The Ordnance BL 60-pounder[c] was a British 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 …

The 60 pounder was introduced in 1904, and fired a 60 lb shell to a maximum range of 13,600 yards. This particular piece was fought by the 2/104th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, …

Unlike quick-firing guns that used a brass cartridge case to provide obturation or sealing of the breech, this so-called breech-loading (BL) gun relied on the use of a mushroom shaped T-vent …

2021年7月23日 · 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 …

The official designation of the gun is: BL 60-pdr field gun, Mk. I or II. A total of 1,756 of this gun were produced, of which 52 were delivered to Russia. Ammunition: shrapnel, HE, smoke and …

IVP carriage with pneumatic wheels. It was still in service in 1939 and BEF took 19 to France and these were all lost. It last saw action in North Africa serving with British and Commonwealth …

The 60 Pounder Breech Loading (BL) gun was developed as a heavy field gun and saw service with British and Commonwealth Forces on the main fronts of World War One (1914-1918). It …

Classified as heavy artillery designated BL 60-pounder gun, 41 guns were produced until the outbreak of the First World War. These were assigned to the Royal Garrison Artillery and each …

The 60 pdr Gun was a 1918 redesign of a 1904 piece and remained in service until replaced by the 4.5 & 5.5 inch guns.

The BL 60-pounder gun was born out of a tough lesson and became one of the British Army’s most reliable heavy guns during the Great War. Rob Langham profiles a stalwart of the Royal …