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999:, was at the design stage, the 75 mm HV concept was reworked to fire the same projectiles as the 17-pounder through a shortened 17-pounder barrel but retaining the 3-inch cartridge case firing from a standard 3-inch breech. This has the benefit of greater ease of use on tanks, many of which would not have sufficient turret space to accommodate the breech length and recoil distance of the 17-pounder. Similarly, the smaller 3"-based ammunition was easier to store and handle in the tank's cramped interior. This new gun's ammunition was not interchangeable with the 17-pounder and to prevent confusion over ammunition supplies, it was renamed the
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tank. However the Comet could still not take the 17pdr. The 75mm High
Velocity Gun project was resurrected and redesigned to use a shortened version of the 17pdr barrel and the 17pdr projectiles mated to the cartridge of the 3 inch 30cwt anti-aircraft gun. While often confused with the 17pdr, the
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The 17-pounder outperformed all other Allied armour-piercing guns, and was quickly adapted for use on various tank chassis. However, few tanks were capable of carrying such a large gun due to the size limitations of their turret rings. A new
British tank specification, A29, was produced to meet the
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heavy tank. Most sources are in agreement that APDS was not available on D-Day itself, but reached
Normandy in increasing amounts by the end of June or early July 1944. It was available for the breakout battle from Normandy and the advance to the Netherlands and Germany. The weight of the enclosed
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British predicted that it would soon be inadequate given the increasing armour of German tanks. In late 1940, the design of a replacement began, and was largely completed by the end of 1941. A prototype production line was set up in spring 1942, and with the appearance of
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In the immediate post-war era in the Middle East, Arab national armies - Transjordan, Egypt, Syria and Iraq - mainly used
British manufactured artillery, including the towed 17-pounder. The Israelis used a number of 17 pounders that they captured from the Arabs in the war of independence
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had a longer hull and provided a larger turret, allowing the 17-pounder to be mounted along with space for a second loader, thought to be required for the gun's larger ammunition. However, production of the tank took time and few could be completed before the allied invasion of
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cruiser tank then at the design stage. It was intended to fire the US 75 mm projectiles (AP shot and HE) at a higher velocity, avoiding a downgrade in armour penetration versus the 6-pounder, which the dual purpose 75 mm was replacing. The new 50-calibre long gun, known as the
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While offering greater penetration, the smaller (sub-calibre) tungsten core of APDS was considered to provide less accurate fire than APCBC ammunition at ranges beyond 500 yards. This was due to the much lesser visible impact of rounds that fell short, making it hard to spot the
550:, the first 100 prototype 17-pounder anti-tank guns were quickly sent to help counter this new threat. So great was the rush that they were sent before proper carriages had been developed, and the guns had to be mounted in the carriages of
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the gun's approximate projectile weight is used to denote different guns of the same calibre. Hence this was a 3-inch gun, of which there were several types in
British service, which fired a projectile weighing approximately 17 lb
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cartridge through a modified breech. The larger 3" cartridge provided a greater propellant charge compared with normal 75 mm shells. Although the 75 mm HV was a promising weapon, it proved to be too big for the
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The 17-pounder anti-tank guns also saw action in Korea against tanks and in general support use against bunker positions. After Korea, the gun was largely replaced in the tank role by the 84mm calibre,
1918:(BAOR) towed by the M3 Half Track. When the Royal Artillery anti-tank units were disbanded in 1951, it was transferred to Infantry battalions in the BAOR (six per battalion), towed by the
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British tank units the ability to hold their own against their German counterparts. In the anti-tank role, it was replaced after the war by the
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The HE shells for the 17-pounder had smaller bursting charges (Mk 1: 1.28 lbs, Mk 2: 1.06 lbs) than those for the 75mm gun used by the
Sherman (M48: 1.47 lbs, Mk 1: 1.64 lbs).
