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New Zealand artillery at Anzac

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A New Zealand 4.5-inch howitzer in action at Anzac, May 1915. Four New Zealand Field Artillery batteries served on Gallipoli. Three batteries — the 1st, 2nd and 3rd — were equipped with 18-pounder field guns, and one — the 4th — with 4.5-inch howitzers. Although not as destructive as the 18-pounder, the howitzer's range (6300 metres) and ability to fire at a high angle was invaluable amidst the hilly terrain at Anzac.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PA-o-308-22-1
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New Zealand artillery at Anzac, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/new-zealand-artillery-anzac, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated