3.7 Inch Howitz.

[kz11gr]

Hello

Have you informations about this ammo ?

Thank you

:ciao:

 

[ben2000]

pack howitzer

Hi,

The 3.7 inch howitzer was introduced officially in 1917 ( I have a 1917 dated case) and was called a mountain gun as it was designed to be split into pieces for easy carriage on mules/horses in mountainous terrain. This was one of the first of such guns and they became known as pack howitzers.
The case is a separate charge and the standard projectile was a 20lb shrapnel shell.

 

[kz11gr]

Hi,

The 3.7 inch howitzer was introduced officially in 1917 and was called a mountain gun .The case is a separate charge and the standard projectile was a 20lb shrapnel shell.

Thank you Ben2000

i have found a photo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3.7_inch_Mountain_Howitzer

http://www.landships.freeservers.com/3p7inch_mountain_howitzer.htm

Here, the complete round

 

[ben2000]

HE

The shell in that period photo is a HE shell with a No.106 fuze.