BL 7.2 inch Howitzer Mk.I

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7.2-inch howitzer of 51st Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery, France, 2 September 1944
7.2-inch howitzer of 51st Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery, France, 2 September 1944

The BL 7.2 inch Howitzer Mk.I and subsequent marks were a series of heavy artillery pieces designed by the United Kingdom at the start of World War II. The 7.2 inch (183 mm) was not a new design, but instead a re-lined version of the 8 inch (203 mm) howitzers dating from World War I. The weapons were a stop-gap measure to meet the urgent need for heavy artillery faced by the Allies early in World War II.

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British and Commonwealth artillery of World War II
Tank & anti-tank guns
QF 2 pounder | QF 6 pounder | OQF 75 mm (tank only) | QF 17 pounder | 77 mm HV (tank only)
Field, Medium and Heavy guns
QF 18 pounder | 3.7 inch Howitzer | 4.5 inch Howitzer | 25 pounder Gun-Howitzer
Australian 25 pounder Short | QF 60 pounder Gun | 4.5 inch Medium Field Gun
5.5 inch Medium Gun | 6 inch Howitzer | 7.2 inch Howitzer | 8 inch Howitzer
Mountain guns
3.7 Inch Mountain Howitzer
Anti-aircraft guns
20 mm Polsten | 40 mm Bofors | QF 3 inch | QF 3.7 inch
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