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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.

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  • BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer
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  • 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.
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Number
  • 120(xsd:integer)
Date
  • 1896(xsd:integer)
Origin
  • United Kingdom
Service
  • 1896(xsd:integer)
Name
  • BL 6 inch 30 cwt Howitzer
is artillery
  • yes
Type
Caption
  • With breech open, circa. 1900
Max range
  • 5200(xsd:integer)
  • 7000(xsd:integer)
Cartridge
  • Lyddite : , later ;
  • Shrapnel :
Wars
Carriage
  • Wheeled, box trail
is UK
  • yes
is ranged
  • yes
Recoil
  • Hydro spring, 18 inch
Crew
  • 10(xsd:integer)
Elevation
  • -10(xsd:integer)
  • 35(xsd:integer)
abstract
  • 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.
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