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618:, was based on the 6-pounder Mark II, two units of which were received from the UK. Since there was sufficient lathe capacity, the longer barrel could be produced from the start. Production started early in 1942 and continued until 1945. The M1A1 variant used US combat tyres and wheels. The M1A2 introduced the British practice of free traverse, meaning that the gun could be traversed by the crew pushing and pulling on the breech, instead of solely geared traverse, from September 1942. The M1 was made standard issue in the spring of 1943. A more stable carriage was developed but not introduced. Once the 57 mm entered US service, a modified towing point design was introduced (the M1A3) for US use. Tractors for the M1 included the
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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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From July, US anti-tank units encountered the
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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American production (10,000 guns) went to US Army Divisions in Europe. About one-third of production (over 4,200 guns) was delivered to the UK and 400 guns were sent to the Soviet Union through Lend-Lease. When the United States re-armed and re-equipped Free French forces for 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
803:). 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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British forces traditionally denoted smaller ordnance by the weight of its standard projectile, in this case approximately 6 pounds (2.7 kg). The approximate weight of the gun barrel and breech, "7 cwt" (cwt =
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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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703:. It made an immediate impact on the battlefield as it was able to penetrate any enemy tank then in service. In the most celebrated action, the 6-pounder guns of 2nd Battalion,
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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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gun, which was a redesign of the 6-pounder to take US 75 mm ammunition and more useful against general targets. The 6-pounder was also fitted to the
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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
692:(AP) shot, but by January 1943 an Armour-Piercing, Capped (APC) shot and an Armour-Piercing, Capped, Ballistic Capped (APCBC) shot was supplied. A
1301:, known as Boarhound in its limited British service, was stopped after 30 units were built. A project for a tank destroyer armed with the M1—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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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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AP in use as a tank gun, penetration was 81 mm (for Mark 3 gun) and 83 mm (Mark 5) at 500 yards and target at 30°.
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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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barrel, because of the shortage of suitable lathes. The Mk IV was fitted with an L/50 barrel, with
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regiments did not have anti-tank guns. The British guns were referred simply as 57 mm guns.
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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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knocked out the first Tigers by the Western Allies in tank vs. tank action with their
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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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had a platoon of three guns, giving a total of 57 57 mm guns per division.
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This article is about the World War II gun. For other 6-pounder weapons, see
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Small Arms Training, Volume I, Pamphlet No. 27, 6-pdr., 7-cwt. Anti-Tank Gun
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with 12 pieces each) and later in the war to the six-gun anti-tank
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Mk IV, V and M1: 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) 50 calibres
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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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defence emplacements of outlying island garrisons of the
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Mk II, III: 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) 43 calibres
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War Department Basic Field Manual FM 23-75, 57-mm Gun M1
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57 mm M1 of the 44th Infantry Division in France, 1944.
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shell was produced for use against unarmoured targets.
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2769:. WWII Fact Files. Arco Publishing Company, New York.
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for antitank defense, and the squad was also issued a
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included nine guns (three platoons of three) and each
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and for about 20 years afterwards. A 57/42.6 mm
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Tank gun versions of the 6-pounder were used in the
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New Vanguard 98 British Anti-tank Artillery 1939-45
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1151:Mk I: limited production version with L/50 barrel.
699:The 6-pounder first saw action in May 1942 at the
2786:Cromwell Tank: Vehicle History and Specifications
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795:The Royal Navy used the 6-pounder extensively in
606:in February 1941. The US Army still favoured the
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3018:US M-1 57 mm Anti-tank gun at Militaria: Weapons
2263:. Combat 36. Osprey Publishing. pp. 50–59.
2211:There were also practice rounds and blank rounds
886:In spring 1943, following the experience of the
2503:Korean War : Weapons of the United Nations
2166:Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
1237:A T48 57 mm Gun Motor Carriage in front of the
1160:Mk IV: L/50 barrel, single baffle muzzle brake.
844:QF 6-pdr Class M Mark I with Auto Loader Mk III
2663:Maximiano, Cesar; Bonalume, Ricardo N (2011).
