File:18pdrMkIVOnCarriageMkVWoodenWheels1940.jpg

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THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 1939-45
18-pdr Mk IV gun of 46th Field Battery, Royal Artillery, Pirbright, May 1940.


Comment : This is an 18 pounder Mk IV on carriage Mk V, with old style wooden spoked wheels. The men are pegging the ends of the split trail into position.
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