6 inch 26cwt howitzer
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| 6 inch 26 cwt Howitzer | |||
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| Type | howitzer | ||
| Nationality | UK | ||
| Era | World War I | ||
| Target | general | ||
| History | |||
| Date of design | 1910s | ||
| Production period | 1915 - ? | ||
| Number built | 4,000 | ||
| Service duration | 1915 to 1945 | ||
| Operators | |||
| War service | WW1, WW2 | ||
| Specifications | |||
| Carriage | |||
| Calibre | 6 in ( 152 mm) | ||
| Barrel length | 13.3 calibres | ||
| Weight | 4.2 tonnes kg | ||
| Ammunition | HE, smoke, star | ||
| Shell weight | 39.01 kg | ||
| Muzzle velocity | 429 | ||
| Range | ? yd (8,784 m) | ||
| Rate of fire | 1 | ||
| Crew | 10 | ||
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 breach together which weighed 26 hundredweight(cwt), approximately 1.3 tonnes.
History
It was developed as the follow on to the 6 inch 25 and 30cwt howitzers. It first entered service in 1915 and was retrofitted during the interwar period with the carriage receiving tyres instead of wooden wheels. During the Second World War, its use was restricted after 1942 when the replacments 5.5 inch gun came into use and it was declared obsolete with the end of the war in 1945.Captured examples received the designation FH-412 (e) in German use.
External links
- http://members.tripod.com/~nigelef/6inchsheet.htm
- [Lemairesoft 6 inch 26cwt]
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