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Normandy landings, their anti-tank units received
American-made M1s. Like the British Army, the US Army also experimented with a squeeze bore adaptor (57/40 mm T10) but the program was abandoned. American shell designs and production lagged behind the introduction of the gun once it was accepted for service and so, at first, only AP shot was available. The HE shell was not available until after the Normandy landings and UK stocks were procured to cover its absence. Its use by regular US Army front-line units was discontinued in the 1950s.
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battery. Due to the low number of anti-tank guns, the South Korean military expressed concern over the possibility of the possession of tanks by the North Korean military; however, the U.S. military advisers neglected the concern and claimed South Korea's poor road and bridge conditions are not suitable for effective tank operations.
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When the Korean War broke out in 1950, the South Korean military actively used M1 anti-tank guns against North Korean tanks and self-propelled guns, but did not have much effect. Armor-piercing (AP) ammunitions did not have enough firepower to penetrate North Korean tanks, and nearly 70 % of the
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Panther tank, which was vulnerable to the 57 mm only from the sides. Towed anti-tank guns were less effective in the hedgerow terrain, where mobility suffered; but, when the Germans went on the offensive in August, they were effective in defence with
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The M1 anti-tank gun was the main anti-tank weapon operated by the Korean military during the early stages of the Korean War. The South Korean military acquired 117 M1s when the U.S. Forces Korea withdrew from Korea in 1948-49, and the military deployed six guns to each infantry regiment's anti-tank
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Ammunition was of the fixed type made up of projectile - with a tracer in the base - a charge in a brass cartridge and a percussion primer. A drill round made of weighted wood was also used. Propellant was cordite or NH, the latter being more compact than cordite as cordite had a piece of packing
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acquired six 6-pounder anti-tank guns in the late 1940s. The US 57 mm M1 gun is popular with modern-day cannoneers, as there is a relatively good supply of shell casings and projectiles. The gun is also reportedly still in active military use with some South
American countries, and in coastal
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made re-equipping the army with anti-tank weapons an urgent task, so a decision was made to carry on the production of the 2-pounder, avoiding the period of adaptation to production and also of re-training and acclimatisation with the new weapon. It was estimated that 100 6-pounders would displace
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highlighted an additional need. The
Airborne Command had rejected the 57 mm M1 in the summer of 1943, claiming that it was unfit for airlanding by glider due to its weight and the TO&E of February 1944 still had airborne divisions keeping their 37 mm guns. To increase firepower, the
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8-pounder of 59 calibre length but this version proved too heavy to be used in the same role as the 6-pounder. A second attempt was made with a shorter 48 calibre barrel but this proved to have only marginally better performance than the 6-pounder and the program was cancelled in
January 1943.
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Although the 6-pounder was kept at least somewhat competitive through the war, the Army started the development of a more powerful weapon in 1942. The aim was to produce a gun with the same general dimensions and weight as the 6-pounder but with improved performance. The first attempt was an
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infantry. Towards the end of the war, towed anti-tank units had gone out of favour due to their lack of mobility compared to self-propelled guns. With few tanks to contend with, some units that would have been equipped with the 57 mm were instead deployed as infantry, or primarily with the
814:). The gun was mounted on a hydraulic-powered mount and fitted with a power loading system developed by the Molins Machine Company Limited, permitting a six-round burst at one round per second. The guns were all the early short-barrel (43 calibre) type and fired exclusively
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after the crew had abandoned it after it received several hits, most seriously a shot which struck the turret ring, making traverse impossible. The situation was somewhat improved by the development of more sophisticated ammunition in the form of the
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The introduction was made in the face of objections by the US Army
Infantry Board, which believed it to be too heavy. The Ordnance Board, on the other hand, felt that a more powerful weapon should be introduced; the Airborne and Cavalry rejected it.
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In the Royal
Artillery regiments, the 6-pounders were joined by the 17-pounders starting in 1943; in infantry units, the gun remained the sole AT gun in service until 1951, when it was finally declared obsolete and replaced by the 17-pounder in the
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35,000 shells were anti-personnel high-explosives (HE). The South Korean military tried to overcome the disadvantage by firing at close range or concentrating on weak parts, but it did not have a significant impact on the war situation.
