| 词条 | QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzer | ||||
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|name=Ordnance QF 3.7 inch mountain howitzer | image= 3-7 inch mountain gun.jpg |caption=A 3.7-inch QF mountain gun. Dated from 1939 |type= Mountain gun |service= 1917–Present |wars={{plainlist|
|designer= |number= |length= |width= |height= |diameter= |action= | image_size = 300 |origin=United Kingdom |is_ranged= |is_artillery=yes |is_UK=yes |used_by= Nepal (The Nepalese Army still has 90-100 in Service){{when|date=November 2018}}{{cn|date=November 2018}} |design_date= |manufacturer= |unit_cost= |production_date= 1915–? |variants= |weight={{convert|1,610|lb|kg|abbr=on}}[1] |part_length={{convert|3|ft|7.5|in|m|abbr=on|sigfig=3}}[1] |crew= |cartridge=Separate-loading QF 94 x 92 mm R[1] |cartridge_weight={{convert|20|lb|kg|abbr=on}} HE, Shrapnel, Smoke, Starshell, HEAT |caliber= {{convert|3.7|in|mm|abbr=on}} |rate= |velocity={{convert|973|ft/s|m/s|abbr=on}}[1] |range= |max_range={{convert|5,899|yd|m|abbr=on}}[1] |feed= |sights= |breech= |recoil=Hydro-pneumatic, variable, 17.5–35 inch[1] |carriage=Wheeled, split trail |elevation=−5° to +40°[2] |traverse=20° L & R[2] Ordnance, QF 3.7-inch howitzer is a mountain gun, used by British and Commonwealth armies in World War I and World War II, and between the wars. HistoryThe British Indian Army first requested a modern mountain gun in 1906 to replace the BL 10 pounder Mountain Gun, which had been hastily developed after the Second Boer War, but itself had several shortcomings. In particular, the shell weight was seen as too light and the gun lacked any recoil absorber or recuperator, meaning the gun had to be relaid after every shell was fired. However, financial constraints delayed production of the 3.7-inch weapon until 1915. As a stop-gap, the barrel of the 10 pounder gun was mounted on an updated carriage to produce the 2.75 inch Mountain Gun. World War IThe 3.7-inch howitzer was first introduced in 1917, and was used in action in that year in the Mesopotamian Campaign (modern Iraq area). The 22nd (Derajat) Indian Frontier Force mountain battery arrived in the East Africa campaign on 18 December 1916, when they relieved the 28th Battery which returned to India.[3] They appear to have re-equipped from the 10-pounder mountain gun to the 3.7-inch howitzer while in East Africa, and first used the new weapon in action in an attack on German positions at Medo, 11 April 1918.[4] {{clear|left}}Interwar yearsThe 3.7-inch Howitzer superseded the 2.75-inch Mountain Gun following World War I. It was used by mountain artillery regiments of the Royal Artillery and the Indian Artillery, and saw much service on the North West Frontier of India between the wars. {{clear left}}World War IIDuring World War II, the weapon equipped artillery units engaged in the North African Campaign (Tunisia), the Italian Campaign, the Kokoda Campaign, and Burma Campaign, and it was also used in the Netherlands and Ruhr fighting in 1944-45 by units originally destined for mountain warfare in Greece. In the latter theatre, on occasion the gun was dismantled and manually hauled up to the upper floors of buildings to provide close support in urban fighting. A lightened version was used briefly by airborne formations. Several were supplied to the French Army after 1945; one is on display at the Vietnam Army Museum in Hanoi while another is displayed at the Zone 5 Military Museum, Danang. It was also used on Close Support versions of the A9 and A10 Cruiser Tanks in place of the standard 2 pounder, though mostly to fire smoke shells. During the war the gun, and its ammunition, were also manufactured in other Commonwealth countries, including South Africa, by the ISCOR (Iron and Steel Corporation of South Africa), and India. South Africa also produced modified versions of the gun.[5] The gun was finally declared obsolete by the British Army in 1960, although it had not seen service since 1945. {{clear|left}}Post WarAfter the war, the gun was used, among others, by the French forces during the First Indochina War[6] and by India during the Indo-Pakistani wars of 1965[7] and of 1971.[8] DetailsThe weapon was designed to be broken into eight mule loads, for transport over difficult terrain. The heaviest single section is the interrupted screw breech, which weighs {{convert|247|lb|kg}}. Given an open gun position, a practised crew could have the guns unloaded from the mules, reassembled and deployed ready for action in barely two minutes. The 3.7-inch howitzer's adjustable suspension system allowed it to be deployed on almost any position, even those too uneven or with too steep a gradient to allow field artillery to be sited. The process of removing the howitzer from a position and reloading it onto the gun mules involved much more lifting and securing loads than deploying it, but could be accomplished in three minutes in favourable conditions. The howitzer has a split trail, the first British weapon to do so, which allows firing at very high angles (a useful feature in mountainous terrain). It also has a large rectangular shield to protect the crew from small-arms fire, but this was often omitted to save weight. When it was first introduced, the howitzer had two wooden wheels and was light enough be towed by two horses. Later marks have pneumatic tyres and could be towed by any light vehicle, such as the Bren Carrier or jeep. The propellant casing had five "charge zones", but HE was restricted to no more than "charge four", to prevent premature detonation of the shell. The Australian Army did employ charge five in Papua New Guinea in emergencies – the gun crews referred to it as "O'Hara's charge". AmmunitionSee also
Surviving examples
Notes and references1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.quarryhs.co.uk/ammotable10.html|title=78- MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES|website=www.quarryhs.co.uk|access-date=2017-10-02}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 Hogg & Thurston 1972, p. 91 3. ^Farndale 1988, p. 338 4. ^Farndale 1988, p. 351 5. ^British Artillery in World War II: The 3.7-inch howitzer 6. ^{{cite book|title=French Foreign Légionnaire vs Viet Minh Insurgent: North Vietnam 1948–52|series=Combat 36|first=Martin |last=Windrow|date=20 Sep 2018|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=9781472828910|page=36}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=Battle of Asal Uttar (1965) - Part 1 (Background)|url=https://medium.com/indian-defence/battle-of-asal-uttar-1965-part-1-background-86d289cd6798|via=medium.com|date=2016-11-15}}{{Self-published source|date=November 2018}} 8. ^{{cite book|title=Indian Gunners at War: The Western Front-1971|first= Jagjit |last=Singh|isbn=9781897829554|publisher=Lancer International|year=1994|pages=48, 50|url=https://books.google.com/?id=LF9PLnU0zA4C&q=3.7+inch#v=snippet&q=3.7%20inch&f=false}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30025247|title=QF 3.7in Mountain Howitzer Mk I (ORD 137)|year=2013|work=IWM Collections Search|author=Imperial War Museum|accessdate=10 March 2013}} Bibliography
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