Landships II

chriswanderson · Corporal

18 pdr qf field gun

philthydirtyanimal · Commander in Chief

Chris, there is a little vid here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcl3rZm35gc

that shows that quite often there was a lot of other stuff attached to the recuperator, such as sacking etc. And if you are going to model the limber as well, then it was often covered in horse blankets, tenting, etc.

The rope is asbestos string. Maybe the recuperator got hot with prolonged use? Certainly it was used on the exhaust pipe of tanks to prevent burns.

Hope that helps a bit.

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28juni14 · Hero

Hello Chris,

It's always a good idea to do a search for information; as it is quite likely the issue�was covered in prior postings.

Search for " 18 pounder field gun ", and you'll find your question answered in posting during May - June of 2008.

-- Edited by 28juni14 at 03:27, 2009-03-01

chriswanderson · Corporal

Hi: Thanks for the quick replies.I did find the posting of May- June, great pictures. That last post on June 2nd added a thought, rope was added to provide splinter protection without adding too much weight. In the field, would the rope stay that clean, I know how dirty I get in my yard. I've seen a picture of the gun being pulled through the mud. It looks like a two color camouflage. Any ideas what colors?
Also I've seen, I guess just for transport, the top of the splinter shield folded down over the recuperator. If the lower one got folded back the opposite way would that not be a problem with getting caught in the mud?
Thanks for any help,
Chris Anderson
"Tous pour la France et tout."

P.S. This is a great site.

Ironsides · Legend

Hi as I understand it the rope was to provide a easy way of keeping the recuperator cool.... some of the energy of the recoil is�changed to heat in the recuperator, during extensive action in order to stop overheating and the possiblity of a burst recuperator the rope was kept wet...

Cheers smile

Paul Bonnett · Hero

Hi, according to the Osprey book the colour would depend on the unit operating the gun.This could vary from plain green ( khaki) to green with bands of service brown or even blue-grey with bands of brown outlined in yellow. Various forms of dazzle painting were tried during 1918.
Paul