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Field howitzer
The Ordnance BL 5-inch howitzer was initially introduced to provide the Royal Field Artillery with continuing explosive shell capability following the
BL_5-inch_howitzer
Series of British heavy howitzers
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
BL_8-inch_howitzer_Mk_VI–VIII
Medium howitzer
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
BL_6-inch_30_cwt_howitzer
Medium gun
The BL 5.5-inch gun was a British artillery gun introduced during the Second World War to equip medium batteries. In January 1939 a specification was
BL_5.5-inch_medium_gun
Field 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
BL_5.4-inch_howitzer
World War I howitzer
equivalent BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer : approximate British equivalent Rimailho Model 1904TR : approximate French equivalent 152 mm howitzer M1910 : approximate
M1908_6-inch_howitzer
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
BL_6-inch_Mk_II–VI_naval_gun
Mountain artillery
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
BL_2.75-inch_mountain_gun
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
BL_18-inch_Mk_I_naval_gun
Naval gun
The BL 12 inch naval gun Mk I was a British rifled breech-loading naval gun of the early 1880s intended for the largest warships such as battleships and
BL 12-inch Mk I – II naval gun
BL_12-inch_Mk_I_–_II_naval_gun
Heavy siege howitzer
Škoda in Plzeň in February 1900 and designated the gun Ordnance BL 9.45 inch Howitzer Mk I. The purchase action by Sir Henry Brackenbury served two purposes
24_cm_Mörser_M_98
2-inch howitzer (Vickers Mk I).. The gun model is the BL 9.2-inch howitzer (Vickers Mk II).. ru.Wikipedia link The gun model is the BL 12-inch howitzer (Vickers
German designations of foreign artillery in World War II
German_designations_of_foreign_artillery_in_World_War_II
Naval gun
calibres length. The gun was originally designed to replace the older BL 5-inch (127 mm) naval guns. It was optimised for the modern smokeless propellants
QF_4.7-inch_Mk_I–IV_naval_gun
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
BL 9.2-inch Mk I – VII naval gun
BL_9.2-inch_Mk_I_–_VII_naval_gun
than springs. Examples were the navy's new QF 4-inch Mk V gun and the army's new BL 9.2-inch howitzer. The unexpectedly heavy rates of fire experienced
Glossary of British ordnance terms
Glossary_of_British_ordnance_terms
Naval gun
defense gun and is the world's largest black powder cannon. It is a 17.72-inch (450 mm) rifled muzzle-loading (RML) gun made by Elswick Ordnance Company
100-ton_gun
Mountain gun
British Army or the Indian Army, which used the BL 10 pounder Mountain Gun and later the BL 2.75-inch Mountain Gun, but it was used from 1900 by the defence
QF_2.95-inch_mountain_gun
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
BL_12-inch_Mk_X_naval_gun
1920 BL 9.2 inch howitzer World War I siege howitzer BL 12 inch howitzer World War I siege howitzer BL 15 inch howitzer World War I siege howitzer RML
List_of_artillery_by_country
Naval gun
The BL 8 inch guns Mark I to Mark VII were the first generations of British rifled breechloaders of medium-heavy calibre. They were initially designed
BL 8-inch Mk I – VII naval gun
BL_8-inch_Mk_I_–_VII_naval_gun
Howitzer
The RML 6.6 inch howitzer was a British Rifled, Muzzle Loading (RML) Howitzer manufactured in England in the 19th century, which fired a projectile weighing
RML_6.6-inch_howitzer
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
BL_10-pounder_mountain_gun
Naval gun
The BL 10 inch guns Mks I, II, III, IV were British rifled breechloading 32-calibre naval and coast defence guns in service from 1885. The British 10-inch
BL 10-inch Mk I – IV naval gun
BL_10-inch_Mk_I_–_IV_naval_gun
Howitzer
The RML 8-inch howitzer was a British Rifled, Muzzle Loading (RML) Howitzer manufactured in England in the 19th century, which fired a projectile weighing