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and correct aim. The APDS was also considered to cause less damage to an enemy tank if it did penetrate the armour. After penetration the core usually disintegrated.
714:. US forces did however request some Firefly conversions in March 1945 and as many as 18 were converted but the war ended before they were shipped from the UK.
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APCBC ammunition was the standard ammunition for the gun, while APDS shot was used for about 6% of the average load of a 17-pounder-equipped
British tank.
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could penetrate 256 mm of armour at 500 m and 233 mm at 1000 m, and allowing it in theory to penetrate the armour of even the German
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mated the 17 pounder gun with a modified 25 pounder carriage. This enabled the gun to be pressed into service before its own carriage design was ready.
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2478:"Royal Armoured Corps Training, Volume III-Armament, Pamphlet No 7, SP 17-pr M10",
2463:"Royal Armoured Corps Training, Volume III-Armament, Pamphlet No 7, SP 17-pr M10",
2436:"Royal Armoured Corps Training, Volume III-Armament, Pamphlet No 7, SP 17-pr M10",
2379:"Royal Armoured Corps Training, Volume III-Armament, Pamphlet No 7, SP 17-pr M10",
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in 1949. The Centurion was the first tank designed around the 17pdr gun.
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17-pounder gun, three loaders standing by with AP ammunition during
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shot, excluding the enclosing sabot, was 7.7 lb (3.5 kg).
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2510:. South African Armour Museum. 6 December 2012. Archived from
2274:"Sherman M4 and M4A3 17 pounder in US service New Information"
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Concept 3 - a heavily modified South African test-bed chassis.
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Concept 2 - a heavily modified South African test-bed chassis.
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Concept 1 - a heavily modified South African test-bed chassis.
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As the war came to a close, the 17-pdr was fitted to the new
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German anti-tank gun (similar form factor as Anti-Tank gun)
2043:(experimental development of Churchill tank, never fielded)
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Rear view of QF 17-pounder displayed in Burlington, Ontario
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A custom designed carriage for the 17 pounder comprising:
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that was fitted with a motorized gun-carriage. A modified
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shot, it was capable of defeating all but the thickest
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Bird, Lorrin Rexford; Livingston, Robert D. (2001).
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2158:British standard ordnance weights and measurements
810:Another Mk. IV adaptation with a shortened breech.
581:, and in the anti-tank role by the BAT, MOBAT and
2417:"75mm Gun M2, M3, & M6 Specification Booklet"
1048:Armour Piercing, Capped, Ballistic Capped (APCBC)
607:South African National Museum of Military History
525:'Pheasant' 17-pdr anti-tank gun in action at the
622:components as a design expedient. The resulting
2116:German tank gun (similar ballistic performance)
2102:Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
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2608:Imperial War Museum Film "A Date with a Tank"
2494:The Encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
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3455:World War II artillery of the United Kingdom
1518:Calculated penetration figures (90 degrees)
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2007:(77 mm OQF HV) - 1,200 by end of war.
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822:This was an experimental gun, designed by
566:. They first saw action in February 1943.
148:17-pounder in Batey ha-Osef museum, Israel
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3460:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1942
2402:British Equipment of the Second World War
1052:Armour Piercing, Capped, Ballistic Capped
120:Learn how and when to remove this message
2562:(2008 ed.). UK: Osprey Publishing.
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1057:Armour-piercing discarding sabot (APDS)
433:2,900 ft/s (880 m/s) APCBC HE
2603:Great Britain's Gun Penetration Tables
2383:, pp. 100–104, 122–124, July 1952
2055:(prototype turret only, never fielded)
2013:self-propelled anti-tank gun built on
2011:SP 17-pounder, Valentine, Mk I, Archer
2241:Jane's pocket book of towed artillery
995:When the Cromwell's replacement, the
439:3,950 ft/s (1,200 m/s) APDS
436:3,050 ft/s (930 m/s) APCBC
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558:. These early weapons were known as
58:adding citations to reliable sources
2579:British Anti-tank Artillery 1939–45
2299:British Anti-tank Artillery 1939-45
2295:Henry, Chris; Delft, Brian (2004).
