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The Ordnance QF 25-pounder, or more simply 25-pounder or 25-pdr, with a calibre of 3.45 inches (87.6 mm), was a piece of field artillery used by British and Commonwealth forces in the Second World War. Durable, easy to operate and versatile, [2] it was the most produced and used British field gun and gun-howitzer during the war.
A British self-propelled gun armed with the Ordnance QF 25-pounder in design from 1941 was given the service name "Bishop" as its appearance was said to resemble a bishop's mitre. A replacement, the US 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7 was called "Priest" by the British, as part of its superstructure was said to resemble a priest's pulpit.
The 25-pounder gun-howitzer was fitted in this superstructure. As a consequence of the gun mounting, the resulting vehicle had a very high silhouette, which is a disadvantage in desert warfare. [ 1 ] The maximum elevation for the gun was limited to 15 degrees, reducing the range to 6,400 yards (5,900 m), about half that of the same gun on a ...
The Ordnance QF 25-pounder Short was an Australian variant of the British Ordnance QF 25-pounder field gun/howitzer. The gun was developed by modifying the 25-pounder's design to improve its mobility during jungle warfare. Development began in 1942, and the weapon first entered service with the Australian Army the next year.
World War II, modern 87.6: Ordnance QF 25-pounder Short Mark 1 gun-howitzer Australia: World War II 94: Ordnance QF 95 mm howitzer, infantry United Kingdom: World War II 100: 10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze Austria-Hungary: World Wars I, II 100: Skoda houfnice vz 14/19 Austria-Hungary: World Wars I, II 100: 10 cm houfnice vz. 28 Czechoslovakia: World ...
obsolete at start of World War II QF 25-pounder: 87.6mm: 12253: 1940: 13000: 1633: 7: main Canadian World War II field gun/howitzer BL 4.5 inch Medium Field Gun: 114mm: 18000: 1938? 6190: 2.5: built in UK by Canadian companies BL 5.5 inch Medium Gun: 140mm: 16550: 1941? 5900: 2: received from UK BL 60-pounder: 127mm: 15500: 1905: 1756: 4400: 2 ...
Archer was a powerful 17-pounder anti-tank gun on Valentine chassis Bishop was a 25-pounder gun mounted on a Valentine chassis. 25-pdr SP, tracked, Sexton; Self Propelled 17pdr, Valentine, Mk I, Archer; 3inch Self Propelled M10 – Gun Motor Carriage M10, provided under lend-lease from America. 17pdr Self propelled M10C – M10 rearmed with 17 ...
Ordnance QF 15-pounder Mk I; Ordnance QF 13-pounder; Ordnance QF 18-pounder Mk2, Mk4; Ordnance BLC 15-pounder; RML 2.5 inch Mountain Gun; QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzer; QF 4.5-inch howitzer; QF 5.25 inch gun; BL 10-pounder Mountain Gun; Ordnance QF 25-pounder; Ordnance QF 25-pounder Short