[Lang]

MikeC,

I think most people are right when they praise the 25 pounder, which I understand used the 18 pounder as a basis for design.

The different charges were very convenient for range/approach angle variation. When I was a 17 year old kid in 11 Field Regiment they also said they liked to use minimum charge to reach the target to reduce barrel wear. As kids, we all loved to be the ones who burned the big heap of extra charge bags at the end of a shoot.

I used to hate it when they called out "Charge Super" (which was rare). When you pulled on the handle it was like being wacked over the head with a baseball bat. I saw stars every time!

As an aside, I would like to know where the higher angle/less range (below 45deg) theory comes from, I think it can't happen.

Lang