British Army's Railway Howitzer loaned to Holland
A 200-tonne military gun - the UK's largest - is being dismantled by the Army to be shipped to a Dutch museum...
The Army said the World War I gun was the largest surviving of all the UK's artillery pieces and one of only 12 surviving in the world...
Painters refurbish UK’s surviving Railway Howitzer artillery piece
Skilled painters are refurbishing the UK’s sole surviving 18 inch 195 ton Railway Howitzer, one of only a few railway guns remaining in the world, ahead of the WW1 centenary...
British Army's Railway Howitzer loaned to Holland
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Re: British Army's Railway Howitzer loaned to Holland
The centenary already aproaches next year. Time flies!
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Re: British Army's Railway Howitzer loaned to Holland
Very interesting article and one hellovA item to move. Look forward to seeing it on TV.
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Kevin Wilson-Smith
Re: British Army's Railway Howitzer loaned to Holland
That's interesting - never heard of these guns before!
Wonder what other interesting things are dotted around?
Wonder what other interesting things are dotted around?