Eccentric trucks

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 03/09/2015 at 15:37 • Filed to: Hotchkiss

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Here we have a Laffly/Hotchkiss W15T. No. I don't know what the little wheels at the front are either.

Hotchkiss-made guns were used against the late Sitting Bull during the Indian wars.

HammerheadFistpunch > Cé hé sin 03/09/2015 at 15:39

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Approach angle bro.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Cé hé sin 03/09/2015 at 15:41

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I've got a book at home which has a large number of gun tractors in it, and IIRC quite a few did that. I think it's meant to be a novel "fix" to poor approach angles.

Jcarr > Cé hé sin 03/09/2015 at 15:43

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Found an explanation of those wheels here .

The Hotchkiss W15T had a bumper wheel assembly at the front of the chassis and similar sized auxiliary wheels just behind the front axle. This unique French design protected the radiator and drive-train and prevented the vehicle from digging its nose into the ground.

Cé hé sin > HammerheadFistpunch 03/09/2015 at 15:44

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I'd have put the proper front wheels further forward. I think every other manufacturer would have agreed with me.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Cé hé sin 03/09/2015 at 15:47

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What, and actually use a chassis designed for the purpose of going offroad instead of an obtuse rework? Are you mad?

The Compromiser > Cé hé sin 03/09/2015 at 20:18

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Hotchkiss guns were used for a long time. WW1 and into 2 and beyond. Traditionally they are fed from a stripper clip so they stick out straight from the gun.