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Title: The Times history of the war
Year: 1914 (1910s)
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Subjects: Times history of the war Times history and encyclopaedia of the war World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: London
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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r, anil for thetighter 18 miles ; they were to be able to climba gradient of 1 in 6 fully loaded, and theii- petrolconuiunption wan not to exceed 1 gallon per 40grOHH ton-mileH. The diameter selected for theroad wheels, which wertt to be of Htet»l, not wood,wa« larger than was usual in ordinary com-mercial vehicles—1,050 nun. for the heaviertjrpeand 1,030 nim. for the lighter—the object inclusion of vehicles which did not fully attainto the standard laid down. In addition, ofluMnswere stationed in \ariouH parts of the countiyto take note of such suitable vehicles as wereintroduced into their respective districts, andby this means lists were compiled of the vehiclesthat were available in case of emoi-gency. Thedrivers wore enlisted in a Special Reserve, andthis arrangement, while it could not alwaysensure thut a particular driver accompanied thevehicle to which he was accustomed, in manycases had that result. Plans wore also drawn upfor allocating the voliides, whether subsidized
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ARMOURED ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN AND AMMUNITION CAR. being to take advantage of the fact that largewheels tend to reduce the tractive effortrequired for propulsion, while lessening shockand vibration. Rubber tires were required, foralthough steel tires are cheaper and last longer,their whole width does not come down evenly onan uneven road surface ; this puts excessivestrain on the axles, and also is apt to bedestructive to the roads. It was realized that with strict adherence tothese conditions it would not be possible quicklyto ensure a sufficient supply of vehicles, and anauxiliary and temporary subsidy scheme wasinstituted which, with corresponding reductionsin the amount of the subvention, permitted the or merely listed, to tmits of the ExpeditionaryForce on mobihzation. Down to the outbreakof war this work was carried out by the Trans-port Branch, under the Director of Transportand Movements in the QuarteiTnaster-GeneralsDepartment of the War Oftice, but in August,1914, there was a re

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