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. 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.

The 4.5-inch howitzer served throughout WW1 and was still in service in the early part of WW2 but with the carriage wheels changed to wheels with pneumatic tyres for mechanised towing. It was eventually replaced by the QF 25-Pdt Gun Howitzer .

2009年5月23日 · The howitzer brought deadly power to the battlefield. Elevated to 45 degrees, it could drop rounds almost straight down onto enemy fortifications that could not be hit by direct fire. Horses pulled the first Mark I howitzers like the one shown here during World War I, into battle. In 1938, the British Army adapted the howitzer for mechanized ...

When WW2 began in Europe, these 4.5-inch howitzers were still in service with the British Expeditionary Force in France. During the German invasion of France, 96 of them were destroyed or captured, thus by the summer of 1940, only about 450 of them were still in service, about 370 of which were with the British Army while the others served with ...

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

British Q.F. 4.5 inch howitzer Mk II. A breech-loading artillery piece fitted with a sliding breech block, axial recoil system, splinter-proof shield, and steel box carriage. The gun is fitted with two wooden spoked 'Wheels 2nd Class 'C' No 45', and is equipped with drag ropes, spare shovels, rammer, and leather sight and tool boxes.

The 4.5 inch Howitzer was first issued in 1908. It was replaced by the 25 pdr but remained for training use until ammo ran out.

This pattern of Gun was introduced to replace the 5-inch Field Gun and was generally recognised as the best example of its class in use by any Power in 1914. This reputation was fully confirmed by the test of active service, and the Howitzer and carriage remained practically unchanged in design throughout the War of 1914-18.