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 Truly a War of Motors

��Besides displacing horses at the front in the World War, motor-trucks are also used to carry woun- ded chargers off the battlefield. Four ambu- lances like the one shown are now with the British Army in France. Each holds two horses. One side of the body swings down so that animals can walk or be hauled in. The twenty-ton naval gun be- low was carried by an American tractor over eleven miles of mountain roads which were badly torn up by shot and shell. Despite these difficulties, the load was delivered

�����The great number of motor vehicles now in use in the war has necessitated the employment of vehicles whose sole purpose is to make quick repairs. The unit shown at the left is an American workshop with the Ninth Australian Corps. Note the complete equip- ment of forge, anvil, vise, drill presses and tools. Also note how the lower half of the body swings down to form a convenient working platform

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