At the War and Peace show at Beltring in Kent a dispaly of 155mm High explosive Howitzer ammunition in a pallet for easy transportation.

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At the well known and popular "War and Peace" show held at Beltring in Kent, this display is two pallets of 155mm calibre ammunition for a Howitzer, these steel projectiles weight in at about 89 pounds and are used in conjunction with what are called "bagged charges", small bags of Cordite propellant in garded charges for adding distance or speed to a projectile on firing from the gun.

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Kent, England. UK
Photo credit: © Christopher May / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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