A description of the field artillery tactics and gunnery used by the Royal Artillery and the artilleries of British Commonwealth armies. It includes some organisational details, review and commentary, and a glossary. The artillery doctrine, procedures, main equipment and organisation used by the British were generally used by the artilleries in the Australian, Canadian, Indian, New Zealand and South African armies.
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A description of the field artillery tactics and gunnery used by the Royal Artillery and the artilleries of British Commonwealth armies. It includes some organisational details, review and commentary, and a glossary. The artillery doctrine, procedures, main equipment and organisation used by the British were generally used by the artilleries in the Australian, Canadian, Indian, New Zealand and South African armies.
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BRITISH ARTILLERY
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This set of pages are pieces describing various aspects of 20. There is no themes apart from British Artillery. The pieces are:. The 105mm Light Gun. Its origins and features. Concentrations of Massed Fire. Its origins and evolution. Artillery Intelligence and Counter-Battery. Describes the evolution and features of the countery-battery system that was developed in the BEF in France during World War 1. Artillery Intelligence and Counter-Battery 1919-1939.
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BRITISH ARTILLERY IN WORLD WAR 2. A description of the anti-tank artillery tactics and gunnery used by the Royal Artillery and the artilleries of British Commonwealth armies. AFTER WORLD WAR 2. Tanks well served and boldly directed have established a superiority on the battlefield which is out of all proportion to their true value. It has been proved that tanks, for all their hard skin, mobility and armament achieve their more spectacular results from their moral effect on half-hearted or ill-led troops.
BRITISH ARTILLERY FIRE CONTROL
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BRITISH ARTILLERY IN WORLD WAR 2. Updated 1 April 2011. In 1943 the Royal Artillery reached its peak strength, almost 700,000 men, and close to one million probably served during World War 2. Perhaps another 100,000 served in the other Commonwealth artilleries. This page gives brief summaries of a few , mostly British, who were particularly distinguished. AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS. Sir Arthur Roden Cutler. VC, AK, KCMG, KCVO, CBE. 2/5 Field Regiment was part of 7. General Campbell commissioned into the ...
BRITISH ARTILLERY IN WORLD WAR 2
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BRITISH ARTILLERY IN WORLD WAR 2. This page summarises the main features of the British field artillery system used in Commonwealth armies, a system to deliver mobile firepower, where the firepower rather than the guns are manoeuvred. It provides links to other parts of this site that give more detail. A 9 point list of the important characteristics and some quotations are also given here. A short description of the distinctive fire control method is given here. Throughout the war a troop of four guns.
British Artillery in World War 2
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BRITISH ARTILLERY IN WORLD WAR 2. The field artillery organisation, tactics, gunnery methods and regiments of the Royal Artillery and the artilleries of British Commonwealth. Welcome to this site. The information here is for those with an interest in 20th century artillery. A war gamer seeking fidelity. A military historian trying to escape the limits of the direct fire horizon (it can be difficult to make this escape). A modern Gunner interested in some background to the business. The World War 2. Cover...
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Northumbrian Gunner: Inter-War
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1920 Re-establishment of Territorial Army. As part of the post-war "Geddes Axe" financial cuts the TA was further reduced in size in 1922: artillery batteries lost two of their six guns, the established size of infantry battalions was cut and ancillary medical, veterinary, signals and Royal Army Service Corps units were either reduced in size or abolished. An innovation in 1922 was the creation of two Air Defence Brigades to provide anti-aircraft defence for London. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The 50 th ...
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Northumbrian Gunner: Quintinshill
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Friday, 29 May 2015. On the 22nd May 1915 the worst rail disaster in the UK occurred at Quintinshill near Gretna Green, Scotland. The collision that occurred and the subsequent fire resulted in over 220 killed and 240 injured. The majority of casualties were from 1/7th Battalion Royal Scots, Territorials from Edinburgh, heading to Gallipoli. Quintinshill near Gretna Green. Quintinshill - Track layout. Quintinshill - Signal Box. Caledonian Railway McIntosh 4-4-0 no 121. The troop train was a high priority...
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Northumbrian Gunner: Boer War
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Source: South African Military History Society - Elswick Guns. Http:/ samilitaryhistory.org/vol014lc.html. In February 1900 Lady Meux presented the guns to Lord Roberts, Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in South Africa, and they became his personal property, as distinct from belonging to the army. The Elswick Gun is currently held by 203 (Elswick) Battery Royal Artillery Volunteers. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). ORBAT Soviet Late 80's Breakthrough Capability, Part 4 Frontal Aviation. John Simpson K...
