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Manufactured cartridge cases, 25-Pounder [87.6-mm] Q.F. gun howitzer shells, and anti-aircraft 4-inch [101-mm] Naval Gun shells. Forged 5.5-inch [140-mm] Naval Gun shell cases. Explosives Factory Ballarat (MB) – Ballarat, Victoria. Ordnance Factory Bendigo (BO or MBO) – Bendigo, Victoria. Manufactured artillery pieces and assembled shells.
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.
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
The following is a list of guns and mortars used by the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery (RAA) since its formation in 1901. The Regiment is currently undergoing a period of change, acquiring a new light air-portable 155 mm guns, precision guided munitions and a networked command and fire control system.
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 ...
M/40 Automatic cannon World War II 20 mm anti-aircraft and antitank gun; Automatkanon m/45 World War II 20 mm aircraft gun; Bofors 25 mm M/32 World War II 25 mm anti-aircraft gun; Pansarvärnskanon m/34 Inter-war 37 mm antitank gun; Pansarvärnskanon m/38 Inter-war 37 mm antitank gun; Pansarvärnskanon m/39 m/40 World War II 37 mm antitank gun
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.
In World War II a different system was introduced for varying charges for the QF 25 pounder gun-howitzer, which used separate-loading QF ammunition. A separate 2.7-pound (1.2 kg) "super charge" cartridge was available for firing the 20-pound (9.1 kg) high-velocity anti-tank AP shot, and an additional 4.5-ounce (130 g) "super charge increment ...