QF 4.5-inch howitzer | |
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国家 | 英国 |
作用 | 野战榴弹炮 |
在服务中 | 1908–1944 |
建立 | 3359 |
这 军械 QF 4.5 英寸榴弹炮 was the standard British Empire field (or ‘light’) howitzer of the First World War era. It replaced the BL 5-inch howitzer and equipped some 25% of the field artillery. It entered service in 1910 and remained in service through the interwar period and was last used in the field by British forces in early 1942. It was generally horse drawn until mechanisation in the 1930s. The QF 4.5-inch howitzer was used by British and Commonwealth forces in most theatres, by Russia and by British troops in Russia in 1919. Its calibre (114 mm) and hence shell weight were greater than those of the equivalent German field howitzer (105 mm); France did not have an equivalent. In the Second World War it equipped some units of the BEF and British, Australian, New Zealand and South African batteries in East Africa and the Middle and Far East.
British 4.5″ QF Howitzer Walk Around | |
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摄影师 | 弗拉基米尔·亚库博夫 |
本地化 | 奥克兰战争博物馆 |
照片 | 50 |
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QF 4.5英寸榴弹炮是第一次世界大战和第二次世界大战中使用的英国野战炮。它的开发是为了满足对比 6 英寸榴弹炮更轻、更机动的火炮的需求,后者笨重且移动缓慢。QF 4.5英寸榴弹炮具有快速射击后膛机构,可实现高射速,以及液压气动反冲系统,可减少车架上的后坐力。该枪发射了一枚35磅重的高爆弹,射程约为7,200码。它还能够发射毒气、烟雾和弹片弹。QF 4.5英寸榴弹炮被英国和英联邦军队广泛用于各个战区,包括西线,加里波利,美索不达米亚,巴勒斯坦和北非。它还供应给其他盟国,如比利时、法国、希腊和波兰。该枪一直服役到第二次世界大战结束,当时它被 25 磅炮榴弹炮取代。
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