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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.
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.
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 ...
15- pounder (multiple types) Field gun 76.2 mm 3 inch Ordnance QF 17- pounder: Anti-tank gun 76.2 mm 3 inch Ordnance QF 18- pounder: Field gun 83.8 mm 3.3 inch Ordnance QF 20-pounder: Tank gun 83.8 mm 3.3 inch Ordnance QF 25-pounder: Gun-howitzer 87.6 mm 3.45 inch Ordnance QF 32-pounder: Tank gun 94 mm 3.7 inch Ordnance QF 60-pounder: Heavy ...
QF 6 pounder: British 57 mm medium tank gun and towed antitank gun; QF 17 pounder: British 76.2 mm tank gun and towed antitank gun; QF 25 pounder: British 87.6 mm howitzer; QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzer: British 94mm mountain gun; QF 25 Pounder Short Mk 1: Australian derivation of the British 25 Pounder
Small Arms Ammunition Factory No.5 (MQ) – Rocklea; Brisbane, Queensland (1942–1945) [3] Manufactured .303 rifle ammunition (1942–1943), .380 Enfield and .455 Webley revolver ammunition, .45 ACP submachine gun ammunition (1942–1943), and smoke shells for 2-inch mortars. Machined 25-Pounder Q.F. gun shell casings.
World War II 37 mm (1.5 in) Canon de 37 mm Modèle 1925 France: World War II 37 mm (1.5 in) QF 1-pounder pom-pom United Kingdom: World War I - World War II 37 mm (1.5 in) 3.7 cm SK C/30 Nazi Germany: World War II 37 mm (1.5 in) 3.7 cm FlaK 36 Nazi Germany: World War II 37 mm (1.5 in) 37-mm air-defense gun M1939 (61-K) Soviet Union: World War II ...
However, because the US 105 mm gun was not otherwise used by the British military, supplying ammunition to Priest crews was complicated and caused delays. Simultaneously, two new self-propelled 25-pounder projects were being pursued by the British General Staff.