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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.
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 Bishop, formal designation Ordnance QF 25-pdr on Carrier Valentine 25-pdr Mk 1, was a British self-propelled gun vehicle based on the Valentine tank and armed with the QF 25-pounder gun-howitzer, which could fire an 87.6 mm (3.45 in) 11.5 kg (25 lb) HE shell or an armour-piercing shell. A result of a rushed attempt to create a self ...
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.
Ordnance QF 25-pounder Gun-howitzer; BL 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer; BL 5.5-inch Medium Gun; BL 4.5-inch Medium Field Gun; BL 7.2-inch Howitzer Mk.I; BL 8-inch Howitzer – siege gun; BL 60-pounder gun – 5-inch gun from First World War era, replaced by 4.5 inch gun during war; 75 mm Pack Howitzer M1 and M8 – US supplied portable howitzer for use ...
Light field gun 76.2 mm 3 inch 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 ...
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 ...