BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer
The Ordnance BL 6 inch 30cwt howitzer was a British medium howitzer used in the Second Boer War and early in World War I. The qualifier "30cwt" refers to the weight of the barrel and breech together which weighed 30 hundredweight (cwt) : 30 x 112 lb = 3360 lb. It can be identified by the slightly flared shape of the muzzle and large recuperator springs below the barrel.
Wikipage redirect
primaryTopic
BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer
The Ordnance BL 6 inch 30cwt howitzer was a British medium howitzer used in the Second Boer War and early in World War I. The qualifier "30cwt" refers to the weight of the barrel and breech together which weighed 30 hundredweight (cwt) : 30 x 112 lb = 3360 lb. It can be identified by the slightly flared shape of the muzzle and large recuperator springs below the barrel.
weight (kg)
3507.6888
has abstract
The Ordnance BL 6 inch 30cwt h ...... ator springs below the barrel.
@en
origin
type
weight (g)
3.5076888e+6
Link from a Wikipage to an external page
Wikipage page ID
12,908,132
Wikipage revision ID
744,142,614
Caption
With breech open, circa. 1900
carriage
Wheeled, box trail
cartridge
Lyddite : , later ;
is artillery
recoil
Hydro spring, 18 inch
service
subject
hypernym
comment
The Ordnance BL 6 inch 30cwt h ...... ator springs below the barrel.
@en
label
BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer
@en
wasDerivedFrom
depiction
isPrimaryTopicOf
name
BL 6 inch 30 cwt Howitzer
@en