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
BT-42
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The BT-42 was a Finnish assault gun, constructed during the Continuation War. It was constructed from captured Soviet BT-7 light tanks and British 4.5-inch howitzers from 1918, which had been donated
QF 4.5-inch howitzer
…of 1941–1944. It was designated 114 H/18 in Finnish service. The Finns fitted a perforated cylindrical muzzle brake. Some of the guns were used in the BT-42 self-propelled artillery piece. The Portuguese Army used the QF 4.5 in combat in the Western Front, during the First World War. The howitzer was received…
BT-42 at the Parola Tank Museum
Front view
Left-rear quarter view