Minutes of proceedings of the Royal Artillery Institution (1858)
Great Britain. Army. Royal Artillery Institution · Woolwich, Eng., : The Institution · leaf 349
advantage. The rough clumsy framework in use in a “ takhtrewan ” could be lightened and improved. The shafts could be made of wood and fastened to a light steel framework, with loops to support and secure the gun while travelling. The carriage, with its wheels and the ammunition, could be carried… … the 400-lb. jointed-gun is 70^ inches, or about 6 feet, which would not be an excessive length. The objections to be urged against such a
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