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2845:Stuart: A History of the American Light Tank
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2629:World War II Ballistics: Armor and Gunnery
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2160:Caliber#Pounds as a measure of cannon bore
874:57 mm Gun M1 firing at German bunker near
379:to revert to its intended artillery role.
164:2,679 lb (1,215 kg) Mk IV and M1
4116:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1941
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2765:Chamberlain, Peter; Terry Gander (1974).
909:(TO&E) of 15 July 1943, the "defense
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2993:M1 in a street of Rimschweiler, Germany.
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1232:
1228:
1049:
1028:
956:. In addition, the driver was issued an
869:
817:
786:
725:
647:
391:
2928:. Battle Orders 25. Osprey Publishing.
2627:Bird, Lorrin; Lingston, Robert (2001).
2592:
2539:
2537:
2535:
2282:
2280:
2258:
1177:planes, which were referred to as the "
1106:employed the 6-pounder in the 1950s in
417:(BEF) was left behind in France during
4078:
2965:6-pounder Mk IV in action in Normandy.
2920:
2898:
2807:, New Vanguard 98, Osprey Publishing,
2723:
2543:
2471:
2459:
2433:
2405:
2390:
2378:
1293:(also known by its Soviet designation
898:, following standard US nomenclature.
610:and production was planned solely for
371:in April 1942. There, it replaced the
3629:
3475:
3055:
2884:. Ministry of Defence, Israel. 2006.
2802:
2693:
2318:Jane's pocket book of towed artillery
2259:Windrow, Martin (20 September 2018).
791:6-pounder with Molins automatic feed.
338:Ordnance Quick-Firing 6-pounder 7 cwt
4106:Anti-tank guns of the United Kingdom
3775:75 mm field gun M1897 on M2 carriage
3744:75 mm field gun M1897 on M2 carriage
2820:
2727:2nd New Zealand Divisional Artillery
2532:
2315:
2311:
2309:
2307:
2305:
2303:
2301:
2277:
1224:M2A1 (1945): improved elevation gear
1118:outside army bases in Pakistan. The
799:during World War II (especially the
4111:Anti-tank guns of the United States
2805:British Anti-tank Artillery 1939-45
2499:
2419:"The 6 pdr 7cwt and the Molins Gun"
2288:"WWII weapons in Yemen's civil war"
1015:, the invasion of Southern France.
907:Table of Organisation and Equipment
162:2,520 lb (1,140 kg) Mk II
13:
1606:(in production from January 1945)
1081:
638:
633:
375:as an anti-tank gun, allowing the
14:
4142:
2951:
2946:, The War Office, 5 February 1944
2826:Allied Artillery of World War Two
2320:. New York: Collier. p. 17.
2298:
2238:barrel length not given in source
2172:57 mm anti-tank gun M1943 (ZiS-2)
1307:57 mm Gun Motor Carriage T44
1303:57 mm Gun Motor Carriage T49
1045:
1005:517th Parachute Infantry Regiment
929:6×6 1½ ton trucks were issued as
757:Armour-Piercing, Discarding Sabot
193:4 ft 2 in (1.28 m)
185:5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
3451:BL 12-inch Mk V railway howitzer
3001:
2987:
2973:
2959:
2140:
2127:
2114:
2101:
2088:
2075:
2061:
2048:
2035:
2022:
2009:
1994:
1981:
1968:
1951:
1938:
1925:
1912:
1899:
1885:
1872:
1858:
1845:
1195:Mk IA: different axle and wheels
822:Gun with Molins autoloader on a
753:Armour-Piercing, Composite Rigid
643:
550:
311:Effective firing range
38:
4086:Tank guns of the United Kingdom
3583:
3446:BL 9.2-inch Mk XIII railway gun
3028:Photo gallery at Tanxheaven.com
2758:
2716:
2687:
2656:
2643:
2620:
2617:Pamphlet . "3. Chracteristics"
2611:
2602:
2586:
2523:
2477:
2439:
2411:
2354:History of the Second World War
2232:
2223:
2214:
2205:
1287:Morris Light Reconnaissance Car
826:of the Royal Navy, World War II
4091:Tank guns of the United States
3405:BL 6-inch Mk VII & Mk XXIV
2904:US Anti-tank Artillery 1941-45
2359:
2342:
2191:
1623:
1157:Mk III: tank version of Mk II.
