

Ubique! Mike
The last three photos are from Life and show American guns during training in 1940.

155mm gun Long Tom

http://images.google.com/hosted/life...N%26start%3D20

http://images.google.com/hosted/life...N%26start%3D40

http://images.google.com/hosted/life...N%26start%3D40

http://images.google.com/hosted/life...N%26start%3D40

155 howitzer (Korea 1952)

http://images.google.com/hosted/life...N%26start%3D40

M1917 – M1918 155mm Gun

http://images.google.com/hosted/life...N%26start%3D40

http://images.google.com/hosted/life...N%26start%3D40

Old 155mm Howitzers

http://images.google.com/hosted/life...N%26start%3D40

http://images.google.com/hosted/life...N%26start%3D40

http://images.google.com/hosted/life...N%26start%3D40

http://images.google.com/hosted/life...N%26start%3D40

http://images.google.com/hosted/life...N%26start%3D20

8 inch Howitzer

http://images.google.com/hosted/life...life%26hl%3Den

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