6 Inch, 26cwt Howitzer, 1915



This gun acted as the primary British medium howitzer during The Great War. They fired over 22 million rounds in total between 1915 and 1918. The shell weighed 100lb and could be fired upto 9500 yards. It could fire shrapnel, HE or even specially designed shells to fire gas onto the battlefield.


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