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from the late 19th century and manufacturing equipment was available. The gun design was complete by 1940 but the carriage design took until 1941. The production was further delayed by the defeat in the
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in place of the 3/4 ton truck used with its predecessor, the 37 mm gun. Because of the unexpected adoption into service, the only ammunition type in production in the US was AP ammunition.
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Limitations of the existing 2-pounders were apparent even as the gun entered service and an effort was made to replace it with a much more capable weapon starting as early as 1938. The
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of August 1942. They were deployed to North Africa; six, as KingForce, were in action at El
Alamein in October (destroying five tanks and three AT guns for the loss of one Churchill).
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and fired solid shot that could penetrate their hulls through 2 ft (61 cm) of water from 1,400 m. The weapon was used to sink a U-boat and, on one occasion to shoot down a
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Mark III all began to enter service during 1942. The
Valentine and Crusader both needed to lose a crew member from the turret. Tanks designed to take the 6-pounder were the troubled
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The 6-pounder was used where possible to replace the 2-pounder in British tanks, requiring work on the turrets, pending the introduction of new tanks designed for the 6-pounder. The
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was not seen in significant amounts until early 1945. Some British stocks of APDS were supplied to the US units, although APCR and APDS rounds were never developed by the US.
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Molins Class M gun: 6-pounder gun fitted with automatic loader built by the Molins company, a manufacturer of cigarette making machines. It was mounted on the Royal Navy
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carriage on pneumatic tyres but without a spring suspension. The first mass production variant – the Mk II – differed from the pre-production Mk I in having a shorter
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adaptor was developed for the gun but was never adopted. The gun was produced in Canada and South Africa, where the Combined Ordnance Factories (COFAC) produced 300.
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airborne divisions were re-equipped with British-manufactured 6-pounders on the narrow carriage Mk III designed for glider use – 24 in AA battalion, and 9 in each
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did the HE round reach the battlefield, although before then US units were sometimes able to get a limited amount of HE ammunition from the British Army. The
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the production of 600 2-pounders. This had the effect of delaying production of the 6-pounder until November 1941 and its entry into service until May 1942.
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The South Korean military operated the M1 anti-tank gun as an infantry-assisted firearm from 1950 to 1951, and gradually retired it by replacing it with a
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self-propelled guns also mounted the 6-pounder. Another experimental vehicle armed with the 6-pounder was a 'Firefly' tank destroyer, based on the
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6-pounder gunfire accounted for the first Tigers disabled in North Africa; two Tigers being knocked out by towed 6-pounder AT guns, while the
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recognised the need to field a heavier antitank gun than the 37 mm M3. The Ordnance QF 6-pounder was introduced into US service as the
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regiment – for the Normandy airdrops. In the fighting after the Normandy landings, the paratroops used them against German armour near
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Limited availability of different ammunition types limited the efficiency of the gun in the infantry support role. Only after the
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Mk II: first mass-production version. Shortened L/43 barrel was adopted due to the shortage of suitable manufacturing equipment.
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In addition to being used by the US, UK and other Commonwealth forces, the M1 was supplied under the Lend-Lease program to the
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A US-built 57mm M1A1 or M1A2 copy of the 6-pounder anti-tank gun and its crew in action in the Western Desert, November 1942.
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was entrusted with the development of a new gun with a calibre of 57 mm. Guns of this calibre had been employed by the
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theatres had lower priority and different organisation, reflecting the lower tank threat. The gun was also employed by
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The first tank to go into action armed with the 6-pounder gun was the Mark III version of the Churchill tank, in the
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barrel, because of the shortage of suitable lathes. The Mk IV was fitted with an L/50 barrel, with
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of fire of about 55 rounds per minute with 21 rounds carried. It was intended for use against
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for tank hunting. The M1 went out of service in the US soon after the end of the war.
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By mid-1944, the M1 was the standard antitank gun of US infantry divisions on the
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forces in formations similar to the British. The anti-tank ammunition was a basic
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M1A3 (1943): modified towing hook; the first version to be adopted by the US Army
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had a platoon of three guns, giving a total of 57 57 mm guns per division.
