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The following is a list of British military equipment of World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels. This also would largely apply to Commonwealth of Nations countries in World War II like Australia, India and South Africa as the majority of their equipment would have been British as they were at that time part of the British Empire.
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.
Artillery systems developed by the United Kingdom during the World War II era (1920-1945). Wikimedia Commons has media related to World War II artillery of the United Kingdom . Subcategories
PzB 41: German 28 mm light antitank gun; QF 2 Pounder: British 40 mm light tank gun and towed antitank gun; QF 3 inch 20 cwt: British 76.2 mm antiaircraft gun; QF 3.7 inch AA: British 94 mm antiaircraft gun; 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
Sterling/Patchett Machine Carbine Mark 1- British submachine gun first produced in 1944 but only trialled and used in small numbers during the war. BSA Welgun – The Welgun was a prototype submachine gun developed by the British irregular warfare organisation, the Special Operations Executive. Although it performed well in tests, it was never ...
The BL 7.2-inch howitzer was usually employed in two four-gun batteries (alongside two four-gun batteries equipped with the 155 mm Long Tom) of "Heavy" regiments of Army Group Royal Artillery (AGRA) units, providing heavy fire support for British and Commonwealth troops. The Mk 6 remained in British Army service until the early 1960s. [2] [3] [8]
BL 4.5-inch medium field gun; BL 5.5-inch medium gun; BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer; BL 6-inch gun Mk V; BL 9.45 inch Howitzer Mk I; BL 10-pounder mountain gun; BL 12-pounder 6 cwt gun; Ordnance BL 12-pounder 7 cwt; BL 15-pounder gun; Blakely rifle; British standard ordnance weights and measurements
Sherman IC and VC – Sherman I and Sherman V medium tank chassis adapted by the British with a redesigned turret to mount a British 17-pounder gun. The 17-pounder could knock out any German tank. Often referred to by the post-war nickname "Firefly", but during WWII this nickname was also used for the 17pdr M10. Lee and Grant – M3 Lee medium tank