https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSRx5UtjMPg
May be of interest to some
Gordon
Off Topic double header
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5ONHlh ... e=youtu.be
You really couldn't pull that with a team, could you?
You really couldn't pull that with a team, could you?
The blasted thing is as wide as the road! ! !
I believe that the weapon being towed is an 8-inch Howitzer No. 1 Mark I, a very reliable weapon.
This is a 60-PDR gun (5-inch or 127mm), similar to the 8-inch Howitzer, but slightly smaller, being pulled by eight horses:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BL_60-poun ... Q_6996.jpg
I believe that the weapon being towed is an 8-inch Howitzer No. 1 Mark I, a very reliable weapon.
This is a 60-PDR gun (5-inch or 127mm), similar to the 8-inch Howitzer, but slightly smaller, being pulled by eight horses:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BL_60-poun ... Q_6996.jpg
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Pat Holscher
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72 tons!