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off Cape Penas. It was replaced in 1943 by the more versatile but less accurate
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with 12 pieces each) and later in the war to the six-gun anti-tank
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Junkers Ju 88 aircraft during an attack on IJN submarine I-29
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Armored Car: A History of American Wheeled Combat Vehicles
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Modern African Wars (5): The Nigerian-Biafran War 1967-70
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defence emplacements of outlying island garrisons of the
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for antitank defense, and the squad was also issued a
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and for about 20 years afterwards. A 57/42.6 mm
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806:The Royal Navy used the 6-pounder extensively in
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3029:US M-1 57 mm Anti-tank gun at Militaria: Weapons
2274:. Combat 36. Osprey Publishing. pp. 50–59.
2222:There were also practice rounds and blank rounds
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2514:Korean War : Weapons of the United Nations
2177:Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
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855:QF 6-pdr Class M Mark I with Auto Loader Mk III
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2662:British and American Tanks of World War II
2640:World War II Ballistics: Armor and Gunnery
2363:From Dunkirk to Pearl Harbor (part of the
2171:Caliber#Pounds as a measure of cannon bore
885:57 mm Gun M1 firing at German bunker near
390:to revert to its intended artillery role.
175:2,679 lb (1,215 kg) Mk IV and M1
38:
4127:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1941
2776:Chamberlain, Peter; Terry Gander (1974).
920:(TO&E) of 15 July 1943, the "defense
826:; nearly 600 of these weapons were made.
3004:M1 in a street of Rimschweiler, Germany.
2937:US Airborne Divisions in the ETO 1944-45
2082:: Received 117 from the U.S. in 1948–49.
1641:
1331:
967:. In addition, the driver was issued an
565:
513:
2939:. Battle Orders 25. Osprey Publishing.
2638:Bird, Lorrin; Lingston, Robert (2001).
2550:
2548:
2546:
2293:
2291:
2262:
2201:
1188:planes, which were referred to as the "
1117:employed the 6-pounder in the 1950s in
428:(BEF) was left behind in France during
2976:6-pounder Mk IV in action in Normandy.
2966:
2818:, New Vanguard 98, Osprey Publishing,
2754:
2744:
2482:
2470:
2444:
2416:
2401:
2389:
1304:(also known by its Soviet designation
909:, following standard US nomenclature.
621:and production was planned solely for
382:in April 1942. There, it replaced the
2895:. Ministry of Defence, Israel. 2006.
2329:Jane's pocket book of towed artillery
2270:Windrow, Martin (20 September 2018).
802:6-pounder with Molins automatic feed.
349:Ordnance Quick-Firing 6-pounder 7 cwt
7:
4117:Anti-tank guns of the United Kingdom
3786:75 mm field gun M1897 on M2 carriage
3755:75 mm field gun M1897 on M2 carriage
2738:2nd New Zealand Divisional Artillery
2322:
2320:
2318:
2316:
2314:
2312:
1235:M2A1 (1945): improved elevation gear
1129:outside army bases in Pakistan. The
810:during World War II (especially the
4122:Anti-tank guns of the United States
2816:British Anti-tank Artillery 1939-45
2430:"The 6 pdr 7cwt and the Molins Gun"
2299:"WWII weapons in Yemen's civil war"
1026:, the invasion of Southern France.
918:Table of Organisation and Equipment
173:2,520 lb (1,140 kg) Mk II
1617:(in production from January 1945)
386:as an anti-tank gun, allowing the
25:
2957:, The War Office, 5 February 1944
2837:Allied Artillery of World War Two
2331:. New York: Collier. p. 17.
2249:barrel length not given in source
2183:57 mm anti-tank gun M1943 (ZiS-2)
1318:57 mm Gun Motor Carriage T44
1314:57 mm Gun Motor Carriage T49
1016:517th Parachute Infantry Regiment
940:6×6 1½ ton trucks were issued as
768:Armour-Piercing, Discarding Sabot
204:4 ft 2 in (1.28 m)
196:5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
3462:BL 12-inch Mk V railway howitzer
3012:
2998:
2984:
2970:
2151:
2138:
2125:
2112:
2099:
2086:
2072:
2059:
2046:
2033:
2020:
2005:
1992:
1979:
1962:
1949:
1936:
1923:
1910:
1896:
1883:
1869:
1856:
1206:Mk IA: different axle and wheels
833:Gun with Molins autoloader on a
764:Armour-Piercing, Composite Rigid
322:Effective firing range
49:
4097:Tank guns of the United Kingdom
3594:
3457:BL 9.2-inch Mk XIII railway gun
3039:Photo gallery at Tanxheaven.com
2628:Pamphlet . "3. Chracteristics"
2365:History of the Second World War
1298:Morris Light Reconnaissance Car
837:of the Royal Navy, World War II
4102:Tank guns of the United States
3416:BL 6-inch Mk VII & Mk XXIV
2915:US Anti-tank Artillery 1941-45
1168:Mk III: tank version of Mk II.
