World War 1, Western Front, Artillery, 1917
1917Overview
Members of Howitzer battery in their trench
Historical information
The Ordnance BL 6 inch 26 cwt howitzer was a British howitzer used during World War I and World War II. The qualifier "26cwt" refers to the weight of the barrel and breech together which weighed 26 long hundredweight (1.3 t). It was developed to replace the obsolescent 6 inch 25 cwt and 6 inch 30 cwt howitzers which were outclassed by German artillery. Design began in January 1915, the first proof-firing occurred on 30 July 1915 and it entered service in late 1915. Its combination of firepower, range and mobility (for its day) made it one of the British Empire's most important weapons in World War I.
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cwa-org-32-P1985.176.2p
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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
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