1134:, from 1967 to 1970, both the
668:in the western theatres (four
387:
319:Maximum firing range
1:
3456:BL 13.5-inch Mk V railway gun
2367:"The 6 Pounder Anti-Tank Gun"
2245:
1312:
1281:wheeled and the experimental
952:, and the ammunition bearers
890:, the Infantry branch of the
865:
824:Fairmile D motor torpedo boat
782:
498:
4121:World War II field artillery
4060:12-inch coast defense mortar
4004:12-inch coast defense mortar
3768:Field, medium and heavy guns
3219:BL 4.5-inch medium field gun
2596:T44 57 mm Gun Motor Carriage
2593:Rickard, J (14 April 2014),
2500:Bak, Dongchan (March 2021).
2180: : German anti-tank gun
2174: : Soviet anti-tank gun
1291:57 mm Gun Motor Carriage T48
1163:Mk V: tank version of Mk IV.
948:, the gunner and cannoneers
314:1,650 yd (1,510 m)
32:Ordnance QF 6-pounder 7 cwt
7:
4096:World War II anti-tank guns
3938:3-inch anti-aircraft gun M3
3815:155 mm gun M1/M2 "Long Tom"
3461:BL 18-inch railway howitzer
2828:. Crowood Press, Ramsbury.
2292:wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com
2153:
1586:(authorised in March 1944)
1273:and the prototype American
1269:, and also in the Canadian
1145:
770:
713:Second Battle of El Alamein
415:British Expeditionary Force
10:
4147:
3285:3.7-inch mountain howitzer
2316:Foss, Christopher (1977).
940:and outnumbered the M3 in
862:3-inch Rocket Projectile.
383:Development and production
362:armoured fighting vehicles
96:
18:
4042:
3956:
3910:
3869:
3838:
3767:
3726:
3665:
3592:
3571:
3555:
3539:
3513:
3438:
3382:
3321:
3293:
3272:
3209:
3173:
3147:
3096:
3034:TO&E antitank company
3000:
2986:
2972:
2958:
2862:Hunnicutt, R. P. (2002).
2843:Hunnicutt, R. P. (1992).
2788:. The Tank Museum. HMSO.
1765:
1666:
1636:
1609:Canister Shot T17 / M305
1526:
1350:
1343:
1338:
1335:
1332:
1297:). The production of the
1212:M1A1: US wheels and tyres
1188:Carriage types, British:
1009:First Airborne Task Force
765:British Army of the Rhine
664:of infantry and armoured
326:
318:
310:
298:
288:
278:
268:
258:
246:
233:
223:
210:
205:
197:
189:
181:
168:
158:
153:
145:
137:
132:
102:
87:
79:
74:
67:Place of origin
66:
52:
37:
30:
3174:Field guns and howitzers
3023:Armour penetration table
2784:Fletcher, David (1983).
2649:Chamberlain & Ellis
2529:When the Engines Roared.
2184:
1837:
1572:34 g (1.2 oz)
1198:Mk II: simplified design
736:48th Royal Tank Regiment
462:Cromwell and the Centaur
3191:25-pounder Gun-Howitzer
2552:Press. pp. 17–24.
2544:Jowett, Philip (2016).
1513:(6 lb 10 oz)
1267:Churchill Mk III and IV
1001:442nd Infantry Regiment
377:25-pounder gun-howitzer
4131:World War II tank guns
4034:16-inch howitzer M1920
3349:QF 2-pounder naval gun
3229:BL 5.5-inch medium gun
3139:QF 95 mm howitzer
2724:Murphy, W. E. (1966).
