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	Ordnance 88 mm QF 25 Pdr. Field Gun Mk.2 on Carriage Mk.1
		The 25 pdr Field Gun Mk.2 was loaded with a separate shell and cartridge case so that different propellant charges could be used to engage targets at varying ranges.
		With the introduction of the "super" charge in 1942, which increased the maximum range to 12,250 m, a muzzle brake had to be fitted to the 25 pdr Mk.2/1 to relieve pressure inside the barrel and reduce the additional stress on the gun carriage.
		The last 25 pdr fired in action was served by SAS troopers in the Omani port of Mirbat on 19 July 1972, who fired in support of SAS and Omani Armed Forces fighting Communist Adoo insurgents.
	www.miniatures.de /html/int/artillery-88mm-25pdr-field-gun-mk-2.html (755 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: QF 6 pdr (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Ordnance QF 6-pounder 7 cwt, or just "6 pdr", was a British 57 mm gun, their primary anti-tank gun during the middle of World War II, as well as the main armament for a number of tanks.
		QF guns with one of the RML positions surviving intact, on the southern flank of this battery and at a higher level is Upper Practice Battery for two guns.
		QF battery which is now invisible due to vegetation, in front of this battery were three searchlights that covered the minefield and operated in conjunction with the two on the opposite side of the harbour entrance at Fort Camden.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/QF-6-pdr (504 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: QF 25 pounder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Ordnance QF 25 pounder (or just 25-pounder or 25-pdr) was the major British field gun/howitzer that was introduced into service just before World War II and was the British Army's primary artillery system into the 1950s.
		However the 25 pdr was nevertheless considered by all to be one of the best artillery pieces in use, and in particular its HE round was particularly deadly due to excellent embrittlement of the metal casing.
		This kept the 25 pdr in operation with mountain and airborne units for many years, its replacement generally being mortars as opposed to newer artillery units.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/QF-25-pounder (2463 words)

	Find Alesis Photon 25 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		This was a shortened version of the standard 25 pounder, mounted on the Carriage 25 pr Light, Mark 1.
		QF 25 pounder - The Ordnance QF 25 pounder (or just 25-pounder or 25-pdr) was the major British field gun/howitzer that was introduced into service just before World War II and was the British Army's primary artillery system into the 1950s.
		CZ Model 25 - The CZ Model 25 (properly, Sa 25) was perhaps the best known of a series of Czechoslovak designed submachineguns introduced in 1948.
	ph9.mantapdm.com /alesisphoton25.html (196 words)

	QF 25 pdr - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		Development during the inter-war period was severely hampered by a lack of money, and it was eventually decided to build a "new" design from 18-pounders converted using new liners and pneumatic road wheels to allow towing.
		Often referred to as the 18/25-pdr, the majority of these were lost in the early war campaigns in Norway.
		After seeing the utility of the M7 Priest, the British introduced the similar Canadian-built Sexton, mounting the 25-pdr on a Ram tank chassis (based on the M3 Lee).
	www.music.us /education/Q/QF-25-pdr.htm (1160 words)

	Ordnance 88 mm QF 25 Pdr. Field Gun Mk.2 on Carriage Mk.1
		Captured 25 pdr gun/howitzers were designated 8.76 cm Feldkanone FK 280(e) in the Wehrmacht.
		A battery of 25 pdr field guns can be seen firing a preparatory barrage in support of Vandeleur's Irish Guards Groups advance towards Arnhem.
		The 25 pdr Field Gun was versatile and very effective artillery piece which remained in British service until 1965, when royal artillery regiments stationed in Germany replaced their 25 pdr guns with the new 105 mm FV433 Self-Propelled Gun (Abbot).
	www.miniatures.de /html/ita/artillery-88mm-25pdr-field-gun-mk-2.html (752 words)

	Ordnance QF 25 pounder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The 25 pounder was used in combat during the Battle of Mirbat in 1972 in Oman.
		The 25 pounder's main ammunition was the High Explosive (HE) shell, but it could fire smoke shells, star shells, chemical shells, and special projectiles containing propaganda leaflets.
		The 25 pounder was the main field artillery gun used by British Commonwealth infantry divisions during the Second World War.
	www.1bx.com /en/QF_25_pdr.htm (1619 words)

