Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker.
Ordnance QF 95 mm howitzer
| Ordnance QF 95 mm howitzer | |
|---|---|
 Centaur tank with 95mm gun | |
| Type | Howitzer |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1944 – ???? |
| Used by | British Army |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1942 |
| Variants | Tank and field mounts |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 867 lb (393 kg) |
| Length | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Barrel length | 80.4 in (2.04 m)[1] |
| Shell | Fixed QF 94 x 206R[2] |
| Shell weight | 25 lb (11 kg) |
| Calibre | 94 mm (3.7 in) L/18.65 |
| Recoil | Hydro pneumatic |
| Carriage | Box trail |
| Elevation | −5° to +30° |
| Rate of fire | 7 rounds per minute |
| Muzzle velocity | 330 m/s (1,100 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 7,315 m (8,000 yd) |
The Ordnance QF 95-mm howitzer was a British howitzer built in two versions during the Second World War. The tank howitzer version was accepted for service use, but the infantry version was not.
- ^ Chamberlain & Ellis, p205
- ^ "78- MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES". www.quarryhs.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
Previous Page Next Page
