A RING OF STEEL— Among the many guns on the coast of Britain are these 9.2-inch howitzers, constantly manned for instant action. They fire a 350lbs. shell This picture shows a 9.2 howitzer crew, with the breech opened after firing, and the "breech number" sponging down the breech-block.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 September 1941, Page 6
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48A RING OF STEEL—Among the many guns on the coast of Britain are these 9.2-inch howitzers, constantly manned for instant action. They fire a 350lbs. shell This picture shows a 9.2 howitzer crew, with the breech opened after firing, and the "breech number" sponging down the breech-block. Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 September 1941, Page 6
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