Traverse carriage—as used here, a stationary gun mount, consisting of a gun carriage on a wheeled platform which can be moved about a pivot for aiming the gun to right or left.
Windage—as used here, the difference between the diameter of the shot and the diameter of the bore.
Figure 51—THE PARTS OF A CANNON.
Selected Bibliography
The following is a listing of the more important sources dealing with the development of artillery which have been consulted in the production of this booklet. None of the German or Italian sources have been included, since practically no German or Italian guns were used in this country.