BL 8-inch howitzer Mk I–V

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The BL 8-inch howitzer Mark I through to Mark V were a British improvisation developed early in the First World War to provide heavy artillery. It used shortened and bored-out barrels from various redundant naval 6-inch guns.

1915 — 1918  WikimediaWikidata
91 produced, 
howitzerBritish Army

G5Obice da 149/12Type 92 Battalion Gun


Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

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    1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
    1915 — 1918 BL 8-inch howitzer Mk I–V
    1914-07-28T00:00:00Z
    1914-07-28T00:00:00Z
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    The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q827The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q827
    The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q4147The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q4147
    NLS Haig - Howitzer about to be firedNLS Haig - Howitzer about to be fired
    The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q4129The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q4129
    A park of big guns, Bestanddeelnr 158-0429A park of big guns, Bestanddeelnr 158-0429
    Militairen in actie bij een batterij kanonnen., Bestanddeelnr 158-1339Militairen in actie bij een batterij kanonnen., Bestanddeelnr 158-1339
    NLS Haig - Howitzer in the act of firingNLS Haig - Howitzer in the act of firing
    HoltTractorFrontviewAnd8inchHowitzerHoltTractorFrontviewAnd8inchHowitzer
    The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q106The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916 Q106
    BL8inchMkVHowitzerPozieresSnow1917BL8inchMkVHowitzerPozieresSnow1917