=Light Gun Discussion.= The consensus of opinion of all artillery
officers—French, English and American—is that the 75-mm gun, or
approximately this caliber, firing a 15-pound projectile or a
projectile of approximately this weight, and having a range of not less
than 11,000 yards, is a satisfactory weapon at the present time for
use with the division artillery. The projectile in question, whether a
shrapnel or a high explosive shell, satisfies adequately the criterion
of man-killing. At the close of the war the nations were not entirely
in accord with respect to their conception of an up-to-date carriage
for a light field gun. All the nations whose tendencies have been
considered in this report have experienced to a varying degree with
field gun carriages, particularly in a desire to design a carriage
permitting a greater angle of elevation and greater movement of the gun
in the traverse. The Italians have expressed themselves in the modified
Deport Carriage; this vehicle is of the split trail type and permits
an elevation in excess of 75 degrees, and a traverse on each side of
the center of the carriage of about 20 degrees—about 356 mils. Up to
the time that the board left France it was not possible to learn the
French decision in the matter of a split trail carriage for their light
field gun. It is known, however, that several types of this carriage
have been designed and tested; it is known, also, that considerable
favor has been found with the American 1916, which type has been tested
under the auspices of the French Government. In England, however, the
board was not able to develop any enthusiasm for the split trail type,
although the matter had been seriously considered. In that country
the up-to-date field gun carriage appears to be adequately expressed
in their new 18-pounder. The vehicle upon which this gun is mounted
permits an elevation of 37 degrees and an axle traverse of 4½ degrees
on each side. The trail is a box trail and the carriage is simple and
steady in its construction and lends itself to rapid production.
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