protacman Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 On thursday we fired the 25pdr for the last time. heres some pics we were asked to bring an Acmat,these trucks were bought as artillery tractors. also present were the tilbury fort group with their morris and limber this is a former Irish vehicle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 So what happens to the old girls now? Unfortunatley my holidays went on Normandy, would love to have been there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topdog Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Why are they being retired? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Why are they being retired? Because the are proably of pensionable age! :-D NATO is now standard on 105mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 I didn't know the Tilbury Fort group have a Morris CDSW six-wheeler. It looks very smart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivor Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 I didn't know the Tilbury Fort group have a Morris CDSW six-wheeler. It looks very smart. They don't, it belongs to a freind of mine who lives in Leeds. They took it across with a limber for the shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Ah, I thought it looked like the Peacock's example - with an Irish registration for the event. Good on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REME 245 Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Unfortunately the Irish Goverment don't like selling military equipment and have a history of cutting up even very rare items of military equipment. Short of any exchanges between military museums it would seem unlikely any will come on to the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protacman Posted August 9, 2009 Author Share Posted August 9, 2009 They flew in a 105mm light gun and fired it on a point target(missed it) then we got to see the last rounds fired. one miss fire , dodgey round. reason for retirement, guns exceed legal towing limit for an unbraked trailer.(EU) tyres 40 years old (unsafe) ammo getting harder to get (believe that one) who will get them museums and interested parties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 A couple of vids of what looks like this event: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaF9ORZC10o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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