RML_8-inch_howitzer
Naval gun
The BL 6-inch 80-pounder gun Mk I was the first generation of British 6-inch breechloading naval gun after it switched from muzzle-loaders in 1880. They
BL_6-inch_80-pounder_gun
Howitzer
The RML 6.3-inch howitzer was a British rifled muzzle-loading "siege" or "position" howitzer/mortar proposed in 1874 and finally introduced in 1878 as
RML_6.3-inch_howitzer
Coast defence gun
The BL 6 inch gun Mk V was an early Elswick Ordnance Company breech-loading naval gun originally designed to use the old gunpowder propellants. They were
BL_6-inch_gun_Mk_V
Form of large artillery
is commonly known as the "Amiens Gun". In the United Kingdom, a BL 18 inch Howitzer barrel survives. This was constructed too late to see service in
Railway_gun
inch Mk I-VII naval gun ML 8 inch shell gun EOC 8 inch 45 caliber EOC 8 inch 40 caliber RML 8 inch 9 ton gun BL 7.5-inch naval howitzer BL 7.5-inch Mk
List_of_naval_guns_by_country
Arrogant-class cruiser
Ostend operations., Admiralty, pp. 11–13, 61–66, 74–80, ADM 137/3894 "BL 7.5in Howitzer Mk I". iwm.org.uk. Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 30 January 2012
HMS_Vindictive_(1897)
British field gun
The Ordnance BL 15-pounder, otherwise known as the 15-pounder 7 cwt, was the British Army's field gun in the Second Boer War and some remained in limited
BL_15-pounder_gun
Payload-carrying projectile
(such as the BL 60-pounder gun, RML 2.5 inch Mountain Gun, 4 inch gun, 4.5 inch howitzer) through to the end of World War II (5.5 inch medium gun, 25-pounder
Shell_(projectile)
Lord Nelson-class pre-dreadnought battleship
March. This time, a 6-inch (152 mm) howitzer battery opened fire on Agamemnon and hit her 12 times in 25 minutes; five of the howitzer shells hit her armour
HMS_Agamemnon_(1906)
Mountain gun
The Ordnance RML 2.5-inch mountain gun was a British rifled muzzle-loading mountain gun of the late 19th century designed to be broken down into four loads
RML_2.5-inch_mountain_gun
Service revolver
adopted 9 December 1913, with a 4-inch (100 mm) barrel, although some models produced in 1915 had 5-inch (130 mm) and 6-inch (150 mm) barrels. Mk VI: Similar
Webley_Revolver
Military history and organisation
6-pounder cannons and 12-pounder howitzers, whilst field batteries mostly consisted of 9-pounder cannons and 24-pounder howitzers. The light 6-pounder cannon
British Army during the Victorian Era
British_Army_during_the_Victorian_Era
Imperial Russian five-shot, bolt-action military rifle
should however use a 0.308-inch (7.8 mm) bullet for use with other Finnish Mosin–Nagant variants instead of the 0.310-inch (7.9 mm) one which gives best
Mosin–Nagant
Heavy machine gun
cartridges used by countries around the world, and including a large caliber (.50 inch) as used on Royal Navy warships. The machine gun was 20 pounds (9 kg) lighter
Maxim_gun
Lever-action rifle
62×54mmR, .303 British, .30-03, .30 Army, .30-06, .35 Winchester, .38-72 Winchester, .40-72 Winchester and .405 Winchester. The first Model 1895 was the first
Winchester_Model_1895
Naval gun
The BL 12 inch naval gun Mk III–VII were a series of all-steel British rifled breech-loading naval gun models of the mid-1880s intended for the largest
BL 12-inch Mk III – VII naval gun
BL_12-inch_Mk_III_–_VII_naval_gun
Muzzle-loading rifle
that concept was demonstrated in a series of experiments using brass howitzers. Whitworth believed that the same type of system could be used to create
Whitworth_rifle
British naval gun
only carried a maximum of 10 rounds per gun on the mount. Campbell 1985, p. 72. Rowland & Boyd 1953, pp. 223–224. Campbell, Naval Weapons of WW2, p. 20 The
QF_2-pounder_naval_gun
Breech-loading rifle
The Long Rifle has a 36+1⁄2-inch (93 cm) barrel and three barrel bands. Its total length (without bayonet) is 54+1⁄4 inches (138 cm) in length. It was
Snider–Enfield
Naval gun
The RML 12.5-inch guns were large rifled muzzle-loading guns designed for British battleships and were also employed for coast defence. The gun originated
