• Thumbnail for 8-inch Mk. VI railway gun
    The 8-inch Navy gun Mk.VI M3A2 on railway mount M1A1 was a World War II improved replacement for the World War I-era 8-inch (203 mm) M1888 gun and was...
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    (gun thought to be formerly at Bty RJ-43, Fort Mills) 8-inch Mk. VI railway gun (supplemented the M1888 in World War II) 8"/35 caliber gun – Navy gun of...
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    (coastal defense) 8-inch M1888 (obsolete) 8-inch Mk. VI railway gun M1918 240 mm howitzer (obsolete) 8-inch Mk. VI railway gun 12-inch coast defense mortar...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 6-inch Mk II – VI naval gun
    8-inch howitzers as follows : 12 BLC guns Mk I/IV became 8-inch howitzer Mk I 6 BL Mk IV and VI guns became 8-inch Howitzer Mk II 6 BL MK IV and VI guns...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 8-inch howitzer Mk VI – VIII
    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...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 9.2-inch Mk IX – X naval gun
    The BL 9.2-inch Mk IX and Mk X guns were British breech loading 9.2-inch (234 mm) guns of 46.7 calibre, in service from 1899 to the 1950s as naval and...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 13.5-inch Mk V naval gun
    The BL 13.5 inch Mk V gun was a British heavy naval gun, introduced in 1912 as the main armament for the new super-dreadnought battleships of the Orion...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 4.7-inch Mk I – IV naval gun
    The QF 4.7-inch Gun Mks I, II, III, and IV were a family of British quick-firing 4.724-inch (120 mm) naval and coast defence guns of the late 1880s and...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 3.7-inch AA gun
    The QF 3.7-inch AA was Britain's primary heavy anti-aircraft gun during World War II. It was roughly the equivalent of the German Flak 8.8 cm and American...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 6-inch gun Mk XIX
    British BL 6-inch gun Mk XIX was introduced in 1916 as a lighter and longer-range field gun replacement for the obsolescent BL 6-inch gun Mk VII. The majority...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 6-inch Mk VII naval gun
    The BL 6-inch gun Mark VII (and the related Mk VIII) was a British naval gun dating from 1899, which was mounted on a heavy travelling carriage in 1915...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 18-inch Mk I naval gun
    The BL 18-inch Mk I naval gun was a breech-loading naval rifle used by the Royal Navy during World War I. It was the largest and heaviest gun ever used...
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    There is an 8-inch gun on an M1918 Railway Mount, less car, at the University of Tampa, Tampa, FL. Krupp K5, Todt Battery Museum, France MK-3-12, at the...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 4-inch naval gun Mk V
    The QF 4 inch Mk V gun was a Royal Navy gun of World War I which was adapted on HA (i.e. high-angle) mountings to the heavy anti-aircraft role both at...
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  • Thumbnail for Crusader tank
    Crusader, in full "Tank, Cruiser Mk VI, Crusader", also known by its General Staff number A.15, was one of the primary British cruiser tanks during the...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 9.2-inch Mk I – VII naval gun
    The BL 9.2-inch Mk I–VII guns were a family of early British heavy breechloading naval and coast defence guns in service from 1881 to the end of World...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 6-inch naval gun
    British service it was known as the QF 6-inch Mk I, II, III guns. As the 15 cm/40 (6") 41st Year Type naval gun it was used for pre-dreadnought battleships...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 14-inch railway gun
    14-inch gun on truck, railway were 2 British 14-inch Mk III naval guns mounted on railway carriages, used on the Western Front in 1918. The guns had...
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  • 3-inch gun M1903 5-inch gun M1897 6-inch gun M1897 8-inch M1888 8-inch Mk. VI railway gun 10-inch gun M1895 12-inch coast defense mortar 12-inch gun M1895...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 3-inch 20 cwt
    3-inch AA gun. The gun was based on a prewar Vickers naval 3-inch (76 mm) QF gun with modifications specified by the War Office in 1914. These (Mk I)...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 60-pounder gun
    British 5-inch (127 mm) heavy field gun designed in 1903–05 to provide a new capability that had been partially met by the interim QF 4.7 inch gun. It was...
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    Gun, 14-inch, M1920MII, MK. IV MI. and M1920MI. on Railway mount M1920 E34 Gun, 8-inch, MK. VI MOD. 3A2. Railway mount M1A1. (8 inch Mk. VI railway gun)...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 12-inch railway gun
    BL 12 inch gun Mk IX on truck, railway mounted surplus 12 inch Mk IX W naval guns, manufactured by Woolwich Arsenal in 1906, on various railway platforms...
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  • Thumbnail for List of railway artillery
    Railway guns were large guns and howitzers mounted on and fired from specially constructed railway cars. They have been obsolete since World War II and...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 12-inch Mk X naval gun
    power of 12-inch guns led to failure with the 50-calibre Mk XI and Mk XII guns; the Mk X was the last successful 12-inch British gun. Mk X guns were mounted...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 9.2-inch railway gun
    Ordnance BL 9.2 inch gun on truck, railway mounted a variety of surplus 9.2 inch naval guns, together with the custom-designed Mk XIII railway gun, on various...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 12-inch railway howitzer
    British Ordnance BL 12 inch howitzer on truck, railway, a type of railway gun, was developed following the success of the 9.2-inch siege howitzer. It was...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 8-inch howitzer Mk I – V
    relatively minor differences in the carriages and trails and Mk IV, Mk VI and QF Mk II 6-inch naval gun barrels were used. However, the ballistic characteristics...
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    (uparmoured Mk VI chassis; Mk VII turret; 75mm gun; Mk VII driver's visor and MG mount), a Churchill bridgelayer and a Churchill ARV. A Mk. VII Churchill...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 18-pounder gun
    weight: 24 cwt (Mk V 27 cwt) Width: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) recoil: 41 inches fixed (carriage Mk I, II); 26 – 48 inches variable (carriage Mk IV, Mk V) Elevation:...
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