Koehler Depressing Carriage
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Koehler Depressing Carriage
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The Koehler Depressing Carriage was a novel type of gun carriage invented in 1782 by Lt George Frederick Koehler of the Royal Artillery. It was devised to enable cannon to be fired at a steeply downward-facing angle and was made necessary by the peculiar circumstances that the British Army faced during the Great Siege of Gibraltar between 1779 and 1783. The carriage saw active service during the siege, when it was used to support the British counter-bombardment of Spanish and French artillery ba
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koehler_Depressing_Carriage
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2023-12-30T21:26:28Z
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