Image of The barrel of a 15-inch howitzer is elevated for firing by Unknown photographer, (20th century)

The barrel of a 15-inch howitzer is elevated for firing on the Somme, 1 July...

IMAGE number: NAM5922955
Image title: The barrel of a 15-inch howitzer is elevated for firing on the Somme, 1 July 1916. (b/w photo)
Artist: Unknown photographer, (20th century)
Location: National Army Museum, London
Medium: black and white photograph
Date: 1914 AD (C20th AD)

Image description: The barrel of a 15-inch howitzer is elevated for firing on the Somme, 1 July 1916. Photograph, World War One (1914-1918), Western Front, 1916. Howitzers firing heavy calibre shells on a high trajectory through a short barrel were the best type of artillery to employ against trenches and fortifications. These weapons were used by units of the Royal Garrison Artillery. The largest howitzers were often mounted on railways or fixed emplacements and consequently somewhat immobile. From a collection of 98 official war photographs.
Photo credit: © National Army Museum / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: howitzer / artillery / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto

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