BL 8-inch howitzer Mk VI – VIII
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bl-8-inch-howitzer-mk-vi-viii-275-15902471
title:
BL 8-inch howitzer Mk VI – VIII
text:
The BL 8-inch howitzer Marks VI, VII and VIII were a series of British artillery siege howitzers on mobile carriages of a new design introduced in World War I. They were designed by Vickers in Britain and produced by all four British artillery manufacturers but mainly by Armstrong and one American company. They were the equivalents of the German 21 cm Morser 16 and in British service were used similarly to the BL 9.2-inch howitzer but were quicker to manufacture and more mobile. They delivered a
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encyclopedia
description:
Heavy howitzer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BL_8-inch_howitzer_Mk_VI_%E2%80%93_VIII
date created:
2005-10-18T21:46:33Z
date modified:
2024-04-27T09:24:38Z
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