2608:Pamphlet, "Section 14"
2350:British War Production
1565:(7 lb 4 oz)
1542:(6 lb 5 oz)
1485:(3 lb 2 oz)
1458:(4 lb 3 oz)
1428:(7 lb 2 oz)
1398:(6 lb 5 oz)
1390:(from September 1942)
1368:(6 lb 5 oz)
1263:Valentine Mk VIII to X
1242:
1125:Republic of China Army
1100:5.7 cm PaK 202(a)
1096:5.7 cm PaK 209(e)
1059:
1034:
888:North African Campaign
883:
832:de Havilland Mosquitos
827:
792:
746:disabled and captured
731:
653:
620:Dodge WC-63 1½-Ton 6×6
481:Ordnance QF 17-pounder
421:– and the prospect of
397:
369:North African Campaign
290:Rate of fire
92:Allies of World War II
4029:16-inch Marks 2 and 3
3902:8 inch howitzer M1/M2
3870:Other vehicle-mounted
3820:8 inch howitzer M1/M2
3800:155 mm howitzer M1918
3322:Anti-aircraft weapons
3280:75mm Pack howitzer M1
2803:Henry, Chris (2004),
2694:Young, Peter (1972).
2572:Henry, Chris (2004).
1868:(in WW2 and in Korea)
1363:Shot, AP, Mks 1 to 7
1322:Available ammunition
1236:
1229:Self-propelled mounts
1136:Nigerian Federal Army
1104:Israel Defense Forces
1053:
1032:
967:Preparations for the
873:
821:
790:
729:
651:
395:
123:North Yemen Civil War
16:British anti-tank gun
3957:Coast artillery guns
3877:75 mm howitzer M2/M3
3547:Hispano-Suiza HS.404
3505:aircraft weapons of
3503:British Commonwealth
3344:QF 1½-pounder Mk III
3259:BL 9.2-inch howitzer
3249:BL 7.2-inch howitzer
3239:BL 6-inch gun Mk XIX
3201:QF 4.5-inch howitzer
3083:British Commonwealth
2576:, Osprey Publishing
2417:Williams, Anthony G
1589:HE Shell T18 / M303
1450:(from October 1943)
1420:(from January 1943)
1259:Cromwell Mk I to III
1205:Carriage types, US:
1140:Biafran armed forces
1076:M20 recoilless rifle
969:Invasion of Normandy
755:(APCR) shot and the
305:See ammunition table
300:Muzzle velocity
3400:QF 4.7-inch Mk I–IV
3390:QF 6-pounder 10 cwt
2669:. Men at Arms 465.
2294:. 9 September 2018.
1803:APCBC (52 cal gun)
1667:British ammunition
1633:
1423:Shot, APCBC, Mk 9T
1323:
1255:Centaur Mk I and II
1168:Motor Torpedo Boats
958:M7 grenade launcher
813:QF 6-Pounder Mk IIA
557:
505:
504:Production of guns
111:First Indochina War
3979:155 mm gun M1918MI
3911:Anti-aircraft guns
3892:155 mm gun M1917MI
3887:105 mm howitzer M2
3856:4.2 inch mortar M2
3830:240 mm howitzer M1
3810:155 mm gun M1918MI
3805:155 mm howitzer M1
3790:105 mm howitzer M3
3785:105 mm howitzer M2
3703:105 mm howitzer M4
3678:75 mm gun M2/M3/M6
3374:QF 5.25-inch Mk II
3313:ML 4.2-inch mortar
3303:SBML 2-inch mortar
3264:240 mm howitzer M1
3254:BL 8-inch howitzer
3234:BL 6-inch howitzer
3212:guns and howitzers
3124:QF 3-inch howitzer
3044:British Equipment
2866:. Presidio Press.
2847:. Presidio Press.
