The BL 4.5 inch medium gun was a British gun used by field artillery in the Second World War for counter-battery fire. Developed as a replacement for the... 7 KB (730 words) - 15:16, 8 September 2023 |
at least 2018 BL 4.5-inch Medium Field Gun, a British Army field gun of the World War II era 4.5-inch Gun M1, a United States field gun of World War II... 594 bytes (139 words) - 21:08, 25 May 2022 |
The Ordnance BL 60-pounder was a British 5 inch (127 mm) heavy field gun designed in 1903–05 to provide a new capability that had been partially met by... 27 KB (3,371 words) - 01:56, 26 June 2023 |
The Ordnance BL 5-inch howitzer was initially introduced to provide the Royal Field Artillery with continuing explosive shell capability following the... 9 KB (760 words) - 11:17, 17 December 2022 |
Gun-howitzer BL 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer BL 5.5-inch Medium Gun BL 4.5-inch Medium Field Gun BL 7.2-inch Howitzer Mk.I BL 8-inch Howitzer - siege gun BL... 20 KB (2,033 words) - 16:21, 11 February 2024 |
The BL 4-inch gun Mk VII was a British high-velocity naval gun introduced in 1908 as an anti-torpedo boat gun in large ships, and in the main armament... 7 KB (529 words) - 16:50, 20 June 2023 |
The Ordnance BL 5.4-inch howitzer was a version of the British 5-inch howitzer designed for British Indian Army use, especially on the Northwest Frontier... 6 KB (547 words) - 16:15, 22 October 2020 |
The BL 9.2-inch Mk IX and Mk X guns were British breech loading 9.2-inch (234 mm) guns of 46.7 calibre, in service from 1899 to the 1950s as naval and... 30 KB (3,051 words) - 10:01, 4 May 2024 |
The Ordnance BL 15-pounder, otherwise known as the 15-pounder 7 cwt, was the British Army's field gun in the Second Boer War and some remained in limited... 10 KB (1,038 words) - 07:26, 24 March 2023 |
The BL 6-inch gun Mark VII (and the related Mk VIII) was a British naval gun dating from 1899, which was mounted on a heavy travelling carriage in 1915... 22 KB (2,229 words) - 16:31, 5 May 2024 |
List of Australian military equipment of World War II (section Automatic pistols and submachine guns) BL 60-pounder gun BL 4 inch naval gun Mk 1 BL 4.5-inch Medium Field Gun BL 4.7 inch /45 naval gun BL 5.5-inch Medium Gun BL 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer BL... 6 KB (579 words) - 14:13, 13 February 2024 |
The BL 12 inch Gun Mark X was a British 45-calibre naval gun which was mounted as primary armament on battleships and battlecruisers from 1906. It first... 6 KB (436 words) - 22:18, 22 January 2024 |
The BL 7.5-inch Mk II–Mk V guns were a variety of 50-calibre naval guns used by Britain in World War I. They all had similar performance and fired the... 6 KB (457 words) - 13:39, 11 May 2024 |
The BL 6-inch gun Marks II, III, IV and VI were the second and subsequent generations of British 6-inch rifled breechloading naval guns, designed by the... 14 KB (1,542 words) - 16:36, 27 April 2023 |
BL 5.5-inch medium gun BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer BL 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer QF 4.5-inch howitzer World War I field gun QF 4.7-inch Mk I – IV naval gun converted... 62 KB (7,532 words) - 08:46, 28 April 2024 |
and anti-tank guns was prompted by the appearance of tanks during World War I. To destroy hostile tanks, artillerymen often used field guns depressed to... 22 KB (2,772 words) - 22:16, 29 April 2024 |
The BL 8 inch guns Mark I to Mark VII were the first generations of British rifled breechloaders of medium-heavy calibre. They were initially designed... 10 KB (907 words) - 03:05, 12 January 2024 |
The Ordnance BL 2.75-inch mountain gun was a screw gun designed for and used by the Indian Mountain Artillery into World War I. The gun was an improved... 5 KB (405 words) - 12:40, 22 June 2023 |
was also used as a coast defence gun. This QF gun was introduced to provide a higher rate of fire than the BL 4 inch Mk VII. It first appeared in 1914... 9 KB (684 words) - 08:08, 8 May 2023 |
Field guns are one of two primary types of field artillery. Guns fire a heavy shell on a relatively level trajectory from a longer barrel, allowing for... 18 KB (89 words) - 10:57, 18 April 2024 |
The BL 7.2-inch howitzer was a heavy artillery piece used by the British Army throughout the Second World War. In 1940 the British Army concluded that... 12 KB (1,065 words) - 07:11, 23 January 2024 |
tons. The German gun also fired a somewhat lighter (15 kg) shell. Another comparable weapon was the British BL 4.5-inch Medium Field Gun. Although much... 24 KB (2,094 words) - 13:05, 12 January 2023 |
standard 5"/51 low-angle gun and 5"/25 anti-aircraft gun. United States naval gun terminology indicates the gun fired a projectile 5 inches (127 mm) in... 59 KB (7,524 words) - 03:02, 22 March 2024 |
The BL 10 inch guns Mks I, II, III, IV were British rifled breechloading 32-calibre naval and coast defence guns in service from 1885. The British 10-inch... 6 KB (513 words) - 12:28, 9 January 2024 |