The 75mm Pack Howitzer M116 was designed in the United States to meet a need for a mobile artillery system. Development began in 1920, and in August 1927, they standardized the gun on an M1 carriage. The 75mm Pack Howitzer was in service with Canadian Airborne Batteries from 1949 to 1956. Its light weight and […]
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The 9 Pounder Rifled Muzzle Loading Gun (9 Pdr RML) was the first gun used by Canadian Gunners and deployed during the North-West Rebellion of 1885. It was in Canadian service 1873-1897, replacing the 9 Pdr SB. The gun still has no recoil mechanism and must be repositioned after each shot. This gun is on
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The Artillery Trailer, or “Limber,” was used to carry ammunition and equipment for the gun. The Limber carried 32 rounds of ammunition for the 25 Pdr Field Gun or the 17 Pdr Anti-Tank Gun, along with extra fuses. The personal kit of the Gunners was under a tarp on the front of the trailer. The
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The 40mm Bofors Light Anti-Aircraft (40mm LAA) gun is a Swedish design in Canadian service 1941-1959. The 40mm LAA replaced obsolete guns remaining from the First World War pressed into service 1939-41. Two-thirds of the LAA in the 1st Canadian Army was composed of 40mm LAA in the towed variant on display here or the
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The Field Artillery Tractor (FAT) was a four-wheel-drive towing vehicle used with the 25 Pounder Field Gun and the 17 Pounder Anti-Tank Gun during the Second World War. Ford and General Motors in Canada produced over 22,000 FATS during the war. The FAT was replaced by a towing vehicle based upon the Ram Tank for
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