U.S. 1918 Limber
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U.S. 1918 Caisson
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U.S. Model of 1905 3-inch Field Gun

U.S. 1918 Limber, also, U.S. 1918 Caisson, also, U.S. Model of 1905 3-inch Field Gun. . , U.S. 1918 Limber , The 1918 Limber is a two-wheeled vehicle to which the trail on the Gun or the tongue of the Caisson is connected. A team of six horses is harnessed to the pole and tree of the Limber. The thirty-six round ammunition chest of the Limber serves as a seat for three of the gun crew. Various tools and equipment are secured in brackets to the sides of the chest. Two Limbers are required per Gun Section. , , U.S. 1918 Caisson , The 1918 Caisson is a two-wheeled ammunition carrier for the U.S. 1905 or the 1916 Field Gun. Its ammunition chest has a capacity of seventy rounds. Like the gun, it is connected to a Limber and drawn by a team of six horses. One Gun with one Caisson, two Limbers, twelve horses and ten men makes up a Gun Section. Four Gun Sections make up one Field Artillery Battery. , , U.S. Model of 1905 3-inch Field Gun , Entered Service: 1905 , Weight: 2,520 pounds , Bore Size: 3 inches , Maximum Range: 4-3/4 miles , Projectile Weight: 15 pounds , , The Model of 1905 is the third and last of the 3-inch Gun Series 1902, 1904, and 1905. Only minor details differentiate the three types. , , Only 603 of these 3-inch Guns were in inventory at the time the United States entered into world war one. The guns remained in this country for training while the United States military forces in Europe used the French Model 1897, 75 millimeter field gun.