2272:Hayward, Mark (19 September 2002),
2185:Jane's Armour and Artillery 1981-82
977:3-inch (76.2 mm) 20 cwt AA gun
855:77 mm HV Mk2 on a heavily modified
472:) was a 76.2 mm (3 inch)
2538:WWII Ballistics: Armor and Gunnery
2041:Tank, Infantry, Black Prince (A43)
281:13 ft 9 in (4.19 m)
25:
1844:1,204 m/s (3,950 ft/s)
992:tanks armed with the 17-pounder.
759:self-propelled anti-tank gun and
3012:BL 12-inch Mk V railway howitzer
2226:"17-Pounder: Britain's Long Arm"
1061:Armour-piercing discarding sabot
957:Effective firing range
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466:Ordnance Quick-Firing 17-pounder
447:Effective firing range
303:1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
295:2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
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3435:Tank guns of the United Kingdom
3007:BL 9.2-inch Mk XIII railway gun
2049:(prototype tank, never fielded)
1999:Tank, Cruiser, Challenger (A30)
1922:. It was later replaced by the
1800:884 m/s (2,900 ft/s)
1756:884 m/s (2,900 ft/s)
1712:884 m/s (2,900 ft/s)
1668:884 m/s (2,900 ft/s)
1624:785 m/s (2,580 ft/s)
1580:785 m/s (2,580 ft/s)
794:3 in (76.2 mm) Gun M7
45:needs additional citations for
3336:Rifle, Anti-Tank, .55 in, Boys
2966:BL 6-inch Mk VII & Mk XXIV
2482:, pp. 122, 126, July 1952
649:17-pounder SP Achilles of the
593:Adaptation into tanks and AFVs
455:Maximum firing range
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3017:BL 13.5-inch Mk V railway gun
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2331:An alternative 1930s tank gun
2303:. Osprey Publishing. p.
2053:Australian Cruiser tank Mk IV
2035:3-inch Gun Motor Carriage M10
2027:(Medium Tank M4), about 2,000
1271:Percussion direct action (DA)
3402:No.2 "Lifebuoy" flamethrower
2780:BL 4.5-inch medium field gun
2364:Bird & Livingston (2001)
2328:Williams, Anthony G (2012),
2090:SP 17-pounder, A30 (Avenger)
2005:Tank, Cruiser, Comet I (A34)
1039:Armour Piercing Capped (APC)
761:Cruiser Mark VIII Challenger
624:Cruiser Mark VIII Challenger
614:need for a 17-pounder armed
3440:World War II anti-tank guns
3022:BL 18-inch railway howitzer
2037:, about 1,100 by end of war
1924:120 mm BAT recoilless rifle
546:tanks in early 1943 in the
502:120 mm BAT recoilless rifle
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2846:3.7-inch mountain howitzer
2547:"17 pounder anti-tank gun"
2398:"17 Pounder Anti-Tank Gun"
2239:Foss, Christopher (1977).
2214:(in French). 13 July 2014.
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916:1,502 pounds (681 kg)
745:first production versions.
458:10.5 km (6.5 mi)
450:1.5 km (0.93 mi)
27:Anti-tank gun and tank gun
3397:Ordnance ML 3 inch mortar
3189:De Lisle Commando carbine
3132:Enfield 1853 rifle-musket
1965:carriage, with gunshield.
1916:British Army of the Rhine
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879:Place of origin
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175:Place of origin
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3298:Charlton Automatic Rifle
2735:Field guns and howitzers
2581:. New Vanguard. Osprey.
2558:Fletcher, David (2008).
2467:, p. 103, July 1952
2440:, p. 104, July 1952
1971:Elevation: −6° to +16.5°
677:as self-propelled guns.