RML_12.5-inch_38-ton_gun
British Territorial Army unit
batteries of IV North Midland (H) Bde were each equipped with four BL 5-inch howitzers. On 15 August 1914, the War Office issued instructions to separate
4th North Midland Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
4th_North_Midland_Brigade,_Royal_Field_Artillery
British lever action rifle
round-nosed, tapered-head .452-inch, soft hollow-based lead bullet, wrapped in a paper patch giving a wider diameter of .460 to .469-inch; it weighed 485 grains
Martini–Henry
Rifled musket
2.5-inch mountain gun Howitzers, medium, and heavy artillery RML 6.3-inch howitzer RML 6.6-inch howitzer BL 5-inch howitzer BL 5.4-inch howitzer Siege
Pattern_1853_Enfield
centuries. The list contains only cannons of caliber of 6 inch (152.4mm) or larger. Twenty-inch (508 mm) Rodman and Dahlgren smoothbore cannons were cast
List of the largest cannon by caliber
List_of_the_largest_cannon_by_caliber
British flintlock musket
enters the stock. In its earliest form it had a 46 inches (1,200 mm) barrel a total length of 72 inches (1,800 mm). and a calibre of .75. The wooden ramrod
Brown_Bess
Mid-19th century artillery type
9-pounder, which remained the army's primary field gun until the adoption of the BL 12-pounder 7 cwt in 1885. During the 1870s, advances were made in gun metallurgy
Rifled_muzzle_loader
1861 British coast defence gun
The Armstrong RBL 7-inch gun, also known as the 110-pounder, was a heavy caliber Armstrong gun, an early type of rifled breechloader. William Armstrong's
RBL_7-inch_Armstrong_gun
brigades with fifty-four 18-pounder guns, one field howitzer brigade with eighteen 4.5 in (110 mm) howitzers, one heavy artillery battery with four 60-pounder
British Army during the First World War
British_Army_during_the_First_World_War
Naval gun
in 1865 "...as a broadside or pivot gun for frigates, to replace the 7-inch B.L. and 68-pr S.B. guns, and is now very extensively used, 331 having been
RML_7-inch_gun
Form of artillery
Afrika Korps: Tobruk to El Alamein (2006 ed.). Osprey Publishing. pp. 69–72. ISBN 978-1841769011. Buckley, John (2004). British Armour in the Normandy
Anti-tank_gun
Class of tank
a 3-inch howitzer. The ultimate evolution of the British infantry tank concept began with the Churchill Mk I, where a hull-mounted 3-inch howitzer could
Infantry_tank
Infantry rifle of the mid-19th century
penetrate two boards of poplar wood, each two-thirds of an inch thick and separated by 20 inches. Soldiers of the time spread rumors that at 1,200 yards
Minié_rifle
Military unit
World War broke out in 1914, TF howitzer batteries were each equipped with four of the obsolescent BL 5-inch howitzers. Annual training for 1st London
2nd_Kent_Artillery_Volunteers
Family of light 57mm naval guns
cruisers Spanish battleship Pelayo The UK adopted a 40 calibre (i.e. 90-inch barrel) version as Ordnance QF Hotchkiss 6 pounder gunMk I and Mk II or QF
QF_6-pounder_Hotchkiss
brigades, one brigade of 4.5-inch howitzers, and a heavy battery of the Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA) equipped with four BL 60-pounder guns. In August
Royal Artillery during World War I
Royal_Artillery_during_World_War_I
Field gun
barrel 84 inches long, with a bore of 73.375 inches. The Royal Navy adopted a version with a 72-inch barrel, with a bore of 61.375 inches, by simply
RBL 12-pounder 8 cwt Armstrong gun
RBL_12-pounder_8_cwt_Armstrong_gun
Muzzle-loading rifle
The Brunswick rifle was a large calibre (0.704 inches or 17.9 millimetres) muzzle-loading percussion rifle manufactured for the British Army at the Royal
Brunswick_rifle
British military unit
battery handed its two remaining 5.4-inch howitzers over to 11th (Hull) Heavy Bty and took over a 5-inch howitzer from that battery. It then joined the
1st Cornwall (Duke of Cornwall's) Artillery Volunteers
1st_Cornwall_(Duke_of_Cornwall's)_Artillery_Volunteers
