20 9.2-in BL on Railway Carriage Calibre
9.2-in (234 mm)
Weight of gun complete
22 tons (22352 kg)
Ammunition
Common
Weight of shell
380 lb (172 kg)
Range: Common
14000 yards (12800 m)
Guns sent to South Africa:
None (1 taken from Cape Coastal Armaments)
Manned by the Cape Garrison Artillery, this gun was dismounted from the Cape Town defences and placed upon a railway truck. Nicknamed “Kandahar”, it was the only one of its kind sent to the front. Due to its size and congested railway lines its progress was very slow. It got as far as Belfast in the Eastern Transvaal, but was too late for the action at Bergendal/Dalmanhuta on 27/28 August 1900.
The massive 9.2-in BL “Kandahar” gun on its railway carriage.
9.45-in BL Howitzer Calibre
9.45-in (240 mm)
Weight of the gun
1990 kg (4387 lb)
Weight of the breech
160 kg (353 lb)
Weight of gun and carriage
7010 kg (lb)
Elevation range
+40° to +65°
Ammunition
Common
Weight of Common shell Range
128 kg (282 lb) 7000 m (7650 yards)
Muzzle velocity
283 m/s (928 fps)
Guns sent to South Africa:
2
Rounds fired:
1