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    World War 2. 6-Inch Howitzer W L Ruffell, BL 6-in 26-cwt howitzer 6 inch 26 cwt Howitzer at Landships Walk around BL 6-inch 26-cwt howitzer WWI exposed...
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    The Ordnance BL 6 inch 30cwt howitzer was a British medium howitzer used in the Second Boer War and early in World War I. The qualifier "30cwt" refers...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 9.2-inch howitzer
    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...
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    Ordnance BL 12-inch howitzer was a scaled-up version of the successful BL 9.2-inch siege howitzer. Following the success of their BL 9.2-inch howitzer, Vickers...
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    BL 15-inch howitzer was developed by the Coventry Ordnance Works late in 1914 in response to the success of its design of the 9.2-inch siege howitzer...
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    The Ordnance BL 5-inch howitzer was initially introduced to provide the Royal Field Artillery with continuing explosive shell capability following the...
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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 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 similar...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 8-inch howitzer Mk I – V
    The BL 8-inch howitzer Mark I through to Mark V (1 to 5) were a British improvisation developed early in the First World War to provide heavy artillery...
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    also used with the BL 5.5 inch medium gun (which was being developed at the same time to replace the BL 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer). There were only slight...
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  • A 6-inch howitzer is a howitzer with a 6-inch bore. Examples include: BL 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer 6 inch field howitzer M-1908...
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    Ordnance, QF 3.7-inch howitzer is a mountain gun, used by British and Commonwealth armies in the First and Second World Wars, and between the wars. The...
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    QF 4.5-inch howitzer was the standard British Empire field (or "light") howitzer of the First World War era. It replaced the BL 5-inch howitzer and equipped...
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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 12-inch Mk X naval gun
    The BL 12 inch Gun Mark X was a British 45-calibre naval gun which was mounted as primary armament on battleships and battlecruisers from 1906. It first...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 5.4-inch howitzer
    The Ordnance BL 5.4-inch howitzer was a version of the British 5-inch howitzer designed for British Indian Army use, especially on the Northwest Frontier...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 6-inch Mk II – VI naval gun
    old BL 6-inch naval guns were shortened and bored-out to produce BL 8-inch howitzers as follows : 12 BLC guns Mk I/IV became 8-inch howitzer Mk I 6 BL Mk...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 2.75-inch mountain gun
    The Ordnance BL 2.75-inch mountain gun was a screw gun designed for and used by the Indian Mountain Artillery into World War I. The gun was an improved...
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  • Thumbnail for 152 mm howitzer M1910
    M1910. BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer : British equivalent Rimailho Model 1904TR : French equivalent 15 cm sFH 02 : German equivalent 6-inch howitzer M1908 :...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun
    The QF 12-pounder 12-cwt gun (Quick-Firing) (abbreviated as Q.F. 12-pdr. [12-cwt.]) was a common, versatile 3-inch (76.2 mm) calibre naval gun introduced...
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    cannon BL 14-inch railway howitzer BL 9.1-inch howitzer BL 14-inch howitzer BL 50-pounder gun Ordnance QF 18-pounder QF 5.2-inch Gun Mk I–IV 4-inch M1902...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 6-pounder 6 cwt Hotchkiss
    The Ordnance QF 6-pounder 6 cwt Hotchkiss Mk I and Mk II was a shortened version of the original QF 6 pounder Hotchkiss naval gun, and was developed specifically...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 6-inch gun Mk XIX
    The 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....
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  • Thumbnail for BL 10-pounder mountain gun
    The Ordnance BL 10 pounder mountain gun was developed as a BL successor to the RML 2.5 inch screw gun which was outclassed in the Second Boer War. This...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 12-pounder 6 cwt gun
    The Ordnance BL 12-pounder 6 cwt was a lighter version of the British 12-pounder 7 cwt gun, used by the Royal Horse Artillery in the late 19th and early...
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  • Thumbnail for 122 mm howitzer M1910
    122 mm howitzer M1910 (Russian: 122-мм гаубица обр. 1910 гг.) was a Russian Empire 121.92 mm (4.8 inch) field howitzer used throughout World War I in...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 3-inch 20 cwt
    The QF 3-inch 20 cwt anti-aircraft gun became the standard anti-aircraft gun used in the home defence of the United Kingdom against German Zeppelins airships...
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  • Thumbnail for 122 mm howitzer M1909
    The 122 mm howitzer M1909 (Russian: 122-мм гаубица обр. 1909 гг.) was a Russian Empire 121.92 mm (4.8 inch) howitzer used throughout World War I. Following...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 13-pounder 6 cwt AA gun
    as 13 pounder 6 cwt, was an early British improvisation in World War I to adapt the QF 13-pounder field gun to anti-aircraft use. 6 cwt referred to the...
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  • Howitzers are one of two primary types of field artillery. Historically, howitzers fired a heavy shell in a high-trajectory from a relatively short barrel...
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