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Pardon my ignorance, but what is the purpose of the Earth box? When I heard it mentioned, when this model first came out, I had a much different notion of what it was. Now seeing it with a couple of contributions, it is not what I expected.
The principle was to add enough weight to stop the gun moving once fired.
"An earth box is bolted across the front part of the firing beams to
prevent the front of the carriage lifting on firing."
page 41 Handbook 9.2 Inch BL Howitzers, Marks I & II. 1920.
The box dismantles into 5 panels for transport and holds 11 tons of earth...
Oh yes, and Well Done RCD