QF 4.5-inch howitzer
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The Ordnance QF 4.5-inch howitzer was the standard British Empire field howitzer of the First World War era. It replaced the BL 5-inch howitzer and equipped some 25% of the field artillery. It entered
Camouflaged British 4.5 inch field howitzers at Arras, April 1917
Diagram of 4.5-inch howitzer
Gun with sand tyres around wheels, towed by camels, Egypt circa 1915–1916
A New Zealand battery in the UK 6 July 1940. The gun carriage (Mk1PA) has the Martin-Parry conversion. The limber is unconverted
BL 5-inch 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 decision to concentrate on shrapnel for field gun
QF 4.5-inch howitzer
…The Ordnance 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 some 25% of the field artillery. It entered service in 1910 and remained in service through the interwar period and was last used in the…
Territorial Force gunners with howitzer in camp pre-WWI
A rear view of the BL 5-inch Howitzer.
Approaching Maddox Hill, Northern Cape, January 1900.
In action on Gallipoli, 1915.