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BL 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer
Medium howitzer used during World War I and World War II / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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).
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BL 6 inch 26 cwt Howitzer | |
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![]() A 6 inch 26 cwt on World War II pneumatic tyres at the Royal Artillery Museum. | |
Type | Medium howitzer |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
In service | 1916 to 1945 |
Used by | United Kingdom Canada Union of South Africa Australia New Zealand Italy Netherlands Belgium Greece Russian Empire Portugal Estonian Republic |
Wars | World War I World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Vickers |
Designed | 1915 |
Manufacturer | Vickers, Beardmore, Coventry Ordnance Works, Woolwich Ordnance Factory, Midvale Steel Company |
Produced | 1915 - ? |
No. built | 3,633 |
Specifications | |
Mass | Barrel: 2,856 lb (1,295 kg) Total: 8,142 lb (3,693 kg)[1] |
Length | 21 ft 7 in (6.58 m) |
Barrel length | Bore: 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Total: 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) L/13.3 |
Width | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Crew | 10 |
Shell | Gas Incendiary High explosive |
Shell weight | WWI: 100 pounds (45.4 kg) WWII: 86 pounds (39.0 kg) |
Calibre | 6 in (152.4 mm) |
Breech | Welin screw |
Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic, variable |
Carriage | Box trail |
Elevation | 0° to +45° |
Traverse | 4° L & R |
Rate of fire | Max: 2 rpm |
Muzzle velocity | Max: 1,400 ft/s (430 m/s) |
Maximum firing range | WWI 100 pounds (45.4 kg) shell : 9,500 yards (8,700 m) WWII 86 pounds (39.0 kg) shell : 11,400 yards (10,400 m)[2] |
Sights | Calibrating (1930s) & reciprocating |
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