25-pdr in Korea

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

Hi-res supplied direct!

[CWO (ret) Gilles Aubé]

David Hayward, could you be me explicit?

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

I sent Herb a high-resolution copy direct. With compliments!

Best wishes,

[Gunner]

Gilles:

I have one sample and am costing out what it would be to have them made by a chap that does alot of maritime ropework.

They are available in the UK at about 30-40 quid (60 to 80 bucks) which isn't bad until you figure in shipping as they each weigh in at about 25 pounds!

I need one more for the 25 pounder, two for the 17 pounder and two for the 6 pounder (they were, as best I can deternine, the same for all guns.) I'll probably get two for the 40 mm Bofors as well, although I can't remember if they are on the tool kit list.

The hardest part will be the hooks as they are a special item, long and slim with a slot for the leather keeper.

I'll let you know what I learn on the cost side of things.

Mike

[CWO (ret) Gilles Aubé]

OK GUNNER let me know of anny finding.
In the mean time we will use regular hooks, but I still need the rope lenght.

If you want I could post a picture of a dragrope assembly that I have received from the Artillery Museum in Shilo Manitoba.

[Rob Fast]

Any originals available for my 17 Pounder? Cheers Rob in Manitoba

[motto]

What occurs to me about the practicality of that very high angle shot is the attitude of the projectile when it returned to earth. The gyroscopic effect due to spin does not reduce anywhere as rapidly as forward velocity and would, I believe, result in the projectile coming down base first. Presumably HE would be needed to have any effect on a target and the question arrises as to whether it would even detonate if impacting base first.
A mortar has tail fins and lack of spin to ensure arriving nose first.
IMHO firing a 25 pdr in the attitude depicted is no more than a stunt and of no practical use.
There used to be a fellow that was involved in ballistic testing and development of artillery during WW2 that wrote a column for a shooters magazine here in Oz. As part of the testing vertical firing for projectile recovery was carried out. The projectiles were arriving base first and so my doubts about results in this case.

David