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It is a two wheel cart attached to the trail of a field artillery piece for transport.
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What is an artillery caisson?
It is an ammunition storage box usually towed by a two wheeled cart behind an artillery piece attached by it trail to a two wheeled limber for transportation. It usually provided a crew platform and often included seating for an artillery crew.
Where did the 538th Field Artillery serve in World War 2?
This artillery unit was originally the 52d Artillery Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. It was redesignated the 286th Coast Artillery Battalion August 3, 1944. It was redesignated the 538th Field Artillery Battalion on November 20, 1944. The 538th Artillery was one of the 238 "separate" artillery battalions in the European Theater of Operations. It was a 240MM howitzer battalion.
What is the furthest that modern artillery can shoot?
The large naval artillery could fire a round 23 miles. The army and coastal artillery could fire about that far. Field Artillery were not as large and had a shorter range. Modern artillery has used rocket assisted artillery shells but I'm not sure of the range of those.
What firearms and weapons did the Mexican Army use in the Mexican-American War 1846 - 1848?
The Brown Bess Musket was still in use by the vast majority of the Mexican Army. Their artillery was heavy (primarilly classed as siege weapons) and lacked the horse drawn mobility (limber and caisson) favored by the US Flying Artillery Units that practiced "Shoot and Scoot" tactics to prevent heavy losses to counter battery fire.Dragoons were not only highly effective, thet were the shock troops of the era and could be called on to "open a hole"when needed. They were feared. A load of double grape by flying artillery could dismount a full squadron, and a lancer without a mount was easy prey.
Is field artillery officer dangerous?
Yes, but nowhere near as dangerous as being an infantry officer or a combat engineer officer. Both of the latter put a man much closer to the direct fire of the enemy. Artillery was usually a few miles behind the front lines and adjusted its aim by receiving directions from a Forward Observer, communicating by means of radio or field telephone. Forward Observers were artillery officers, but they were on the front lines with the infantry, so they could see where the artillery should be aiming. Forward Observer was the most dangerous job in the field artillery.Artillery was a target of the enemy, and if they could get a fix on its location they would fire their own artillery at the positions of friendly artillery, in "counter battery fire", and this was a hazard. The US was usually much better supplied with artillery ammunition than its foes, though, and probably did more counter battery firing.Sometimes if the enemy made a successful attack and achieved a breakthrough, they would get in the rear of Allied lines and be back among the artillery before anyone knew they were coming, or before they had time to "limber up" and bring up their trucks, hook up their howitzers and pull back. There were instances where artillery batteries had to fire at visible enemy targets, over "open sights", which was considered point blank range for artillery. The enemy would of course be trying to shoot battery personnel in these encounters.
What is a Casson Wagon?
Not 100% sure, but I think you might mean "caisson." It is a two-weeled carriage for a cannon or other piece of artillery. The limber held the ammunition and other essentials for firing the gun, and it also had two wheels. When connected, the gun on its caisson and the limber resembled a skeletal four-wheeled wagon. Two members of the gun crew rode on the limber, and the others rode on the horses. This arrangement continued until artillery tractors began to replace horses for pulling artillery.
What is an artillery caisson?
It is an ammunition storage box usually towed by a two wheeled cart behind an artillery piece attached by it trail to a two wheeled limber for transportation. It usually provided a crew platform and often included seating for an artillery crew.
What is another word for limber?
Flexible can be used for limber.
How do you use limber in a sentence as a adj?
This is very like limber.
How do you use the word Limber in a sentence?
The girl in the play was very limber.
What is a sentence with limber?
Make sure you do some limber before you work out
What is a sentence for the word Limber?
I can give you several sentences.You should limber up before you work out.She is so much more limber than I am.You have to be limber to do the limbo!
When was Limber Perez born?
Limber Perez was born on 1976-07-26.
How do you use limber in a sentence?
limber means flexible
Can you give an example sentence using limber?
After a proper warm-up, the dancer was able to showcase her limber movements during the performance.
What is a hinky pinky for a flexible log?
Limber timber is a hinky pinky for flexible logs.
What is Type of rope with a hook and toggle used to tow a gun carriage?
\pro*longe"\ (?), n. [f. see prolong.] (field artillery) a rope with a hook and a toggle, sometimes used to drag a gun carriage or to lash it to the limber, and for various other purposes.
