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British 5.5" Medium Artillery Battery

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In 1937 work got underway to replace the old sixty-pounder guns and six-inch howitzers with a new modern medium artillery piece. Initially the BL 4.5-inch gun was produced, but though it had a good range its shells lacked explosive power so a larger calibre gun was therefore desired. The result of this exercise became the B.L. 5.5-inch Gun Mk 3. The first units were equipped with the new gun in May 1942, and the first actions were in the Western Desert Campaign. Range was initially limited with a hundred pound shell until a new, lighter, eighty pound shell was introduced to increase the range, which eventually replaced the heavier round. In use the 5.5 inch Gun the was towed by the AEC Matador artillery tractor, a robust 4x4 truck.

Flames Of War contents: this boxed set contains 1x British 5.5" Medium Artillery Battery 2x British Artillery Command Rifle Teams (NW Europe) 1x British Staff Team (NW Europe) 1x British Jeep 1x British Observer Rifle Team (NW Europe) 1x British OP Carrier 4x British BL 5.5" Guns and limbers 4x British AEC Matador Artillery Tractors