BL 7.2 inch Howitzer Mk.I

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7.2-inch howitzer of 51st Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery, France, 2 September 1944

The BL 7.2 inch Howitzer Mk.I and subsequent marks were a series of heavy artillery pieces designed by the United Kingdom at the start of World War II. The 7.2 inch (183 mm) was not a new design, but instead a re-lined version of the 8 inch (203 mm) howitzers dating from World War I. The weapons were a stop-gap measure to meet the urgent need for heavy artillery faced by the Allies early in World War II.

See also

• List of artillery

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