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The Ordnance BL 6 inch 26cwt howitzer was a British howitzer used during World War I and World War II. The qualifier "26cwt" refers to the weight of the barrel and breech together which weighed 26 long hundredweight (1.3 t).
The M1908 6-inch howitzer, officially the 6-inch Howitzer, Model of 1908, was the principal heavy howitzer piece of the U.S. Army prior to World War I. History
BL 7.2-inch howitzer Mk.I to Mk.6 United Kingdom: World War II 203: BL 8-inch howitzer Mk I – V United Kingdom: World War I 203: BL 8-inch howitzer Mk VI – VIII United Kingdom: World Wars I, II 203: M115 howitzer, 8 inch M1 United States: World War II, Cold War 203: 203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) Soviet Union: World War II 210: Obice da 210/22 ...
When the United States entered the First World War it had a need for long-range heavy artillery, so guns produced for the US Army were given the designation 6-inch gun M1917. In some US sources the Mark XIX designation was also used. 100 weapons were acquired from the British by the US Army beginning in 1917, along with 50 "gun bodies ...
The BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer was introduced in 1896, based on an Indian Army design. Its original shell was 122 pounds 9 ounces (55.6 kg) Lyddite explosive. In 1901 a lighter 100 lb (45 kg) shell was introduced which increased maximum range when firing from its wheeled travelling carriage to 7000 yards. [6]
Ordnance BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer (British made) Schneider 155mm C M1917 field howitzer (French made) Schneider-Canet 75mm M1910 mountain cannon (French made) Schneider-Creusot 75mm M1906 field cannon (French made) Schneider-Danglis 75mm M1906/09 mountain cannon [12] (French made and Greek origin) Schneider-Ducrest 65mm M1906 mountain cannon ...
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; See also.
The term "Howitzer" is used to describe a cannon which fires a shell in a high curving trajectory, as compared to a Gun which fires a shell in a relatively flat trajectory. The precise dividing line between mortars and howitzers varies, and European countries such as Austria referred to long range guns as large as 305 mm as siege mortars which ...