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Trentham Camp guns; 5.5-inch medium gun
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DescriptionThe guns had a 5.5-inch (140 mm) calibre and could fire 100-pound (45 kg) shells 14 800 metres, and 82-pounders (37 kg)16 550 metres. Because of the split trail, they could traverse 30 degrees left or right, and could fire from -5 degrees to plus 45 degrees.
The British Army introduced them in 1941, and 20 reached El Alamein in 1942.
Wikipedia says New Zealand acquired theirs after WW II
Date Taken7th December 1998
DescriptionThe guns had a 5.5-inch (140 mm) calibre and could fire 100-pound (45 kg) shells 14 800 metres, and 82-pounders (37 kg)16 550 metres. Because of the split trail, they could traverse 30 degrees left or right, and could fire from -5 degrees to plus 45 degrees.The British Army introduced them in 1941, and 20 reached El Alamein in 1942.
Wikipedia says New Zealand acquired theirs after WW II
Date Taken7th December 1998Depicts or relates to
PlaceTrentham Camp
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ReferencePlanner 41.11FormatKodak Gold 200-6 colour negativeSize36 x 24 mm original; 34 x 23 mm scanned
FormatKodak Gold 200-6 colour negativeSize36 x 24 mm original; 34 x 23 mm scannedScanned byDon McLeod
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Trentham Camp guns; 5.5-inch medium gun. Upper Hutt Libraries, accessed 04/05/2026, https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/29379