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The British Ordnance BL 60-pounder was a 5 inch (127 mm) heavy field gun designed in 1903-05 to provide a new capability that had been partially met by the interim QF 4.7 inch Gun. It was designed for both horse draft and mechanical traction and served throughout the First World War in the main theatres. It remained in service with British and Commonwealth forces in the inter-war period and in frontline service with British and South African batteries until 1942 being superseded by the BL 4.5 inch Medium Gun.

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  • BL 60-pounder gun
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  • The British Ordnance BL 60-pounder was a 5 inch (127 mm) heavy field gun designed in 1903-05 to provide a new capability that had been partially met by the interim QF 4.7 inch Gun. It was designed for both horse draft and mechanical traction and served throughout the First World War in the main theatres. It remained in service with British and Commonwealth forces in the inter-war period and in frontline service with British and South African batteries until 1942 being superseded by the BL 4.5 inch Medium Gun.
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Number
  • 1756(xsd:integer)
part length
  • Bore Mk I:
  • Bore Mk II:
Origin
  • United Kingdom
Rate
  • 2(xsd:integer)
Service
  • 1905(xsd:integer)
Name
  • BL 60 Pounder Gun
is artillery
  • yes
Type
Caption
  • A 60-pounder Mk I at full recoil. In action at Cape Helles during the Battle of Gallipoli, June 1915. Photo by Ernest Brooks.
traverse
  • 4(xsd:integer)
Max range
  • , ;
Cartridge
  • Later shell
  • shell with Lyddite or Amatol.
Carriage
  • Wheeled, box trail
is UK
  • yes
is ranged
  • yes
Recoil
  • 54(xsd:integer)
  • 55(xsd:integer)
design date
  • 1904(xsd:integer)
Variants
  • Mk I, Mk II
Crew
  • 10(xsd:integer)
Elevation
  • -5(xsd:integer)
  • -4(xsd:integer)
Designer
  • Elswick Ordnance
abstract
  • The British Ordnance BL 60-pounder was a 5 inch (127 mm) heavy field gun designed in 1903-05 to provide a new capability that had been partially met by the interim QF 4.7 inch Gun. It was designed for both horse draft and mechanical traction and served throughout the First World War in the main theatres. It remained in service with British and Commonwealth forces in the inter-war period and in frontline service with British and South African batteries until 1942 being superseded by the BL 4.5 inch Medium Gun.
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