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  • BL 14-inch Railway Gun
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  • Ordnance BL 14 inch gun on truck, railway were 2 British 14 inch Mk III naval guns mounted on railway carriages, used on the Western Front in 1918. The guns had a very brief service life and were scrapped in 1926, but their railway carriages were re-used for mounting guns in World War II.
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Number
  • 2
is explosive
  • yes
part length
  • Bore
Velocity
  • ;
Origin
  • United Kingdom
Service
  • 1918
Name
  • Ordnance BL 14 inch gun Mk III on truck, railway
is artillery
  • yes
Type
Caption
  • --08-08
traverse
  • 2
Max range
  • ;
Cartridge
  • HE 4 c.r.h.
Wars
Weight
  • 83
  • 248
Carriage
  • railway truck, 15 axles
Manufacturer
is UK
  • yes
Used by
  • United Kingdom
is ranged
  • yes
Recoil
  • hydro - pneumatic,
Crew
  • 30
Elevation
  • 0
Designer
abstract
  • Ordnance BL 14 inch gun on truck, railway were 2 British 14 inch Mk III naval guns mounted on railway carriages, used on the Western Front in 1918. The guns had a very brief service life and were scrapped in 1926, but their railway carriages were re-used for mounting guns in World War II.