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The Ordnance BL 15 pounder otherwise known as the 15 pounder 7 cwt was the British Army’s field gun in the Second Boer War and some remained in limited use in minor theatres of World War I. It could fire a shell of 3-inch diameter with a maximum weight of 15 pounds (6.8 kg) hence its name which differentiated it from its predecessor 12 pounder 3-inch gun which fired shells weighing only 12.5 pounds (5.7 kg).