69:"Ordnance QF 17-pounder"
3237:Thompson submachine gun
3166:Lee–Enfield No.5 Mk.I "
3061:Beaumont–Adams revolver
3044:Commonwealth of Nations
2752:25-pounder Gun-Howitzer
2132:75 mm Reșița Model 1943
1409:0 lb 6.875 oz
1404:0 lb 6.875 oz
1399:1 lb 10.25 oz
1394:1 lb 10.25 oz
1262:Projectile fuze action
1003:—the 'HV' standing for
562:and given the codename
136:Ordnance QF 17-pounder
3445:World War II tank guns
3184:Rieder Automatic Rifle
3174:Howell Automatic Rifle
2910:QF 2-pounder naval gun
2790:BL 5.5-inch medium gun
2700:QF 95 mm howitzer
2138:Ordnance QF 20-pounder
2134:Romanian anti-tank gun
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1920:Oxford Tracked Carrier
1164:Weight complete round
1130:Length complete round
1043:Armour Piercing Capped
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924:13.8 feet (4.2 m)
772:adaptation for use on
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729:Ordnance QF 17 pounder
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579:Ordnance QF 20 pounder
548:North African Campaign
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407:Rate of fire
18:Ordnance QF 17 pounder
3293:Vickers K machine gun
2883:Anti-aircraft weapons
2841:75mm Pack howitzer M1
2577:Henry, Chris (2004).
2551:www.wwiiequipment.com
2424:The Sherman Tank Site
2243:. New York: Collier.
2181:Bovington Tank Museum
1937:round of a 17-pounder
1932:
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1332:1 lb 4.5 oz
1250:18 lb 10 oz
1245:14 lb 10 oz
1240:14 lb 10 oz
1172:24 lb 12 oz
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819:Straussler Conversion
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583:120 mm L6 WOMBAT
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3356:17 pdr anti-tank gun
3179:Huot Automatic Rifle
2905:QF 1½-pounder Mk III
2820:BL 9.2-inch howitzer
2810:BL 7.2-inch howitzer
2800:BL 6-inch gun Mk XIX
2762:QF 4.5-inch howitzer
2644:British Commonwealth
2284:on 16 September 2013
1954:Split trail carriage
1506:HC = High capacity.
1389:1 lb 10 oz
1384:6 lb 12 oz
1356:Nitrocellulose NH033
1353:Nitrocellulose NH035
1255:17 lb 5 oz
1235:13 lb 6 oz
1230:7 lb 11 oz
1225:17 lb 0 oz
1187:28 lb 5 oz
1182:28 lb 5 oz
1177:26 lb 5 oz
1167:37 lb 9 oz
1119:HE/Super/HC reduced
1077:Practice, Shot Mk 10
673:. These served with
484:. It was used as an
426:Muzzle velocity
199:British Commonwealth
54:improve this article
3351:6 pdr anti-tank gun
3346:2 pdr anti-tank gun
2961:QF 4.7-inch Mk I–IV
2951:QF 6-pounder 10 cwt
1519:
1476:EFC reduced charge
1379:8 lb 2 oz
1327:1 lb 1 oz
1288:Projectile filling
1101:
1071:High Explosive (HE)
824:Nicholas Straussler
663:M10 tank destroyers
655:La Roche-en-Ardenne
651:Battle of the Bulge
512:Development history
3392:SBML 2-inch mortar
3273:QF 2 pdr "Pom-Pom"
2935:QF 5.25-inch Mk II
2874:ML 4.2-inch mortar
2864:SBML 2-inch mortar
2825:240 mm howitzer M1
2815:BL 8-inch howitzer
2795:BL 6-inch howitzer
2773:guns and howitzers
2685:QF 3-inch howitzer
2540:. Overmatch Press.
2338:on 25 October 2012
1939:
1926:anti-tank weapon.
