{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Militaria","provider_url":"https:\/\/militaria.british-classic-motorcycles.co.uk","author_name":"awjdthumper","author_url":"https:\/\/militaria.british-classic-motorcycles.co.uk\/index.php\/author\/awjdthumper\/","title":"4.7-Inch QF Field Gun - Militaria","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xgFDhNrPur\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaria.british-classic-motorcycles.co.uk\/index.php\/qf-4-7-inch-gun\/\">4.7-Inch QF Field Gun<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/militaria.british-classic-motorcycles.co.uk\/index.php\/qf-4-7-inch-gun\/embed\/#?secret=xgFDhNrPur\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;4.7-Inch QF Field Gun&#8221; &#8212; Militaria\" data-secret=\"xgFDhNrPur\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/militaria.british-classic-motorcycles.co.uk\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"The British 15-Pdr BL field gun and 5-Inch BL Howitzers used in the 2nd Boer War (1899-1902) were out-ranged by the Cruesot 155 mm siege guns used by the Boers. In order to combat these guns, Captain Percy Scott removed a pair of 4.7-inch naval guns from his ship, HMS Terrible, and mounted them on improvised wooden carriages. These guns went on to do sterling service during the war and also caught the imagination of the public at large. Given their success in the Boer War, many hundred of these 4.7-inch naval guns were then adopted by the Royal Garrison Artillery mounted on a more modern carriage designed at the Woolwich Arsenal or on a carriage converted from the 40-Pdr Rifled Muzzle Loader (RML). These guns were designated the QF 4.7-Inch 'B' on Travelling Carriages and were made by the Elswick Ordnance Company, a part of Armstrong Whitworth. The 'B' indicated that these guns were fitted with single motion breeches. However, a Heavy Battery Committee had been established in 1902 and presided over by Colonel Perrott who had commanded the Siege Train in South Africa with the aim of drawing up the specifications for a future heavy field gun. They ultimately rejected the 4.7-inch gun because of its relatively light shell as well as concern over its accuracy. Their work eventually led to the adoption of the 60-Pdr BL Gun in 1905.","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/militaria.british-classic-motorcycles.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/boer-War-gun.jpg"}