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Article : 5,149 wordsThe 9.2 was formerly used by the British for fort defence purposes only. It is reported that several of them have now been sent across to France and Belgium. This is the first time that the weapon has been used in the field, and is one of the British answers to the German 11in howitzer. The 9.2 has remarkable penetrative qualities, and can be fired at the rate of three rounds per minute. The projectile from this gun weighs about four hundredweight. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial (Sydney, NSW : 1914 - 1917), Sat 13 Feb 1915, Page 1
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