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The BL 7.2-inch howitzer Mk 6 (there was a shift from Roman numerals) retained the Carriage M1 of the Mk V but had a new 7.2-inch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) longer barrel than previous marks and a fifth charge was added to the ammunition. The longer barrel and extra charge provided an increase in range to 19,600 yd (17,900 m) and the new carriage also ...
HM-40 howitzer Iran: 127: BL 5 inch howitzer United Kingdom: Second Boer War, World War I 130: 130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46) Soviet Union: Cold War 137.2: BL 5.4 inch howitzer United Kingdom: World War I 149.1: 15 cm Haubits M/19 Sweden: World Wars I, II 149.1: 15 cm Haubits m/38 Sweden: World War II, Cold War 149.1: 15 cm Haubits m/39 Sweden
BL 6-inch gun Mk XIX; BL 7.2-inch howitzer; BL 8-inch howitzer Mk VI – VIII; BL 9.2-inch howitzer; BL 12-inch howitzer; BL 60-pounder gun; L. Littlejohn adaptor; M.
The Ordnance BL 9.2-inch howitzer was a heavy siege howitzer that formed the principal counter-battery equipment of British forces in France in World War I. It equipped a substantial number of siege batteries of the Royal Garrison Artillery. During World War II a limited number were used in the Battle of France, with the remainder being kept in ...
Mk VI: 10,745 yd (9,825 m) Mk VII & VIII: 12,300 yd (11,200 m) The BL 8-inch howitzer Marks VI, VII and VIII (6, 7 and 8) were a series of British artillery siege howitzers on mobile carriages of a new design introduced in World War I. [note 1] They were designed by Vickers in Britain and produced by all four British artillery manufacturers but ...
BL 5.5-inch Medium Gun; BL 4.5-inch Medium Field Gun; BL 7.2-inch Howitzer Mk.I; BL 8-inch Howitzer – siege gun; BL 60-pounder gun – 5-inch gun from First World War era, replaced by 4.5 inch gun during war; 75 mm Pack Howitzer M1 and M8 – US supplied portable howitzer for use in mountainous areas; QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzer; Smith Gun ...
The Mk XIX was designed and built by Vickers specifically as a field gun, unlike its predecessors which originated as naval guns. Its length was reduced from the 45 calibres of its naval gun predecessors to 35 calibres, to reduce weight and improve mobility. The Mk XIX was a typical British built-up gun of the period constructed of steel with a ...
The tank howitzer was used to arm the Churchill Mark V and VIII, the Cromwell VI & VIII and the Centaur IV tanks. [3] The howitzer was built up from a section of a QF 3.7-inch anti-aircraft gun barrel, the breech mechanism of the Ordnance QF 25 pounder field gun/howitzer and the recoil mechanism of the Ordnance QF 6 pounder anti-tank gun. [4]