1145:, from 1967 to 1970, both the
679:in the western theatres (four
330:Maximum firing range
1:
3467:BL 13.5-inch Mk V railway gun
2378:"The 6 Pounder Anti-Tank Gun"
1292:wheeled and the experimental
963:, and the ammunition bearers
901:, the Infantry branch of the
835:Fairmile D motor torpedo boat
4132:World War II field artillery
4071:12-inch coast defense mortar
4015:12-inch coast defense mortar
3779:Field, medium and heavy guns
3230:BL 4.5-inch medium field gun
2607:T44 57 mm Gun Motor Carriage
2604:Rickard, J (14 April 2014),
2511:Bak, Dongchan (March 2021).
2191: : German anti-tank gun
2185: : Soviet anti-tank gun
1302:57 mm Gun Motor Carriage T48
1174:Mk V: tank version of Mk IV.
959:, the gunner and cannoneers
325:1,650 yd (1,510 m)
43:Ordnance QF 6-pounder 7 cwt
4107:World War II anti-tank guns
3949:3-inch anti-aircraft gun M3
3826:155 mm gun M1/M2 "Long Tom"
3472:BL 18-inch railway howitzer
2839:. Crowood Press, Ramsbury.
2303:wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com
1597:(authorised in March 1944)
1284:and the prototype American
1280:, and also in the Canadian
724:Second Battle of El Alamein
426:British Expeditionary Force
4158:
3296:3.7-inch mountain howitzer
2327:Foss, Christopher (1977).
951:and outnumbered the M3 in
873:3-inch Rocket Projectile.
394:Development and production
373:armoured fighting vehicles
107:
29:
3045:TO&E antitank company
3011:
2997:
2983:
2969:
2873:Hunnicutt, R. P. (2002).
2854:Hunnicutt, R. P. (1992).
2799:. The Tank Museum. HMSO.
1776:
1677:
1647:
1620:Canister Shot T17 / M305
1537:
1361:
1354:
1349:
1346:
1343:
1308:). The production of the
1223:M1A1: US wheels and tyres
1199:Carriage types, British:
1020:First Airborne Task Force
776:British Army of the Rhine
675:of infantry and armoured
216:
78:Place of origin
48:
3185:Field guns and howitzers
3034:Armour penetration table
2795:Fletcher, David (1983).
2660:Chamberlain & Ellis
2540:When the Engines Roared.
1583:34 g (1.2 oz)
1209:Mk II: simplified design
747:48th Royal Tank Regiment
473:Cromwell and the Centaur
3202:25-pounder Gun-Howitzer
2563:Press. pp. 17–24.
2555:Jowett, Philip (2016).
1524:(6 lb 10 oz)
1278:Churchill Mk III and IV
1012:442nd Infantry Regiment
388:25-pounder gun-howitzer
4142:World War II tank guns
4045:16-inch howitzer M1920
3360:QF 2-pounder naval gun
3240:BL 5.5-inch medium gun
3150:QF 95 mm howitzer
2735:Murphy, W. E. (1966).
2619:Pamphlet, "Section 14"
2361:British War Production
1576:(7 lb 4 oz)
1553:(6 lb 5 oz)
1496:(3 lb 2 oz)
1469:(4 lb 3 oz)
1439:(7 lb 2 oz)
1409:(6 lb 5 oz)
1401:(from September 1942)
1379:(6 lb 5 oz)
1274:Valentine Mk VIII to X
1253:
1136:Republic of China Army
1111:5.7 cm PaK 202(a)
1107:5.7 cm PaK 209(e)
1070:
1045:
899:North African Campaign
894:
843:de Havilland Mosquitos
838:
803:
757:disabled and captured
742:
664:
631:Dodge WC-63 1½-Ton 6×6
492:Ordnance QF 17-pounder
432:– and the prospect of
408:
380:North African Campaign
301:Rate of fire
103:Allies of World War II
4040:16-inch Marks 2 and 3
3913:8 inch howitzer M1/M2
3881:Other vehicle-mounted
3831:8 inch howitzer M1/M2
3811:155 mm howitzer M1918
3333:Anti-aircraft weapons
3291:75mm Pack howitzer M1
2814:Henry, Chris (2004),
2705:Young, Peter (1972).
