Howitzers
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Did the RHA and in particular the 4 Bde, have Howitzers?
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The Royal Artillery was divided into three separate bodies: A B and C, were field guns and the fourth D battery had 4.5" howitzers at their disposal. These weapons became the first to be hauled by motor tractors rather than horse power.
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by cyngast moderator
The Royal Horse Artillery did not technically include howitzers, but through the war batteries were often moved from one brigade to another, depending on the immediate need. So a howitzer battery could be attached to a RHA brigade for a time and then be detached again.
If you're asking about the bit at the end of this diary page, what I can find on The Long, Long Trail indicates that there were both a 49th Bde. R.F.A. and a 49th (Howitzer) Bde. R.F.A. The regular (non-howitzer) brigade never went to the Western Front, so the one mentioned here must be the 49th (Howitzer) Bde.
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