1517:
1376:Weight propellent
1317:including exploder
1222:Weight projectile
1099:
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887:Production history
798:M10 tank destroyer
739:
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535:
527:Battle of Medenine
341:3 inches (76.2 mm)
230:Production history
3420:
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3412:OTO Melara Mod 56
3232:F1 submachine gun
3083:Browning Hi-Power
3030:
3029:
3000:Railway artillery
2986:BL 14-inch Mk VII
2976:BL 8-inch Mk VIII
2971:BL 7.5-inch Mk VI
2930:QF 4.5-inch Mk II
2785:BL 60-pounder gun
2771:Medium and heavy
2569:978-1-84603-277-6
2278:Shermanic Firefly
2031:17pdr SP Achilles
1942:Pheasant carriage
1881:
1880:
1534:Penetration (mm)
1501:
1500:
1411:(0.1949 kg)
1318:
964:
963:
828:ammunition limber
802:17pdr SP Achilles
667:17pdr SP Achilles
587:recoilless rifles
476:developed by the
462:
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130:
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104:
16:(Redirected from
3467:
3382:25 pdr field gun
3318:L7 (machine gun)
3288:Vickers–Berthier
3066:Enfield revolver
3034:
2981:BL 9.2-inch Mk X
2869:ML 3-inch mortar
2757:25-pounder Short
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1426:(1,200 m/s)
1416:Muzzle velocity
1406:(0.1949 kg)
1350:Propellent type
1316:
1314:Bursting charge
1198:Projectile mark
1122:Smoke screening
1102:
1100:Ammunition type
952:+20/-14 on Comet
853:
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417:10 rpm practical
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3204:Submachine guns
3198:
3147:Martini–Enfield
3127:Brunswick rifle
3096:
3087:
3071:Webley Revolver
3047:
3038:Weapons of the
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2991:BL 15-inch Mk I
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2772:
2766:
2742:75 mm Gun M1917
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2017:hull, 655 built
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1526:Ammunition type
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1445:(230 m/s)
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1430:
1429:1,800 ft/s
1425:
1424:3,950 ft/s
1420:
1419:2,950 ft/s
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1135:(875.7 mm)
1134:
1125:Smoke coloured
1023:, 27 June 1944.
1021:Operation Epsom
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990:Sherman Firefly
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784:Sherman Firefly
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686:Australian Army
675:Royal Artillery
640:Sherman Firefly
603:Sherman Firefly
595:
533:, 11 March 1943
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3137:Snider–Enfield
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43:This article
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2915:Bofors 40 mm
2725:
2721:QF 6-pounder
2716:QF 2-pounder
2689:
2675:QF 6-pounder
2670:QF 3-pounder
2665:QF 2-pounder
2651:World War II
2578:
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2516:. Retrieved
2512:the original
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2120:76 mm gun M1
2025:Sherman tank
1993:World War II
1982:
1968:Weight: 3 t.
