It represented a major advance compared to previous British guns.

The British guns had ceased firing for fear of hitting their own men.

On the morning of August 26, the British guns opened fire.

All of the British guns on the left were soon silenced.

Montgomery and his troops spent the first night near the landing area, under light fire from the British guns.

He began loading his own rifle just as the British guns on the ridge opened fire.

These weapons were also of shorter range and throwing weight than the British guns.

As the light grew, the British guns became more accurate.

Another British gun was hit, this time losing a wheel to an enemy round shot.

There remains the debated question whether the British guns could have been taken to the top.