M114 - Howitzer - Ottawa, Ontario
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This M114 Howitzer is located in the National Military Cemetery of the Canadian Forces (Beechwood Cemetery), on St. Laurent Boulevard, in Ottawa, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WMYG49
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/12/2018
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Text of the plaque:
The 5.5 inch medium gun was developed by the Armament Research and Development Establishment in the late 1930's to meet a requirement for a five inch gun to fire a projectile weighing 40.824 kg (90 lb) to a maximum range of 14,630 M (47,998 ft). The gun entered production in 1941 and was first used in action in the Middle-East the following year. It served primarily with front line units of the British Army until 1978 and was phased out of service in 1980.
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