portee crew

[Tony Smith]

Originally posted by Dick Wheat
Could you tell me what are your thoughts on the fact that a winch was rquired on a gun tractor but not on most portee conversions. many thanks Dick

The 2pdr is a quite light and manoeverable artillery piece, easily emplaced and rotated by hand. A hand winch on the vehicle is required for embussing the piece back on the vehicle. The 25pdr and 17pdr are much heavier guns and while it is possible to manoevre them on firm, flat ground by the gun crew, once you are on hilly, rocky or muddy ground, a power winch on the vehicle makes life so much easier.