1957:
1947:
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1371:Cordite WMT
1094:
1090:fall of shot
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753:muzzle brake
727:Muzzle brake
712:76 mm gun M1
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539:QF 6-pounder
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482:World War II
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329:76.2×583mmR
275: length
211:World War II
196:Used by
191:1943–present
116:
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52:Please help
47:verification
44:
3278:Vickers gun
3263:Gardner gun
3258:Gatling gun
3227:Sterling L2
3157:Lee–Enfield
3152:Lee–Metford
3122:Baker rifle
2925:QF 3.7-inch
2122:US tank gun
2033:- Modified
2023:- Modified
2001:- 200 built
1979:Middle East
1963:Split trail
1904:Morris Quad
1900:gun tractor
1513:Performance
1471:negligible
1368:Cordite WMT
942:76.2×420mmR
863:armored car
671:17-pdr M10C
537:Before the
375:Split trail
284:55 calibres
263:(3.05
3429:Categories
3371:Field guns
3246:Rapid-fire
3212:Lanchester
3162:Ross rifle
3106:Brown Bess
2508:"Lesakeng"
2480:War Office
2465:War Office
2438:War Office
2381:War Office
2250:0020806000
2195:References
2156:Under the
2126:85 mm D-5T
1838:QF 17 pdr
1794:QF 17 pdr
1750:QF 17 pdr
1706:QF 17 pdr
1662:QF 17 pdr
1468:negligible
1277:Percussion
1011:Ammunition
986:Challenger
770:Royal Navy
705:20-pounder
632:M4 Sherman
585:series of
552:25-pounder
506:20 pounder
379:gun shield
216:Korean War
110:April 2008
80:newspapers
3361:L6 Wombat
3328:Anti-tank
3283:Lewis gun
3268:Maxim gun
3046:1722–1965
2920:QF 3-inch
2890:Z Battery
2658:Tank guns
2647:artillery
2259:911907988
2084:Centurion
2072:Eland Mk7
2066:Ratel IFV
1797:APCBC FH
1621:APCBC FH
948:Elevation
843:77 mm HV
556:howitzers
468:(or just
387:Elevation
351:Vertical
331:(R/135mm)
261:long tons
3313:Bren gun
3222:Owen gun
3194:L1A1 SLR
3117:Nock gun
3098:carbines
3079:revolver
3073:Mk. I–VI
3053:Handguns
3042:and the
2695:77 mm HV
2680:QF 75 mm
2497:p161-162
2097:See also
2060:Post-war
1948:Pheasant
1912:Crusader
1523:Gun type
1204:1B and 2
1065:Tiger II
968:Cromwell
940:Fixed QF
892:Designer
873:Tank gun
835:77 mm HV
813:Mark VII
766:Mark III
718:Variants
669:or just
564:Pheasant
397:Traverse
371:Carriage
327:Fixed QF
243:Produced
235:Designed
166:Tank gun
2856:Mortars
2518:18 June
1910:or the
1569:3000 m
1566:2500 m
1563:2000 m
1560:1750 m
1557:1500 m
1554:1250 m
1551:1000 m
1201:1 and 3
1113:HE/Red
935:Calibre
903:Vickers
895:Vickers
861:Rooikat
807:Mark VI
796:on the
779:Mark IV
748:Mark II
638:as the
544:Tiger I
531:Tunisia
480:during
337:Calibre
238:1941–42
94:scholar
3375:others
3108:musket
3093:Rifles
2585:
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1753:APCBC
1709:AP FH
1577:APCBC
1548:750 m
1545:500 m
1542:250 m
1539:100 m
1107:APCBC
921:Length
789:Mark V
757:Archer
742:Mark I
609:, 2014
494:armour
470:17-pdr
360:Recoil
347:Breech
300:Height
273:Barrel
96:
89:
82:
75:
67:
3308:Besal
2420:(PDF)
2144:Notes
1841:APDS
1531:(m/s)
1283:Time
1110:APDS
997:Comet
763:tank.
693:Comet
636:D-Day
322:Shell
292:Width
246:1942-
101:JSTOR
87:books
3341:PIAT
3303:Besa
3217:Sten
2583:ISBN
2564:ISBN
2520:2013
2309:ISBN
2255:OCLC
2245:ISBN
2047:TOG2
1877:162
1874:178
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1491:0.03
1488:0.03
1485:0.03
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1465:0.25
1462:0.25
1459:0.25
1456:0.75
1280:Time
988:and
913:Mass
869:Type
554:gun-
490:APDS
464:The
308:Crew
256:Mass
204:Wars
154:Type
73:news
2649:of
1889:Use
1745:62
1742:73
1739:87
1736:94
1701:74
1698:88
1665:AP
1657:96
1613:90
1610:98
1453:0.5
1303:TNT
1300:TNT
1297:TNT
653:in
474:gun
401:60°
311:5-6
56:by
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