2583:Henry, Chris (2004).
1879:(in WW2 and in Korea)
1374:Shot, AP, Mks 1 to 7
1333:Available ammunition
1247:
1240:Self-propelled mounts
1147:Nigerian Federal Army
1115:Israel Defense Forces
1064:
1043:
978:Preparations for the
884:
832:
801:
740:
662:
406:
134:North Yemen Civil War
27:British anti-tank gun
3968:Coast artillery guns
3888:75 mm howitzer M2/M3
3558:Hispano-Suiza HS.404
3516:aircraft weapons of
3514:British Commonwealth
3355:QF 1½-pounder Mk III
3270:BL 9.2-inch howitzer
3260:BL 7.2-inch howitzer
3250:BL 6-inch gun Mk XIX
3212:QF 4.5-inch howitzer
3094:British Commonwealth
2587:, Osprey Publishing
2428:Williams, Anthony G
1600:HE Shell T18 / M303
1461:(from October 1943)
1431:(from January 1943)
1270:Cromwell Mk I to III
1216:Carriage types, US:
1151:Biafran armed forces
1087:M20 recoilless rifle
980:Invasion of Normandy
766:(APCR) shot and the
316:See ammunition table
311:Muzzle velocity
3411:QF 4.7-inch Mk I–IV
3401:QF 6-pounder 10 cwt
2680:. Men at Arms 465.
2305:. 9 September 2018.
1814:APCBC (52 cal gun)
1678:British ammunition
1644:
1434:Shot, APCBC, Mk 9T
1334:
1266:Centaur Mk I and II
1179:Motor Torpedo Boats
969:M7 grenade launcher
824:QF 6-Pounder Mk IIA
568:
516:
515:Production of guns
122:First Indochina War
3990:155 mm gun M1918MI
3922:Anti-aircraft guns
3903:155 mm gun M1917MI
3898:105 mm howitzer M2
3867:4.2 inch mortar M2
3841:240 mm howitzer M1
3821:155 mm gun M1918MI
3816:155 mm howitzer M1
3801:105 mm howitzer M3
3796:105 mm howitzer M2
3714:105 mm howitzer M4
3689:75 mm gun M2/M3/M6
3385:QF 5.25-inch Mk II
3324:ML 4.2-inch mortar
3314:SBML 2-inch mortar
3275:240 mm howitzer M1
3265:BL 8-inch howitzer
3245:BL 6-inch howitzer
3223:guns and howitzers
3135:QF 3-inch howitzer
3055:British Equipment
2877:. Presidio Press.
2858:. Presidio Press.
2380:wwiiequipment.com
1642:
1590:(2,700 ft/s)
1563:(2,800 ft/s)
1533:(2,700 ft/s)
1519:Shell, HE, Mk 10T
1509:(4,000 ft/s)
1504:(3,780 ft/s)
1491:Shot, APDS, Mk 1T
1488:(from March 1944)
1479:(3,550 ft/s)
1464:Shot, APCR, Mk 1T
1452:(2,730 ft/s)
1447:(2,600 ft/s)
1422:(2,900 ft/s)
1417:(2,780 ft/s)
1392:(2,930 ft/s)
1387:(2,800 ft/s)
1363:British ammunition
1332:
1254:
1250:Polish Army Museum
1099:Free French Forces
1071:
1046:
1005:parachute infantry
942:artillery tractors
895:
853:). Officially the
839:
804:
743:
665:
566:
514:
459:Marks III and IV,
409:
365:United States Army
333:5,000 yd (4,600 m)
144:Production history
138:Nigerian Civil War
4084:
4083:
4054:Railway artillery
4035:16-inch gun M1919
4030:16-inch gun M1895
4025:14-inch gun M1907
4020:12-inch gun M1895
4010:10-inch gun M1895
3995:7"/45 caliber gun
3791:75 mm howitzer M1
3634:
3633:
3480:
3479:
3450:Railway artillery
3436:BL 14-inch Mk VII
3426:BL 8-inch Mk VIII
3421:BL 7.5-inch Mk VI
3380:QF 4.5-inch Mk II
3235:BL 60-pounder gun
3221:Medium and heavy
3025:
3024:
2933:Zaloga, Steven J.
