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4.5 inch Howitzer |
Gun |
Mk 1 - Coventry Ordnance Works design |
Carriage |
Mk 1 - Wooden wheels, steel tyres |
Data |
Wt gun & breech mech - 972 lb (Mk1), 1,021 (Mk2) |
Approved for service on 19 March 1909 although first issued in 1908, it remained in service until declared obsolete on |
Performance |
With 35 lb HE shell: |
Ammunition |
Shell HE Mk 12 to 16 - Amatol or TNT filled. Minor differences between marks |