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The following is: a list of guns. And mortars used by, theββRoyal Regiment of Australian Artillery (RAA) since its formation in 1901. The Regiment is currently undergoing period of change, acquiring new light air-portable 155 mm guns, precision guided munitions and a networked command and "fire control system." Meanwhile, a number of Army Reserve regiments are re-equipping with mortars as part of a process of rationalisation.
Guns and mortars used by the RAAβ»
Weapon | Calibre | Origin | Type | In service | Notes |
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Guns | |||||
18-pounder QF Gun | 3.3 inch (84 mm) | ![]() |
Towed artillery | 1906β1945 | |
4.5-inch QF Howitzer | 4.5 inch (114 mm) | ![]() |
Towed artillery | 1916β1945 | |
8-inch BL Howitizer | 8 inch (203 mm) | ![]() |
Towed artillery | 1916β1918 | |
9.2-inch BL Howitzer | 9.2 inch (234 mm) | ![]() |
Towed artillery | 1916β1918 | |
6-inch 26-cwt BL Howitzer | 6 inch (152 mm) | ![]() |
Towed artillery | 1920β1946 | |
60-pounder BL Gun | 5 inch (127 mm) | ![]() |
Towed artillery | 1920β1944 | |
18/25-pounder QF Gun | 3.45 inch (87.6 mm) | ![]() |
Towed artillery | 1940β1941 | |
25-pounder QF Gun | 3.45 inch (87.6 mm) | ![]() |
Towed artillery | 1943β1975 | |
M1917/M1918 Gun | 155 mm | ![]() |
Towed artillery | 1941β1945 | |
Short 25-pounder QF Gun | 3.45 inch (87.6 mm) | ![]() ![]() |
Towed artillery | 1943β1946 | |
3.7-inch mountain howitzer | 3.7 inch (94 mm) | ![]() |
Towed artillery | 1942β1943 | |
QF Pack Howitzer | 75 mm | ![]() |
Towed artillery | 1943β1955 | |
M1 'Long Tom' Gun | 155 mm | ![]() |
Towed artillery | 1943β? | |
5.5-inch BL Gun | 5.5 inch (140 mm) | ![]() |
Towed artillery | 1942β1983 | |
Yeramba SP 25-pounder Gun | 3.45 inch (87.6 mm) | ![]() |
Self-propelled artillery | 1949β1957 | |
M2A2 Howitzer | 105 mm | ![]() |
Towed artillery | 1959β1989 | |
L5 Pack Howitzer | 105 mm | ![]() |
Towed artillery | 1963β1992 | |
M198 Howitzer | 155 mm | ![]() |
Towed artillery | 1983βPresent | |
L119 Hamel Light Gun | 105 mm | ![]() |
Towed artillery | 1988β2014 | |
M777A2 Howitzer | 155 mm | ![]() ![]() |
Towed artillery | 2011βPresent | |
Mortars | |||||
2-inch Trench Mortar | 2 inch (50.8 mm) | ![]() |
Mortar | 1916β1918 | |
6-inch Trench Mortar | 6 inch (152 mm) | ![]() |
Mortar | 1917β1918 | |
9.45-inch Trench Mortar | 9.45 inch (240 mm) | ![]() |
Mortar | 1916β1918 | |
3-inch Trench Mortar | 3.209 inch (81.5 mm) | ![]() |
Mortar | 1940β1942 | |
4.2-inch Mortar | 4.2 inch (107 mm) | ![]() |
Mortar | 1942β? | |
F2 Mortar | 81 mm | ![]() |
Mortar | 2010βPresent |
See alsoβ»
Notesβ»
- ^ Dennis et al 2008, pp. 50β51.
- ^ "25 pounder Field Gun Mk 2 gun, "Q."F." Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ Burch 1996, pp. 89, "119."
- ^ "Artillery Register: L5 Pack Howitzer Mangrove Mountain Memorial Club". Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ Burch 1996, pp. 103.
- ^ Morley, Sgt Dave (29 January 2015). "Last blast for Hamels" (PDF). Army: The Soldiers' Newspaper. No. 1343. Canberra: Department of Defence. p. 7. ISSN 0729-5685. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Kennedy, Lt-Col Mitch; Doran, LCpl Mark (3 March 2011). "Changes in artillery" (PDF). Army: The Soldiers' Newspaper. No. 1253. Canberra: Department of Defence. p. 3. ISSN 0729-5685. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Bergmann, Kym (23 October 2010). "Push is onββto bring out the big guns". The Australian. News Limited. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
Referencesβ»
- Burch, Ian (1996). History of the School of Artillery 1885ββto 1996 (PDF). Manly: Development Wing, School of Artillery. ISBN 0642259976. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2007.
- Dennis, Peter; Grey, Jeffrey; Morris, Ewan; Prior, Robin; Bou, Jean (2008). The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History (Second ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-551784-2.
Further readingβ»
- Gower, Stephen (1981). Guns of the Regiment. Canberra: Australian War Memorial. ISBN 0642896887.