2369:wwiiequipment.com
1631:
1579:(2,700 ft/s)
1552:(2,800 ft/s)
1522:(2,700 ft/s)
1508:Shell, HE, Mk 10T
1498:(4,000 ft/s)
1493:(3,780 ft/s)
1480:Shot, APDS, Mk 1T
1477:(from March 1944)
1468:(3,550 ft/s)
1453:Shot, APCR, Mk 1T
1441:(2,730 ft/s)
1436:(2,600 ft/s)
1411:(2,900 ft/s)
1406:(2,780 ft/s)
1381:(2,930 ft/s)
1376:(2,800 ft/s)
1352:British ammunition
1321:
1243:
1239:Polish Army Museum
1088:Free French Forces
1060:
1035:
994:parachute infantry
931:artillery tractors
884:
842:). Officially the
828:
793:
732:
654:
555:
503:
448:Marks III and IV,
398:
354:United States Army
322:5,000 yd (4,600 m)
133:Production history
127:Nigerian Civil War
4073:
4072:
4043:Railway artillery
4024:16-inch gun M1919
4019:16-inch gun M1895
4014:14-inch gun M1907
4009:12-inch gun M1895
3999:10-inch gun M1895
3984:7"/45 caliber gun
3780:75 mm howitzer M1
3623:
3622:
3469:
3468:
3439:Railway artillery
3425:BL 14-inch Mk VII
3415:BL 8-inch Mk VIII
3410:BL 7.5-inch Mk VI
3369:QF 4.5-inch Mk II
3224:BL 60-pounder gun
3210:Medium and heavy
3014:
3013:
2922:Zaloga, Steven J.
2900:Zaloga, Steven J.
2767:Anti-Tank Weapons
2700:Osprey Publishing
2671:Osprey Publishing
2550:Osprey Publishing
2516:979-11-5598-079-8
2421:, 7 January 2016
2069:Republic of Korea
1832:
1831:
1621:
1620:
1511:approx. 3 kg
1393:Shot, APC, Mk 8T
1299:T18E2 armored car
1247:Crusader Mark III
1072:M20 Super Bazooka
1058:during Korean War
1056:South Korean Army
1020:Normandy Campaign
1013:Operation Dragoon
905:According to the
744:North Irish Horse
705:The Rifle Brigade
616:57 mm Gun M1
600:
599:
548:
547:
466:Ordnance QF 75 mm
423:a German invasion
358:57 mm Gun M1
334:
333:
4138:
4055:8-inch gun M1888
3994:8-inch gun M1888
3974:6-inch gun M1903
3964:3-inch gun M1903
3933:3-inch gun M1918
3928:3-inch gun M1917
3650:
3643:
3636:
3627:
3626:
3600:Blockbuster bomb
3584:Molins 6-pounder
3496:
3489:
3482:
3473:
3472:
3420:BL 9.2-inch Mk X
3308:ML 3-inch mortar
3196:25-pounder Short
3076:
3069:
3062:
3053:
3052:
3005:
3004:
2991:
2990:
2977:
2976:
2963:
2962:
2956:
2955:
2947:
2939:
2917:
2895:
2877:
2858:
2839:
2817:
2799:
2780:
2752:
2751:
2745:
2741:
2739:
2731:
2720:
2714:
2713:
2691:
2685:
2684:
2660:
2654:
2647:
2641:
2640:
2624:
2618:
2615:
2609:
2606:
2600:
2599:
2590:
2584:
2570:
2564:
2563:
2541:
2530:
2527:
2521:
2520:
2508:
2497:
2484:
2481:
2475:
2469:
2463:
2457:
2451:
2450:
2443:
2437:
2431:
2422:
2415:
2409:
2403:
2394:
2388:
2382:
2376:
2370:
2363:
2357:
2346:
2340:
2339:
2313:
2296:
2295:
2284:
2275:
2274:
2256:
2239:
2236:
2230:
2227:
2221:
2218:
2212:
2209:
2203:
2195:
2147:Kingdom of Yemen
2145:
2144:
2133:
2131:
2130:
2120:
2118:
2117:
2107:
2105:
2104:
2094:
2092:
2091:
2081:
2079:
2078:
2067:
2065:
2064:
2054:
2052:
2051:
2041:
2039:
2038:
2028:
2026:
2025:
2015:
2013:
2012:
2000:
1998:
1997:
1987:
1985:
1984:
1974:
1972:
1971:
1957:
1955:
1954:
1944:
1942:
1941:
1931:
1929:
1928:
1918:
1916:
1915:
1905:
1903:
1902:
1891:
1889:
1888:
1878:
1876:
1875:
1864:
1862:
1861:
1851:
1849:
1848:
1662:(2,200 yd)
1657:(1,600 yd)
1652:(1,100 yd)
1634:
1630:
1324:
1320:
701:Battle of Gazala
604:US Army Ordnance
581:Number produced
558:
554:
506:
502:
487:for the rest of
470:AEC Armoured Car
419:Operation Dynamo
411:Battle of France
402:Woolwich Arsenal
229:2.244 in (57 mm)
44:QF 6-pounder at
42:
33:
28:
27:
4146:
4145:
4141:
4140:
4139:
4137:
4136:
4135:
4101:57 mm artillery
4076:
4075:
