170510 005 IWM London, Ordnance QF 13-pounder

            The Ordnance QF 13-pounder quick-firing field gun was the standard equipment of the British Royal Horse Artillery at the outbreak of World War I.

It was developed as a response to combat experience gained in the Boer War and entered service in 1904, replacing the Ehrhard QF 15 pounder and BL 12 pounder 6 cwt. It was intended as a rapid-firing and highly-mobile yet reasonably powerful field gun for Royal Horse Artillery batteries attached to Cavalry divisions, which were expected to be engaged in mobile open warfare.

The original Mk I barrel was wire wound.[2] Later Mk II barrels had a tapered inner A tube [1] which was pressed into the outer tube.

It saw action most famously at the Battle of Le Cateau in August 1914 as the British Expeditionary Force retreated from Mons.
 
The Néry gun at the Imperial War Museum, London It was used to great effect by "L" Bty, Royal Horse Artillery in its famous defensive action on September 1 1914 at Néry, France, for which 3 Victoria Crosses were awarded. The medals and No. 6 gun involved in this action are exhibited at the Imperial War Museum, London.

Shell: QF fixed round 12.5 pounds (5.67 kg) Shrapnel, later HE 
Calibre: 3-inch (76.2 mm) 
Recoil: Hydro-spring, constant, 41 inches (1,040 mm)
Carriage: Wheeled, pole trail 
Elevation: -5° - 16° 
Traverse: 4° L & R
Muzzle velocity: 1,675 feet per second (511 m/s)
Maximum range: 5,900 yards (5,390 m)
   

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