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The '''Casúr''' (Aen. ''Hammer'') was a tracked self-propelled gun platform designed by ''Teilgcheárta de Armann Marlfaeld'' (Marlfield Arms Foundry) in the 1920s for the [[Office of the National Army (Faneria)|Fhainnin Army]]. Shortly after the introduction of the design, TAM was bought by the government and integrated into the [[Teilgcheárta de Armachd Nàiseanta Fhainn|National Arms Foundry]] as TANF Marlfield, and mass production began in [[Marlfield]], [[Cancale]], and [[Luinndún]] in the late 1920s and early 1930s. | The '''Casúr''' (Aen. ''Hammer'') was a tracked self-propelled gun platform designed by ''Teilgcheárta de Armann Marlfaeld'' (Marlfield Arms Foundry) in the 1920s for the [[Office of the National Army (Faneria)|Fhainnin Army]]. Shortly after the introduction of the design, TAM was bought by the government and integrated into the [[Teilgcheárta de Armachd Nàiseanta Fhainn|National Arms Foundry]] as TANF Marlfield, and mass production began in [[Marlfield]], [[Cancale]], and [[Luinndún]] in the late 1920s and early 1930s. | ||
The third SPG design introduced into a world military and the first to be mass-produced, Hammers served as the fountational platform for heavy-caliber fire support for the National Army during the [[Second Great War]] and played a pivotal role in nearly every major land battle in the northern theater except mountain fighting, such as the [[Battle of Lark's Pass]]. The mobility and degree of fire provided by the vehicle proved a decisive factor in Fhainnin victories throughout the early war, and significantly affected strategic planning throughout the | The third SPG design introduced into a world military and the first to be mass-produced, Hammers served as the fountational platform for heavy-caliber fire support for the National Army during the [[Second Great War]] and played a pivotal role in nearly every major land battle in the northern theater except mountain fighting, such as the [[Battle of Lark's Pass]]. The mobility and degree of fire provided by the vehicle proved a decisive factor in Fhainnin victories throughout the early war, and significantly affected strategic planning by Faneria's military leadership throughout the conflict. The Hammer's track system also directly inspired the tracks initially used on Fhainnin heavy tanks, which proved severely inadequate for large-scale, mobile tank combat such as the critical maneuver stages of the [[Battle of Culich]]. | ||
==Design and Production== | ==Design and Production== | ||
[[File:HammerSPGTransport.jpg|thumb||left|Diagram of a train carriage produced for the Casúr system.]] | [[File:HammerSPGTransport.jpg|thumb||left|Diagram of a train carriage produced for the Casúr system.]] | ||
Two variations of the basic chassis were designed; one gun carrige and a towing and munition tractor being expected per gun team, as the aim of the concept was to reduce the required trucking of ammunition associated with towed guns. The gun carriage was designed for a heavy 8 | Two variations of the basic chassis were designed; one gun carrige and a towing and munition tractor being expected per gun team, as the aim of the concept was to reduce the required trucking of ammunition associated with towed guns. The gun carriage was designed for a heavy 8" howitzer which was produced in Cancale primarily; however, other guns such as the [[Type 1930 6" Field Gun]] would be fitted to it by rear salvage centers when replacement 8" barrels were unavailable in practice. The tractor carriage could be hitched to the gun itself to increase traction and fractionally improve travel speed on roads, and many additional tractor variants were constructed as carriers for 6" towed gun ammunition, 10" ammunition for the titanic [[Type 1933 10" Field Gun]], or bulk carriers for small arms, mortar, rocket, and other types of ammunition or conventional supplies when needed. In some cases, the gun carriage would be used to mount the longer naval variant of the 1930 6" gun, which was unsuitable for conventional carriages. | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||