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unusual facts about BL 7.5 inch Mk II – V naval gun


BL 7.5 inch Mk II – V naval gun

Swiftsure was decommissioned in 1917 and her guns were used for coast defence in Britain, as siege guns on the Belgian coast near Nieuport for attacking German batteries, and on M15-class monitors.


BL 7.2-inch howitzer

They managed to perform relatively well and were kept in service by the British until the end of the war, in their AGRA Units as parts of "Heavy" regiments to provide heavy fire support for British and Commonwealth troops.


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