Speed limits during WWII in Australia.

[Tony Smith]

Surprised by the low speeds for towing the 2Pdr and 25Pdr Short; 12 mph and 10mph respectively.

Can understand now the need to develop the 2Pdr Portee concept.

[rob love]

There is no suspension on those/most guns, making them very susceptible to rollover.

[Lang]

When I was in the CMF (Reserve) as a kid in the 60's convoy speeds used to be 30mph mainly because the few Blitz water trucks could not keep up with the GMC and Studebaker gun tractors.

Running in small groups or individually with a 25 pounder (no limbers used by that time) it was whatever you could get out of them (although the dash placard said 45mph). Often saw 50mph down hill and the guns towed effortlessly. I did notice the NDT tyres used to scallop badly on the guns while the same tread on the trucks wore evenly. Might have had something to do with suspension - or lack thereof.

Lang

[jeff davis]

No Restrictions to Universal Carriers that I can see.

[Ed Storey]

Here are the wartime speed limits as set by the Canadian Army.

Regularions for Drivers of MT Vehicles, Universal Carriers and Motorcycles - 1943 7-43 copy1.jpg

Vehicle Speed Limits copy1.jpg

[Rich Payne]

From a BEF GHQ diary.

[Mike Cecil]

The latest issue of KVE News includes an article on Australian Army MV speeds during the 40s and 50s.

https://935018b6-3e94-4904-91ad-69b2...3693131782.pdf

Pages 12 to 15.

Mike