The Ordnance QF 4.5-inch howitzer 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.

2019年12月22日 · The 4.5-in (114-mm) field howitzer was one of the best of the British Army field pieces, as it was light, handy and fired a useful shell. Its design was to remain virtually unchanged from its first use in 1914 until World War II, when it once more was taken over to France.

The Ordnance QF 4.5-inch howitzer 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.

Tests began in 1906, and in 1908 these new field guns, now designated Ordnance QF 4.5 inch Howitzer, were deployed to active units. 182 were built by the start of WW1, and production numbers would increase to 3,384 by the end of the war; they saw widespread use during WW1.

This howitzer had a much greater range than its predecesor and a much higher rate of fire. The 4.5-Inch Howitzer served throughout WW1 and the early part of WW2 before being eventually replaced by the QF 25-Pdr Gun Howitzer.

2009年5月23日 · Ordnance QF, 4.5-inch Howitzer Mark II Marker. Inscription. British commanders who has fought in the Boer War in South Africa, 1899 to 1903, were impressed with the success of the enemy's howitzers. After five years, the British army approved its own new howitzer.

Handbook for the 4.5-inch Q.F. Howitzer (Land Service), 1915. 40/W.O./2619. Probably produced by the Woolwich Arsenal, Great Britain

Approved for service on 19 March 1909 although the 4.5 inch Howitzer was first issued in 1908, it remained in service until declared obsolete on 13 September 1944. Due to be replaced by the 25 pdr, it was still in service in 1939 and served with the …

The 4.5-inch Howitzer was introduced before WW1. It was a 'light howitzer' and the equivalent of the German 10.5 cm howitzer of that period. It was used in various theatres in the first 2 or 3 years of WW2.

The Ordnance QF 4.5-inch howitzer 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.