Cannone da Campagna Inglese da 140 mm BL 5.5 Inch Gun Mk.2

The 5.5" gun britannico was designed to replace the 6" howitzer e 60 pdr gun in reggimenti d’artiglieria media attached at corps level. It entered service in 1942 e was replaced by the 155 mm FH70 Field Howitzer della NATO in the early 1980s. Medium Artiglieria Regiments della seconda guerra mondiale had due batteries of eight guns each, organized in due gun troops of quattro pieces d’artiglieria. The troop commander was a captain. The 5.5" gun had a crew of one sergeant e nine gunners. Il modello di Airfix shown here has been spray-painted Humbrol No. 159 Khaki Drab, highlighted con 30% white. The kit comes con enough gun crew soldatini to equip a typical wargame artiglieria stand. Due to its long firing range, the 5.5" usually fires off-table ed only purists will want to represent it by an actual models.

Modellini Disponibili

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• Artiglieri del cannone da 5.5", 1:76 AB soldatini AB-TC61
• Cannone da 5.5", 15 mm Quality Castings 2035
• Cannone da 5.5" & Equipaggio, 15 mm Minifigs BV-87
• Cannone da 5.5", 1:150 Gramodels
• Cannone da 5.5" con trattore ACE Matador, 1:285 GHQ UK66

Caratteristiche Tecniche

• BL 5.5" Gun Mk.2
• Tipo: Medium Field Gun (Howitzer)
• Peso: 5,850 kg
• Lunghezza: 7,531 mm
• Calibro: 5.5 inches (140 mm)
• Lunghezza canna: 4,332 mm (L.31)
• Shell Length: 658 mm
• Ammunition Supply: 100 HE Shells per Gun
• Cadenza di tiro: 3 round al minuto
• Velocità alla volata: 510 m/sec (1,675 f/sec) con Charge 4
• Angolo di tiro: 60°
• Elevazione: - 5° to 45°; up to 70° using trail pits ed a dial sight adaptor.
• Gittata: 16.400 m
• Shell Weight: HE 36.3 kg
• Crew: 10

Bibliografia

• Hogg, Ian: Twentieth-Century Artillery

Utilizzo Storico

• Real artiglieria britannica, 1941–1980s
• Canada
• Australia
• South Africa
• Pakistan

The BL 5.5" Gun Mk.3 remained in servizio britannico until the early 1980s, when it was replaced by the new 155 mm FH70 Field Howitzer della NATO. South Africa e Pakistan continue to use the 5.5" Gun con improved munitions even today.

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Soldatini Britannici della Seconda Guerra Mondiale

– Pubblicato: 28.03.2005 – Aggiornato: 06.04.2011
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