BL 12 inch railway gun

The British Ordnance BL 12 inch gun Mk IX on truck, railway mounted surplus 12 inch Mk IX W naval guns, manufactured by Woolwich Arsenal in 1906, on various railway platforms to provide mobile long-range heavy artillery for the British Army on the Western Front in World War I.

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1915 — 1930  Wikimedia, Wikidata
4 produced, 
rifled breech loader, railway gun, British Army, Royal Arsenal, 

railway gun, 

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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

1930-01-01T00:00:00Z

1915 — 1930 BL 12 inch railway gun

1914-07-28T00:00:00Z

1914-07-28T00:00:00Z

World War I

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Frameless

A heavy gun in action., Bestanddeelnr 158-1974

The Battle of Arras, April-may 1917 Q5217

The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q1373

12inchRailwayGunColouredPostcardDailyMail

The Battle of Arras, April-may 1917 Q6239

Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q7821

12inchRailwayGunArmstrongMkIIArras1917

Daily Mail Postcard - One of our monster guns

12inchMkIVickersRailwayGunCorbie1918

12inchMkIXGunArmstrongMkIIRailwayMounting1916

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		A heavy gun in action., Bestanddeelnr 158-1974		Commons
commons	image		The Battle of Arras, April-may 1917 Q5217		Commons
commons	image		The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q1373		Commons
commons	image		12inchRailwayGunColouredPostcardDailyMail		Commons
commons	image		The Battle of Arras, April-may 1917 Q6239		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Passchendaele, July-november 1917 Q7821		Commons
commons	image		12inchRailwayGunArmstrongMkIIArras1917		Commons
commons	image		Daily Mail Postcard - One of our monster guns		Commons
commons	image		12inchMkIVickersRailwayGunCorbie1918		Commons
commons	image		12inchMkIXGunArmstrongMkIIRailwayMounting1916		Commons