	Qwika - Ram tank
		Although the ability to mount a large 75 mm gun was suggested, the current British cruiser tank specification of a two pounder gun was adhered to.
		Self-propelled artillery vehicle armed with QF 25 pounder gun in open-topped superstructure.
		Armoured gun tower for use with Ordnance QF 17 pounder towed Anti-tank gun.
	wikipedia.qwika.com /wiki/Ram_tank (600 words)

	Tanknet > Damn The 25 Pdr!
		Methinks the essence of the 25 pdr was its flexibility.
		Picky> IIRC, the 25 pdr is 87.6mm caliber.
		The 25 pdr MkI was the 18 pdr MkIV with a new 25 pdr barrel.
	www.tank-net.org /forums/lofiversion/index.php/t8524.html (6764 words)

	The 25-pdr Field Gun 1939 - 1972: Part One
		By 1935, a decision had been reached to refit the old 18-pdr jackets with 25-pdr ones and adapt the gun carriages with the fitting of pneumatic road wheels so that they could be towed by a vehicle.
		The Mk VP could fire with an elevation of 15 degrees with the legs closed, or 37.5 degrees with them open, had a maximum depression of 5 degrees and was fired from the left-hand side.
		The axletree, trail legs and traverse were altered from the others marks by having the trail legs connected to the axletree and crossbar, with the axletree having two stub axles fitted and each trail leg having a metal ball bracket at the front.
	www.historyofwar.org /articles/weapons_25pdr1.html (3773 words)

	25-pounder Gun - www.canadiansoldiers.com
		The Regular Force in Canada fired their last 25-pounder round on 12 Dec 1956, and the Militia had ceased training on the gun by May 1959 when the last 45 guns on inventory were sold or transferred to museums.
		Ordnance, Quick Firing 25-pounder Mark I (QF 25-pdr Mk I) The first 25-pounders were conversions of the 18 pdr and entered British service in the early 1930s.
		The Australians developed a "cut down" version on a lighter mounting as the 25 Pounder Short Mark I. Personnel of "B" Troop, 5th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, firing a 25-pounder gun.
	www.canadiansoldiers.com /mediawiki-1.5.5/index.php?title=25-pounder_Gun (2041 words)

	(Vickers)/Hotchkiss/Nordenfelt 3 + 6 pdrs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		As torpedo boats got larger and could fire their weapons from a greater range, so the QF principal became adapted to larger guns culminating, as far as 'fixed' ammunition was concerned, probably in the Armstrong 40 pdr, used in the RN as the 4.7 QF.
		Thus replaced, the old 3 and 6 pdr went back into various armament stores, to re-emerge as field guns for landing parties as an alternative to the 12pdr, as saluting guns and, at a pinch in wartime, as main armament for small ships when nought else was available.
		Vickers may have acquired the licences for a QF in the later 1890s/early this century.
	www.gwpda.org /naval/36pdr.htm (449 words)

	Ordnance QF 17 pounder at AllExperts
		The Ordnance QF 17-pounder (or just 17-pdr) was a 76.2 mm gun developed by the United Kingdom during World War II.
		In 1944, the British started to use APDS shot, which travelling at nearly 4000 feet per second (1200 m/s) increased the power of the 17-pdr greatly with a penetration of 213 mm armour (at 1000 m).
		Early attempts to mount it on existing chassis were not terribly successful, but the gun proved so successful on the M4 Sherman that it was quickly rushed into service in time for D-Day as the Firefly.
	en.allexperts.com /e/o/or/ordnance_qf_17_pounder.htm (1084 words)

	AMMUNITION
		The largest calibre QF ordnance used by British field artillery was the 4.5-inch Howitzer introduced in the first years of the 20th century and remaining in service until late in WW2.
		With QF ammunition the projectiles were delivered fuzed with the 'standard' fuze, No 117 in the case of 25-pdr.
		However, its flame was not as strong as that from a QF primer and it had a lot further to travel, so the bottom of the base charge bag had a built-in gunpowder igniter that in turn produced a flame powerful enough to ignite and explode the propellant.
	members.tripod.com /~nigelef/ammo.htm (8907 words)

