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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 ...
BL 7.2-inch howitzer Mk.I to Mk.6 United Kingdom: World War II 203: BL 8-inch howitzer Mk I – V United Kingdom: World War I 203: BL 8-inch howitzer Mk VI – VIII United Kingdom: World Wars I, II 203: M115 howitzer, 8 inch M1 United States: World War II, Cold War 203: 203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) Soviet Union: World War II 210: Obice da 210/22 ...
A British 4.5-inch gun firing in Tunisia, 1943. The Headquarters (HQ) of 1st AGRA was formed at Hamilton Park, Glasgow, on 24 August 1942. [8] [9] [10] It was assigned to First Army for the landings in North Africa (Operation Torch), and arrived in Tunisia in January 1943, together with 56th Heavy Regiment, equipped with 7.2-inch howitzers – the first heavy regiment of the RA to serve ...
Heavy artillery pieces towed included the 6-inch gun, 8-inch howitzer, 155 mm Long Tom and the 7.2-inch howitzer. Many Pioneer gun tractors were lost in France in June 1940 with the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), either destroyed by the withdrawing troops or captured by the Germans.
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 ...
13,935 yd (12,742 m) (Mk. II) [4] 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 ...
BL 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer; 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 ...
Calibre. 7.5-inch (190 mm) [2] Muzzle velocity. 2,770 feet per second (844 m/s) [2] Maximum firing range. 12 miles (19 km) [2] The BL 7.5-inch gun Mark VI[3] was the 45 calibre naval gun forming the main battery of Royal Navy Hawkins -class cruisers. These ships with seven single gun mounts were significant to the cruiser limitations defined by ...