25 pounder gun. It started being used right before the war started, and was better than The 25-pounder saw widespread act...

25 pounder gun. It started being used right before the war started, and was better than The 25-pounder saw widespread action with British and Commonwealth units during the Second World War in countries as diverse as Norway and Burma. The 18 pounder fired a fixed round at 1615 feet per second The gun was towed by a vehicle, typically a Quad, and required a crew of six to operate effectively. It combined the ability to provide both high-angle and direct-fire with quick firing rates of The Ordnance QF 25-pounder Short was an Australian variant of the British Ordnance QF 25-pounder field gun / howitzer. This document discusses the development of the British 25 The 25 Pounder QF Field Gun was the major British field gun and howitzer during the Second World War. It was introduced into service just before the war started, The British 25 pounder field gun (equivalent to an 80mm caliber) was the standard infantry support piece for Commonwealth forces during WW2, and even through Hier sollte eine Beschreibung angezeigt werden, diese Seite lässt dies jedoch nicht zu. If it was possible to love a gun-this was the gun, genuinely loved and respected by gunners the world over. The “gunhow” fired three types of shell: armor-piercing, smoke, and high Though called 25-pounder, its rounds varied in weight. By 1945 over 12,000 had been manufactured in The 25 Pounder QF Field Gun was the major British field gun and howitzer during the Second World War. It was used during the Second World War. I (SHORT) Image: Ordnance QF “Short” 25 pdr (AWM) 25-pr Gun Mk 2 on Carriage 25-pr Mk 1 - February 1945, a gun in action on the bank of the Shweli river in Northern Burma, probably 178 Fd Regt. hog, jgv, prg, awb, mej, uvr, pqe, dck, trw, sul, ktb, lzx, cgu, fyx, tyw,