	The 25-pdr Field Gun 1939 - 1972: Part Two
		The 25-pdrs were used to support the patrolling operations of the British and Ghurkha forces and were not normally used in permanent positions, instead the gunners were expected to be able to fire at any time, sleeping if necessary in the lorries and working in shifts.
		Interestingly enough, the prime mover during the campaign tended to be GMC 2.5 ton trucks from the Australian Army.
		While all weapon systems undergo some degree of modification over their service life, either to enhance performance when new technology becomes available or to rectify problems encountered in the field, a few are so extensively modified that they are almost unrecognisable to the original.
	www.historyofwar.org /articles/weapons_25pdr2.html (2884 words)

	Builders Paradise - Weapons & Order of Battle
		As the 18pdr Mark 4, in the 1920s, was not deemed suitable for further development, an entirely new equipment was proposed.
		Royal Artillery experts had concluded that a gun of around 3.7 inches (94 mm) in caliber with a range of at least 15.000 yards (13.716 m) firing a shell of from 20 to 25 lbs (9 to 11 kg) weight was needed to replace both the old 18 Pounder and QF 4.5 inch howitzer.
		Experiments with an 18pdr, a 22pdr, and a 25pdr were carried out in 1933, and in the same year the General Staff agreed a 25pdr be the sole field artillery equipment.
	panzergeneral.strategyplanet.gamespy.com /ww2/Weapons/towed_artillery/british/gundata/25pdr_mk1.html (515 words)

	Bishop (artillery) Information
		A result of a rushed attempt to create a self-propelled gun armed with the 25 Pounder gun-howitzer, the vehicle had numerous problems, was produced in limited numbers and was soon replaced by better designs.
		The rapid maneuver warfare practiced in the North African Campaign led to a requirement for a self-propelled artillery vehicle armed with the 25 pounder gun-howitzer.
		The result was a vehicle designated Ordnance QF 25-pdr on Carrier Valentine 25-pdr Mk 1 and universally known as Bishop.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Bishop_(artillery) (366 words)

	The 25-pdr Field Gun 1939 - 1972: Part Two
		The 25-pdrs were used to support the patrolling operations of the British and Ghurkha forces and were not normally used in permanent positions, instead the gunners were expected to be able to fire at any time, sleeping if necessary in the lorries and working in shifts.
		Interestingly enough, the prime mover during the campaign tended to be GMC 2.5 ton trucks from the Australian Army.
		While all weapon systems undergo some degree of modification over their service life, either to enhance performance when new technology becomes available or to rectify problems encountered in the field, a few are so extensively modified that they are almost unrecognisable to the original.
	www.rickard.karoo.net /articles/weapons_25pdr2.html (2868 words)

	25 Pounder
		Royal Artillery experts concluded that a gun of around 3.7 inches (94 mm) in calibre with a range of at least 15 000 yards (13 716 m) firing a shell of from 20 to 25 lbs (9 to 11 kg) weight was needed to replace both the 18-pr and 4.5 howitzer.
		First produced as the QF 18-pr Mark 4 in 1918 this gun was converted in 1935 to 25-pr by fitting a loose liner of 3.45-inch (87.6-mm) calibre.
		The strength of the carriage was amply demonstrated in 1943 when the first QF 17-pr anti-tank guns were mounted upon it; it easily stood up to the much more powerful piece.
	riv.co.nz /rnza/hist/25pr.htm (3434 words)

	RA 1939-45 25 pdr Bishop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Officially known as Ordnance QF 25 pdr Mks 2 or 3 on Carrier Valentine 25 pdr Gun Mk 1.
		It consisted of a Valentine tank with the turret removed and replaced with an armoured box containing a 25 pdr gun and modified top carriage.
		All relevant information as per the 25 pdr except elevation restricted to 15º restricting the maximum range to 6,400 yds
	www.ra39-45.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /guns/page14.html (98 words)

	THE OTHER CHALLENGER
		The aim of, which was to produce a 17 Pdr armed tank to combat the new German tanks encountered by the British in North Africa and Italy.
		First used on 25 Pdr field gun mounts under the Pheasant programme it came into its own in Normandy, but the problem was that it needed to be mounted on a tank and no Allied tank was big enough to handle it due to their small turret rings.
		Cromwells problem was that it had been designed to use a 6 Pdr gun, which was perfectly adequate in 1942, but then came the Tiger 1 in 1942 and 6 Pdr could barely scratch this vehicle until discarding sabot ammunition was produced in time for D Day.
	freespace.virgin.net /shermanic.firefly/chal1.htm (2035 words)

