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From 1961 to 1975, the British Army used the 105 mm pack howitzer L5 with L10 ordnance (OTO Melara Mod 56) as its light artillery weapon, replacing the 75 mm howitzer, 4.2 inch mortar, and 25-pounder gun in eight regular artillery regiments.
The Bren gun was a licensed version of the Czechoslovak ZGB 33 light machine gun which, in turn, was a modified version of the ZB vz. 26, which British Army officials had tested during a firearms service competition in the 1930s. The later Bren gun featured a distinctive top-mounted curved box magazine, conical flash hider, and quick change barrel.
Centurion [40] – main British early Cold War tank. Conqueror [41] – used from mid 50s to mid 60s to give long range anti-tank support to Centurions. Built to counter IS-3. Chieftain [42] – main British tank of Cold War and mid Cold War. Challenger 1 [43] – Main British tank late Cold War or 1980s.
Vickers-Berthier – light machine gun adopted by British Indian Army before the war, and used until replaced by Bren guns around 1942. Besal – designed as a lighter, simpler, and cheaper to manufacture alternative to the Bren gun, never went into mass production.
In 1961, the regiment became 4th Regiment, Royal Artillery, with three batteries moving to 33rd Parachute Light Regiment Royal Artillery, which immediately became 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery. 4th Regiment RA gained 29 (Corunna), 88 (Arracan) and 97 Battery (Lawson's Company) as gun batteries and was posted to Hong Kong.
104 Regiment Royal Artillery (The Welsh & Borderer Gunners) is part of the British Army Reserve and has sub-units throughout Wales and the West Midlands of England. It is equipped with the 105mm Light Gun.
British smoke grenade with various markings, including "Grenade Hand Smoke Screening Training L83A1" designation. The L number ("L" standing for Land Service) [1] or weapon identity number [2] system is a numerical designation system used for the type classification of British Army weapons and related stores. The L number in isolation is not a ...
The gun batteries are equipped with six L118 105mm light guns and three OPs each. The batteries are as follows: [10] 7 (Sphinx) Battery Royal Artillery – Commando trained L118 gun battery based at RM Condor, Arbroath. 8 (Alma) Commando Battery Royal Artillery – Commando trained L118 gun battery based at the Royal Citadel, Plymouth