Ordnance QF 12 pounder 8 cwt
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| Ordnance QF 12 pounder 8 cwt | |
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 Royal Navy gun and crew |
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| Type | Light field gun |
| Place of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Service history | |
| Used by | British Empire |
| Wars | Second Boer War World War I |
| Specifications | |
| Shell | Separate QF, 12.5 pounds (5.67 kg) Shrapnel, Common Lyddite |
| Calibre | 3-inch (76.2 mm) |
| Carriage | Wheeled, box trail |
| Maximum range | 5,100 yards (4,660 m)[1] |
The Ordnance QF 12 pounder 8 cwt was a Royal Navy "landing gun" intended for navy use ashore. "8 cwt" refers to the weight of the gun and breech, approximatrely 8 cwt = 8 x 112 lb = 896 lb. This was how the British often differentiated between guns of the same calibre or weight of shell. This gun had a short barrel and was of relatively low power compared to the 12 pounders of 12 and 18 cwt, althought it fired the same shells.
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[edit] History
The Navy eventually replaced the gun with the 3.7 inch Mountain Howitzer.[2]
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[edit] Combat use
[edit] Second Boer War
The gun was used in the early stages of the Second Boer War in Natal.[3]
[edit] World War I
Guns were employed on land in the West Africa campaign.
Also employed in the East Africa campaign ("Logan's Battery" 6th Field Battery, 2 guns, towed first by Hupmobile cars and then Reo lorries).[4]
This gun was briefly used in the Battle of Gallipoli, as the Navy had supplies of ammunition for it when the army was short of ammunition for its own guns. Several guns were landed in July 1915 and operated from frontline trenches.[2]
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- Dale Clarke, British Artillery 1914-1919. Field Army Artillery. Osprey Publishing, Oxford UK, 2004
- General Sir Martin Farndale, History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery : Forgotten Fronts and the Home Base 1914-18
- Major Darrell Hall, "Guns in South Africa 1899-1902 Part III and IV" The South African Military History Society Military History Journal - Vol 2 No 2, December 1971
- Major Darrell Hall, "THE NAVAL GUNS IN NATAL 1899-1902" The South African Military History Society Military History Journal - Vol 4 No 3, June 1978
[edit] Surviving examples
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