WWII Gun marker

[Ed Storey]

Originally Posted by CWO (ret) Gilles Aubé

I want to thank all of you that gave me some answers.
I gest I was not clear enough.
I am not taking about the AIMING POSTS or the ZERO LINE MARKER, because they are put in place after the gun is at the gun position.
What I am trying to find out is
The GPO / TSM made the reccy and planted ‘GUN MARKERS ‘ where they wanted the guns to be situated.
When the gun number one comes on the gun position, he will stop his gun at this GUN MARKER in line with the gun telescope.
This is how we did it with the 105 and 155 mm guns, I am sure the 25 Pdr had something similar.
Merci à tous et j’apprécie votre appui.
Gilles

This is why I don't invest a lot of time in answering forum questions as "I am sure the 25 Pdr had something similar" does not cut it and simply shows that you need to do some research into how field artillery was laid during the Second World War. Just because things were done a certain way when you were in the 'guns' does not mean that they were done the same way 50 years prior. Sending out ambiguous shot-gun questions to a forum may provide the answer you want, but at the end of the day you really need to sit down, crack a few books and actually become proficient in the topic before you continue pestering people to do your research. I hope I am clear enough.