2911:Zaloga, Steven J.
2778:Anti-Tank Weapons
2711:Osprey Publishing
2682:Osprey Publishing
2561:Osprey Publishing
2527:979-11-5598-079-8
2432:, 7 January 2016
2080:Republic of Korea
1843:
1842:
1632:
1631:
1522:approx. 3 kg
1404:Shot, APC, Mk 8T
1310:T18E2 armored car
1258:Crusader Mark III
1083:M20 Super Bazooka
1069:during Korean War
1067:South Korean Army
1031:Normandy Campaign
1024:Operation Dragoon
916:According to the
755:North Irish Horse
716:The Rifle Brigade
627:57 mm Gun M1
611:
610:
559:
558:
477:Ordnance QF 75 mm
434:a German invasion
369:57 mm Gun M1
345:
344:
16:(Redirected from
4149:
4066:8-inch gun M1888
4005:8-inch gun M1888
3985:6-inch gun M1903
3975:3-inch gun M1903
3944:3-inch gun M1918
3939:3-inch gun M1917
3661:
3654:
3647:
3638:
3611:Blockbuster bomb
3595:Molins 6-pounder
3507:
3500:
3493:
3484:
3431:BL 9.2-inch Mk X
3319:ML 3-inch mortar
3207:25-pounder Short
3087:
3080:
3073:
3064:
3016:
3015:
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3001:
2988:
2987:
2974:
2973:
2967:
2958:
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2928:
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2888:
2869:
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2828:
2810:
2791:
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2756:
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2206:
2158:Kingdom of Yemen
2156:
2155:
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1873:
1872:
1862:
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1859:
1673:(2,200 yd)
1668:(1,600 yd)
1663:(1,100 yd)
1645:
1335:
712:Battle of Gazala
615:US Army Ordnance
592:Number produced
569:
517:
498:for the rest of
481:AEC Armoured Car
430:Operation Dynamo
422:Battle of France
413:Woolwich Arsenal
240:2.244 in (57 mm)
55:QF 6-pounder at
53:
44:
39:
21:
18:QF 6 pounder gun
4157:
4156:
4152:
4151:
4150:
4148:
4147:
4146:
4112:57 mm artillery
4087:
4086:
4085:
4080:
4049:
3963:
3917:
3893:75 mm gun M1897
3876:
3862:81 mm mortar M1
3857:60 mm mortar M2
3845:
3806:4.5 inch gun M1
3774:
3733:
3684:37 mm gun M5/M6
3672:
3671:of World War II
3665:
3635:
3630:
3599:
3578:
3562:
3546:
3520:
3511:
3481:
3476:
3445:
3441:BL 15-inch Mk I
3389:
3328:
3300:
3279:
3255:155 mm Long Tom
3222:
3216:
3192:75 mm Gun M1917
3180:
3154:
3103:
3091:
3013:
2999:
2985:
2971:
2965:
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2794:
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2775:
2772:
2767:
2766:
2753:
2743:
2734:
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2728:
2721:
2709:. Men-at-Arms.