30 cm Howitzer Japan 1918 - 1945 305 12-inch Mk VIII guns United Kingdom 1921 - 1926 305 Obice da 305/17 howitzer Italy 1914 - 1959 305 12-inch coast
List_of_coastal_artillery
Maharaja of Patiala (r. 1900–1938) and cricket player
Inspecting a BL 12-inch Railway Howitzer in France, August 1918
Bhupinder_Singh_of_Patiala
Fully automatic firearm
reportedly capable of firing between 136 and 204 shots a minute from 34 one-inch-calibre barrels. His attempts to sell it led to a protracted international
Machine_gun
Former British Army weapon
2.5-inch mountain gun Howitzers, medium, and heavy artillery RML 6.3-inch howitzer RML 6.6-inch howitzer BL 5-inch howitzer BL 5.4-inch howitzer Siege
Beaumont–Adams_revolver
Revolver
the Enfield. Myatt (1981), p. 32 Roberts (1924), p. 81 Kinard (2003), pp. 72–74 Kinard (2003), pp. 74–77 Myatt (1981), pp. 49–51 Zhuk (1995), pp. 59–61
Adams_(revolver)
British artillery piece
designs. In contrast, a misfire in a muzzle-loader—such as the RML 17.72 inches (450 mm) gun at the Napier of Magdala Battery in Gibraltar—required extreme
Armstrong_gun
Naval gun
RML 16-inch 80-ton guns were large rifled muzzle-loading guns intended to give the largest British battleships parity with the large guns being mounted
RML_16-inch_80-ton_gun
Naval gun
It remained in use until 1902 when replaced by more modern Breech Loading (BL) guns. The Armstrong screw breech had already proved successful in the RBL
RBL_40-pounder_Armstrong_gun
Musketoon
Pattern 1861 Enfield musketoon was a short-barrel version (610 mm or 24 inches) of the Pattern 1853 Enfield rifled musket, having a faster rifling twist
Pattern 1861 Enfield musketoon
Pattern_1861_Enfield_musketoon
War II 152.4 BL 6 inch Mk VII United Kingdom World War I 152.4 BL 6-inch gun Mk XIX United Kingdom World War I, World War II 152.4 6-inch gun M1903 United
List_of_field_guns
Military unit
May, when the 5-inch howitzers of 1/VIII London Bde joined with those of IV West Riding Bde, the 4.5s of XLIV Bde and the heavy howitzers of the Royal Garrison
8th County of London Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
8th_County_of_London_Brigade,_Royal_Field_Artillery
British field gun
The Ordnance BL 12-pounder 7cwt was the British Army's field gun which succeeded the RML 13-pounder 8 cwt in 1885. The gun was initially adopted by both
Ordnance_BL_12-pounder_7_cwt
Class of rifle which is loaded through the muzzle of the barrel
largest RML carried on a warship was the Elswick Ordnance Company's 17.7 inch (450-mm) 100 ton gun of the 1870s, four of which were installed in each of
Muzzle-loading_rifle
British revolver
Illustrated Guide to Pistols and Revolvers. London: Salamander Books Limited. pp. 72–75. ISBN 0861010973. Kinard, Jeff (2003). Pistols, An Illustrated History
Webley_RIC
Canadian artillery engineer and entrepreneur (1928–1990)
barrel bored to 3.9 inches (99 mm). The aerodynamicists' demands to accommodate larger models resulted in boring out a BL 5.5 inch Medium Gun barrel to
Gerald_Bull
List of naval guns
World War I 190.5 mm (7.50 in) BL 7.5-inch naval howitzer United Kingdom World War I 190.5 mm (7.50 in) BL 7.5 inch Mk I naval gun 45-caliber United
List_of_naval_guns_by_caliber
Naval gun
The British RML 8-inch 9-ton guns Mark I – Mark III were medium rifled muzzle-loading guns used to arm smaller ironclad warships and coast defence batteries
RML_8-inch_9-ton_gun
Revolver
the trigger guard. The Kynoch Model 1 was a large-framed revolver with a 6-inch barrel that came in .430 Tranter Short Centrefire, .450 Adams, .455/.476
Tranter_(revolver)
Mountain gun
shell it fired. Development began in 1864 to replace the RBL 6-pounder 2.5-inch (64 mm) gun of 3 long hundredweight (340 lb; 150 kg), which had proved too
RML_7-pounder_mountain_gun
Irish comedian and writer (1918–2002)
954024. The unit was equipped with the obsolete First World War era BL 9.2-inch howitzer and based in Bexhill on the south coast of England. Milligan describes
