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File:8inchHowitzerMkIRecoiling.jpg

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English: Photograph of British 8 inch howitzer, a converted 6 inch naval gun, recoiling after firing, Wagonlieu.

The 2 small recoil cylinders above the barrel are fully extended. They were incapable of fully absorbing the gun's recoil, and the whole carriage would then move backwards a short distance up the ramp provided by the "scotches" behind the wheels before returning to the firing position.
The gun is concealed by camouflage netting and branches.
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This photograph Q 570 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author
Ernest Brooks  (1878–1958)  wikidata:Q5392825
 
Ernest Brooks
Alternative names
E. "Baby" Brooks
Description British photographer
Date of birth/death 23 February 1878 Edit this at Wikidata 1958 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Faringdon Hendon
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creator QS:P170,Q5392825
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