2707:The Arab Legion
2704:
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1386:
1378:
1356:
1355:Muzzle velocity
1351:
1350:Muzzle velocity
1326:
1286:Light Tank T7E2
1242:
1159:
1095:
1093:Other operators
1059:
993:glider infantry
879:
847:Coastal Command
808:Motor Gun Boats
796:
784:
751:Churchill tanks
701:Armour-Piercing
669:Royal Artillery
657:
652:
650:British service
647:
645:Service history
564:
512:
401:
396:
264:Hydro-pneumatic
217:
187:
174:
136:
132:
128:
124:
120:
105:
91:In service
86:Service history
70:
59:
42:
35:
28:
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22:
15:
12:
11:
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3525:Machine guns
3518:World War II
3365:Bofors 40 mm
3171:QF 6-pounder
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1574:3.30 kg
1561:853 m/s
1551:2.85 kg
1548:AP Shot M70
1538:
1531:820 m/s
1494:1.42 kg
1467:1.90 kg
1450:831 m/s
1445:792 m/s
1437:3.23 kg
1420:884 m/s
1415:846 m/s
1407:2.86 kg
1390:892 m/s
1385:853 m/s
1377:2.86 kg
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2483:Zaloga 2005
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2445:Zaloga 2005
2417:Zaloga 2005
2402:Zaloga 2005
2390:Zaloga 2005
2189:5 cm Pak 38
2067:Philippines
2041:New Zealand
2028:Netherlands
1974:Arab Legion
1817:110 mm
1792:112 mm
1787:135 mm
1770:108 mm
1765:123 mm
1760:140 mm
1755:160 mm
1750:177 mm
1725:103 mm
1720:115 mm
1717:L52 barrel
1693:112 mm
1688:135 mm
1685:L52 barrel
1635:Performance
1181:and in the
1143:Biafran War
1141:During the
1123:Suez Crisis
965:M1 carbines
934:Dodge WC-62
859:cyclic rate
788:Dieppe Raid
722:during the
619:37mm Gun M3
442:split trail
399:Development
285:-5° to +15°
274:Split trail
108:other users
4091:Categories
3626:Grand Slam
3583:Heavy guns
2559:. Oxford:
2494:Zaloga p40
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2338:0020806000
2257:References
1837:64 mm
1832:73 mm
1827:85 mm
1822:98 mm
1807:55 mm
1802:70 mm
1797:89 mm
1740:68 mm
1735:78 mm
1730:90 mm
1708:55 mm
1703:70 mm
1698:89 mm
1656:500 m
1651:100 m
1324:Ammunition
1131:Irish Army
957:M1 Garands
887:Saint-Malo
877:US service
851:Tsetse fly
812:Fairmile D
794:Molins gun
689:battalions
671:anti-tank
623:lend lease
510:Production
417:Royal Navy
351:, or just
230:57×441 mmR
126:Korean War
57:Rawalpindi
3959:120 mm M1
3760:3 inch M5
3677:Tank guns
3669:artillery
3590:Vickers S
3537:Vickers K
3370:QF 3-inch
3340:Z Battery
3108:Tank guns
3097:artillery
2757:ignored (
2747:cite book
2347:911907988
1877:Australia
1568:APCBC/HE
1282:Ram Mk II
1022:, during
930:battalion
926:companies
759:Tiger 131
681:batteries
677:divisions
673:regiments
483:Mark II.
461:Valentine
457:Churchill
384:2-pounder
353:6-pounder
281:Elevation
250:Vertical
160:1941–1945
94:1942–1960
3980:90 mm M1
3954:90 mm M1
3934:40 mm M1
3929:37 mm M1
3770:105mm T8
3765:90 mm T8
3750:57 mm M1
3745:37 mm M3
3145:77 mm HV
3130:QF 75 mm
2935:(2007).
2913:(2005).
2835:(1998).
2664:page 203
2648:71143143
2359:Postan,
2165:See also
2054:Pakistan
1614:Canister
1262:Cavalier
1186:Mosquito
1157:Variants
1149:and the
1001:Carentan
987:and the
891:Brittany
782:Tank gun
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693:Far East
685:platoons
633:and the
469:Cavalier
465:Crusader
367:(as the
291:Traverse
270:Carriage
228:Fixed QF
157:Produced
149:Designed
72:Tank gun
3850:Mortars
3621:Tallboy
3567:Rockets
3306:Mortars
2000:Nigeria
1944:Ireland
1904:Denmark
1580:Dunnite
1347:Filler
1344:Weight
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1101:(653),
1051:Bazooka
973:bazooka
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907:57mm M1
903:US Army
863:U-boats
732:Panther
728:Tiger I
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601:3,902
598:5,856
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587:Total
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341:No.22c
338:Sights
305:15 rpm
259:Recoil
246:Breech
201:Height
181:Barrel
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2196:Notes
1849:Users
1715:APCBC
1648:Type
1428:APCBC
1338:Type
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989:101st
953:Italy
938:WC-63
584:1945
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