Spike_Milligan
Military unit
(Howitzer) Brigade Ammunition Column (BAC) at Butterbiggins Road (added 16 October 1908) Armed with four horsedrawn Breech-loading 5-inch howitzers each
4th Lowland Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
4th_Lowland_Brigade,_Royal_Field_Artillery
War memorial on Hyde Park Corner, London
metres); the pedestal and the one-third over-lifesize replica of a BL 9.2-inch howitzer, modelled on a gun in the Imperial War Museum, that sits on top of
Royal_Artillery_Memorial
Naval gun
20-pounder gun, later known as RBL 20-pounder, was an early modern 3.75-inch rifled breech-loading light gun of 1859. The gun was effectively a larger
RBL_20-pounder_Armstrong_gun
Weapon
than the Martini action. The Swinburn–Henry rifle had a barrel of 33+1⁄4 inches (840 mm) and weighed 9 pounds (4.1 kg), with sights graduated out to 1,300
Swinburn–Henry
mobile warfare situations, generally having been superseded by heavy howitzers (towed and self-propelled artillery), strategic bomber aircraft, surface-to-surface
List_of_siege_artillery
Military unit of Britain's Volunteer Force, later its Territorial Force
TF's Highland Division. The batteries were each issued with four 5-inch howitzers. A warning order of the imminence of war was received at the Highland
1st Renfrew and Dumbarton Artillery Volunteers
1st_Renfrew_and_Dumbarton_Artillery_Volunteers
Light field gun
I*. The Royal Navy eventually replaced the gun with the 3.7-inch (94 mm) mountain howitzer. The gun was used in the early stages of the Second Boer War
QF_12-pounder_8_cwt_gun
Field gun
2.5-inch mountain gun Howitzers, medium, and heavy artillery RML 6.3-inch howitzer RML 6.6-inch howitzer BL 5-inch howitzer BL 5.4-inch howitzer Siege
RML 9-pounder 8 and 6 cwt guns
RML_9-pounder_8_and_6_cwt_guns
Naval gun
The RML 9-inch Armstrong Gun was a rifled muzzle loading gun, used in substantial numbers by the Dutch navy, the Spanish Navy, and other navies. It should
RML_9-inch_Armstrong_Gun
Revolver
the frame below the hammer. The pistol is 12.25 inches overall with a barrel length of about 5 inches. Nearly all were made in .44, or "54 bore", caliber;
Kerr's_Patent_Revolver
Naval gun
shot). Although the cannon's barrel bore was 8.12 inches (20.6 cm), both shot and shells were 7.92 inches (20.1 cm) in diameter. This allowed a windage gap
68-pounder_gun
Retrieved 28 January 2024. Zaloga, Steven J. (15 March 2011). M1 Abrams vs T-72 Ural: Operation Desert Storm 1991. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-84908-091-0
List of former equipment of the Iraqi Ground Forces
List_of_former_equipment_of_the_Iraqi_Ground_Forces
Light field gun
field gun, the BL 15-pounder, was out-performed by modern French and German field guns deployed by the Boers. It bore no relation to the BL 15-pounder or
QF_15-pounder_gun
Light field gun
cordite replaced gunpowder, as a lighter version of the BL 12-pounder 7 cwt gun. It had a barrel 18 inches (460 mm) shorter, on a lighter and simpler carriage
BL_12-pounder_6_cwt_gun
Towed field gun
African artillery units, which possessed comparatively short-ranged BL 5.5-inch medium guns. South Africa later acquired six M-46s from Israel for evaluation
M-46_field_gun
British gunsmith (1810–1870)
2.5-inch mountain gun Howitzers, medium, and heavy artillery RML 6.3-inch howitzer RML 6.6-inch howitzer BL 5-inch howitzer BL 5.4-inch howitzer Siege
Robert Adams (handgun designer)
Robert_Adams_(handgun_designer)
Heavy field gun
grooves, with a uniform twist of 1 turn in 35 calibres (i.e. in 166.25 inches). Four 40-pounders were used during the defence of Kandahar, during the
RML_40-pounder_gun
Military unit
continued training. Early on it received one of the new Vickers BL 6-inch 26 cwt howitzers, which the battery took to Salisbury Plain for practice firing
41st Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
41st_Siege_Battery,_Royal_Garrison_Artillery
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