Definition of Disappearing carriage
(Ordnance)
a
carriage
for
heavy
coast
guns
on
which
the
gun
is
raised
above
the
parapet
for
firing
and
upon
discharge
is
lowered
behind
the
parapet
for
protection
.
The
standard
type
of
disappearing
carriage
in
the
coast
artillery
of
the
United
States
army
is
the
Buffington-Crozier
carriage
,
in
which
the
gun
trunnions
are
secured
at
the
upper
and
after
ends
of
a
pair
of
heavy
levers
,
at
the
lower
ends
of
which
is
attached
a
counterweight
of
lead
.
The
levers
are
pivoted
at
their
middle
points
,
which
are
,
with
the
top
carriage
,
permitted
restrained
motion
along
the
slightly
inclined
chassis
rails
.
The
counterweight
is
held
in
place
by
a
pawl
and
ratchet
.
When
the
gun
is
loaded
the
pawl
is
released
and
the
counterweight
sinks
,
raising
the
gun
to
the
firing
position
above
the
parapet
.
The
recoil
following
the
discharge
returns
the
gun
to
the
loading
position
,
the
counterweight
rising
until
the
pawl
engages
the
ratchet
.
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