	Calibre
		The 25-pr Gun Mk 2 on Carriage 25-pr Mark 1 was the standard British field gun of World War 2, consequently it was widely used, in addition to Commonwealth artilleries it was used by the Free Forces of Poland, France, Netherlands, Belgian and Greece.
		The main source used here is Appendix J to RA Notes No 4, Apr 1943 (SECRET) which notified the detailed characteristics of 3-inch M10, 105-mm M7 and '25-pdr on Ram' to senior artillery officers.
		Q.F. 25-pr Gun Short (Aust) Mk 1 on Carriage Light (Aust) Mk This gun was designed to meet the needs of jungle warfare.
	members.tripod.com /~nigelef/25pdrsheet.htm (1215 words)

	Army - The Soldiers' Newspaper
		AN ERA ended on August 12 with the last firing of the quick-firing 25-pounder gun (QF 25 Pdr).
		The M2A2 and the L5 Pack Howitzer replaced the QF 25 Pdr Gun in artillery service.
		Regimental Master Gunner of the RAA, WO1 Colin Watego, who attended the last 25 Pdr gun course held in Australia, rammed in the last round, which was fired by Greg Hall, who was retiring after 36 years.
	www.defence.gov.au /news/armynews/editions/1107/topstories/story05.htm (269 words)

	QF 25 pdr - Definition, explanation
		The last use of the 25 pdr by British troops was 1972 in Oman
		In order to further increase the flexibility, a smaller intermediate charge was later added to "fill in" the gaps between the three main charges.
		The last British military unit to fire the gun in its field role (as opposed to in a ceremonial role) was the Gun Troop of the Honourable Artillery Company on Salisbury Plain in 1992.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/q/qf/qf_25_pdr.php (1125 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The large guns of the battleships were too slow in firing to hit the small, fast moving torpedo boats.
		The answer, at least initially, was the QF gun.
		QF stood for quick fire and the guns were designed for high rates of fire with sufficient explosive power to stop the flimsy torpedo boats of the time.
	www.steelnavy.com /3PdrQFDPiper.htm (238 words)

	Black Hand Online: A World War 2 Online Page
		Allied weapons with AP ammo (ie, the 2 pdr) are degraded 20% to account for known problems with "shatter gap."
		x2.5 for vehicle crews, meaning all magnifications in game should be around 2.5 times what the historical optical instruments are deemed capable of: e.g.
		Frame Rate (frames per second): This test was accomplished by taking a close-to-recommended specs test platform that consistently gave under fixed conditions a frame rate for the 2 pdr gun of 25 fps offline, when at maximum gunner's zoom looking at a fixed point through the garage door where it starts.
	www.snappingturtle.net /jmc/bruce_r/blackhand.htm (2098 words)

	Pulp: 1933 - Naval Adversaries
		The rear turret is fitted with two 7.92mm MG17 machine guns, two 20mm MG FF autocannons are fitted in the wing (each with a 60 round drum of ammunition), along with two more MG17 machine guns.
		XIII mounts (wrap-around shields, not turrets; 7 to 10 RPM), two QF 2-pdr AA (single-barrel, 200 RPM, water-cooled 40mm weapons on unpowered manual pedestal mounts); two 4x torpedo launchers.
		The AA ability of these ships turned out to be very poor in WW2, except against targets flying level at a constant speed and course; the QF 2-pdr is very much outclassed by the 37mm and 40mm guns developed for WW2.
	www.asmrb.org /michaelb/PulpNaval.html (2079 words)

	Miscellaneous Smaller Navies, 1914
		Armament 3 - 3 pdr QF and 3 tubes.
		Armament 1 - 3 pdr QF, 1 machine gun, and 2 torpedo tubes.
		Armament 2 - 4.7" QF, 4 - 3" QF,
	www.gwpda.org /naval/fdzz0001.htm (1785 words)

	POF - Products - Ordnance - Artillary Ammuntion -QF 25 PDR MK 1/2. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		POF - Products - Ordnance - Artillary Ammuntion -QF 25 PDR MK 1/2.
		This ammunition is meant to be fired through 25 PDR field guns MK-4 and is produced in the following three types:
		Triple base flashless propellant NQ/S 134-040, weight 1253 gm.
	www.pof.gov.pk /products/qf25pdr.htm (67 words)

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