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Northumbrian Gunner: Menin Gate 30,000th sounding of Last Post
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Thursday, 9 July 2015. Menin Gate 30,000th sounding of Last Post. On the 9th July 2016 the Last Post was sounded at the Menin Gate for the 30,000th time. For their support for. App - See you tonight. 8212; Last Post Ass. Ieper (@lastpostieper). July 9, 2015. Op Drum - Menin Gate Ceremony. Last Post Association app entry screen. Last Post Association Book. Somme Battlefield Pipe Band and Tyneside Scottish on parade. Last Post Association Supporting Material. Brochure Last Post Association. John Simpson Ki...
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Northumbrian Gunner: D-Day GOLD Beach
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Sunday, 22 April 2012. Northumbrian Division landed on Gold Beach. The assault was conducted by 2 brigades, 69 Brigade on King sector and 231 Brigade on Jig sector. Once the beaches were secured, the follow on Brigades would land, 56 Brigade on Jig and 151 (Durham Light Infantry) Brigade on King. Within the divisional artillery, fire support for the assaulting phase was conducted by 86. The Northumbrian Regiments did provide BC’s and FOO’s to the assaulting brigades. As a result of the heavy seas it was ...
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Northumbrian Gunner: World War One
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Commander Royal Artillery: Brigadier CG Henshaw. 1st Northumbrian Brigade RFA (TF). 2nd Northumbrian Brigade RFA (TF). 3rd Northumbrian Brigade RFA (TF). 4th Northumbrian (H) Brigade RFA (TF). Northumbrian Divisional Ammunition Column. 1st Northumbrian Brigade RFA (TF). Headquarters Newcastle - Barrack Road. 1st Northumberland Newcastle - Barrack Road. 2nd Northumberland Newcastle - Barrack Road. 3rd Northumberland Elswick - Dunn Street. Elswick Ordnance Works. 2nd Northumbrian Brigade RFA (TF). Commande...
Authors List - Think Defence
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Commenter Wall of Fame. Commenter Wall of Fame. Think Defence hopes to start sensible conversations about UK defence issues, no agenda or no campaign but there might be one or two posts on containers, bridges and mexeflotes! Think Defence contributing author. Think Defence contributing author. Think Defence contributing author. Think Defence contributing author. Think Defence contributing author. Think Defence contributing author. Think Defence contributing author. Over 20 years serving as one of Her Maj...
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Northumbrian Gunner: Bovington Tank Museum - WW1 Tanks
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Monday, 8 June 2015. Bovington Tank Museum - WW1 Tanks. Bovington Tank Museum in Dorset is the museum of the Royal Tank Regiment and the Royal Armoured Corps. Bovington Tank Museum Dorset. Royal Tank Regiment Memorial. The stalemate on the Western Front dominated by trenches, fortifications and the machine guns created the problem of how to breach the enemy front line and achieve a breakthrough. The problem - Fortifications and the Machine Gun. Made it's first test run. British Mark I Tank. The Mark IV t...
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Northumbrian Gunner: Ypres 2010 - Ypres
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Monday, 3 May 2010. Ypres 2010 - Ypres. Ypres Cloth Hall in ruins. With the British Army in Flanders. Arras – The Battle of Arras Memorial and La Carrière Wellington. ORBAT Soviet Late 80's Breakthrough Capability, Part 4 Frontal Aviation. British Photographic Reconnaissance Cameras in WW1 - Part 5. The Official British Army Blog. Desert Storm Part 24: Back to Germany. Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company. John Simpson Kirkpatrick "the man with the donkey". Ypres 2010 - Ypres. 1 O Clock Gun.
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Northumbrian Gunner: Volunteer Artillery
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The Volunteer Force was a citizen army of part-time rifle, artillery and engineer corps, created as a popular movement in 1859. Originally highly autonomous, the units of volunteers became increasingly integrated with the British Army, before forming part of the Territorial Force in 1908. Most of the regiments of the present Territorial Army are directly descended from Volunteer Force units. Corps were only to be formed on the recommendation of the county’s lord-lieutenant. The members of the corps were ...
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British Artillery in World War 2
BRITISH ARTILLERY IN WORLD WAR 2. The field artillery organisation, tactics, gunnery methods and regiments of the Royal Artillery and the artilleries of British Commonwealth. Welcome to this site. The information here is for those with an interest in 20th century artillery. A war gamer seeking fidelity. A military historian trying to escape the limits of the direct fire horizon (it can be difficult to make this escape). A modern Gunner interested in some background to the business. The World War 2. Cover...
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