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Why naval and land guns used different carriages

Naval carriages fitted confined decks, while land carriages needed larger wheels and arrangements for movement ashore.

Question

What was the difference between land and naval cannon?

Short answer

The carriage: naval mountings were short and compact, while land carriages were built to move over the ground.

Notes

A naval gun carriage was short enough to operate within a ship's confined spaces. A land carriage needed larger wheels for movement over the ground. It could include braking arrangements and provisions for movement by horses, oxen, or people. Those features made a carriage useful ashore but awkward aboard ship.