Geared Carriage and Slide with Hydraulic Recoil.
Ericsson’s Turret-Carriage.
The slide of the turret-carriage consists of two bars built into the turret. The carriage is made of double plate-iron worked on a frame. The compressor is the original of the Elswick compressor ([see page 201]), working on the same principle. The gun is run in and out by means of a large cogged driving-wheel gearing in a rack underneath the slide.
Ericsson’s Turret-Carriage. (Top.)
Ericsson’s Turret-Carriage. (Bottom.)
Friction-Drum Recoil-Check Carriage.