4074:
4069:
4038:
3952:
3906:
3882:75 mm gun M1897
3865:
3851:81 mm mortar M1
3846:60 mm mortar M2
3834:
3795:4.5 inch gun M1
3763:
3722:
3673:37 mm gun M5/M6
3661:
3660:of World War II
3654:
3624:
3619:
3588:
3567:
3551:
3535:
3509:
3500:
3470:
3465:
3434:
3430:BL 15-inch Mk I
3378:
3317:
3289:
3268:
3244:155 mm Long Tom
3211:
3205:
3181:75 mm Gun M1917
3169:
3143:
3092:
3080:
3002:
2988:
2974:
2960:
2954:
2942:
2936:
2914:
2892:
2880:
2874:
2855:
2836:
2815:
2796:
2777:
2761:
2756:
2755:
2743:
2742:
2733:
2732:
2721:
2717:
2710:
2698:. Men-at-Arms.
2696:The Arab Legion
2692:
2688:
2681:
2661:
2657:
2648:
2644:
2625:
2621:
2616:
2612:
2607:
2603:
2591:
2587:
2571:
2567:
2560:
2542:
2533:
2528:
2524:
2517:
2506:
2498:
2487:
2482:
2478:
2470:
2466:
2458:
2454:
2445:
2444:
2440:
2432:
2425:
2416:
2412:
2404:
2397:
2389:
2385:
2377:
2373:
2364:
2360:
2347:
2343:
2328:
2314:
2299:
2286:
2285:
2278:
2271:
2257:
2253:
2248:
2243:
2242:
2237:
2233:
2228:
2224:
2219:
2215:
2210:
2206:
2196:
2192:
2187:
2168:
2156:
2151:
2139:
2128:
2126:
2115:
2113:
2102:
2100:
2089:
2087:
2076:
2074:
2062:
2060:
2049:
2047:
2036:
2034:
2023:
2021:
2010:
2008:
1995:
1993:
1982:
1980:
1969:
1967:
1952:
1950:
1939:
1937:
1926:
1924:
1913:
1911:
1900:
1898:
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1884:
1873:
1871:
1859:
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1846:
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1840:
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1822:
1817:
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1807:
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1787:
1782:
1777:
1772:
1760:
1755:
1750:
1745:
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1725:
1720:
1715:
1710:
1705:
1698:
1693:
1688:
1683:
1678:
1673:
1661:
1656:
1651:
1646:
1641:
1626:
1605:
1585:
1578:
1571:
1564:
1551:
1541:
1521:
1512:
1497:
1492:
1484:
1476:
1467:
1457:
1449:
1440:
1435:
1427:
1419:
1410:
1405:
1397:
1389:
1380:
1375:
1367:
1345:
1344:Muzzle velocity
1340:
1339:Muzzle velocity
1315:
1275:Light Tank T7E2
1231:
1148:
1084:
1082:Other operators
1048:
982:glider infantry
868:
836:Coastal Command
797:Motor Gun Boats
785:
773:
740:Churchill tanks
690:Armour-Piercing
658:Royal Artillery
646:
641:
639:British service
636:
634:Service history
553:
501:
390:
385:
253:Hydro-pneumatic
206:
176:
163:
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
94:
80:In service
75:Service history
59:
48:
31:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
4144:
4134:
4133:
4128:
4123:
4118:
4113:
4108:
4103:
4098:
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4088:
4071:
4070:
4068:
4067:
4062:
4057:
4052:
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4026:
4021:
4016:
4011:
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4001:
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3958:
3954:
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3899:
3894:
3889:
3884:
3879:
3873:
3871:
3867:
3866:
3864:
3863:
3858:
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3842:
3840:
3836:
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3833:
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3827:
3822:
3817:
3812:
3807:
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3797:
3792:
3787:
3782:
3777:
3771:
3769:
3765:
3764:
3762:
3761:
3756:
3751:
3746:
3741:
3736:
3730:
3728:
3727:Anti-tank guns
3724:
3723:
3721:
3720:
3715:
3713:120 mm gun T53
3710:
3705:
3700:
3695:
3690:
3685:
3680:
3675:
3669:
3667:
3663:
3662:
3656:United States
3653:
3652:
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3621:
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3612:
3607:
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3160:QF 6-pounder
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1537:AP Shot M70
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1483:1.42 kg
1456:1.90 kg
1439:831 m/s
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1426:3.23 kg
1409:884 m/s
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2379:Zaloga 2005
2178:5 cm Pak 38
2056:Philippines
2030:New Zealand
2017:Netherlands
1963:Arab Legion
1806:110 mm
1781:112 mm
1776:135 mm
1759:108 mm
1754:123 mm
1749:140 mm
1744:160 mm
1739:177 mm
1714:103 mm
1709:115 mm
1706:L52 barrel
1682:112 mm
1677:135 mm
1674:L52 barrel
1624:Performance
1170:and in the
1132:Biafran War
1130:During the
1112:Suez Crisis
954:M1 carbines
923:Dodge WC-62
848:cyclic rate
777:Dieppe Raid
711:during the
608:37mm Gun M3
431:split trail
388:Development
274:-5° to +15°
263:Split trail
97:other users
4080:Categories
3615:Grand Slam
3572:Heavy guns
2548:. Oxford:
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2327:0020806000
2246:References
1826:64 mm
1821:73 mm
1816:85 mm
1811:98 mm
1796:55 mm
1791:70 mm
1786:89 mm
1729:68 mm
1724:78 mm
1719:90 mm
1697:55 mm
1692:70 mm
1687:89 mm
1645:500 m
1640:100 m
1313:Ammunition
1120:Irish Army
946:M1 Garands
876:Saint-Malo
866:US service
840:Tsetse fly
801:Fairmile D
783:Molins gun
678:battalions
660:anti-tank
612:lend lease
499:Production
406:Royal Navy
340:, or just
219:57×441 mmR
115:Korean War
46:Rawalpindi
3948:120 mm M1
3749:3 inch M5
3666:Tank guns
3658:artillery
3579:Vickers S
3526:Vickers K
3359:QF 3-inch
3329:Z Battery
3097:Tank guns
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2736:cite book
2336:911907988
1866:Australia
1557:APCBC/HE
1271:Ram Mk II
1011:, during
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915:companies
748:Tiger 131
670:batteries
666:divisions
662:regiments
472:Mark II.
450:Valentine
446:Churchill
373:2-pounder
342:6-pounder
270:Elevation
239:Vertical
149:1941–1945
83:1942–1960
3969:90 mm M1
3943:90 mm M1
3923:40 mm M1
3918:37 mm M1
3759:105mm T8
3754:90 mm T8
3739:57 mm M1
3734:37 mm M3
3134:77 mm HV
3119:QF 75 mm
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2824:(1998).
2653:page 203
2637:71143143
2348:Postan,
2154:See also
2043:Pakistan
1603:Canister
1251:Cavalier
1175:Mosquito
1146:Variants
1138:and the
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976:and the
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454:Crusader
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280:Traverse
259:Carriage
217:Fixed QF
146:Produced
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3839:Mortars
3610:Tallboy
3556:Rockets
3295:Mortars
1989:Nigeria
1933:Ireland
1893:Denmark
1569:Dunnite
1336:Filler
1333:Weight
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896:57mm M1
892:US Army
852:U-boats
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717:Tiger I
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327:Sights
294:15 rpm
248:Recoil
235:Breech
190:Height
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2185:Notes
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