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  2. 76 mm gun M1 - Wikipedia

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    The anti-tank performance of the 76 mm was inferior to the British 17-pounder, more so if the latter was using APDS discarding sabot rounds, though with that ammunition the 17-pounder was less accurate than the 76 mm. The 17-pounder was also much larger and had a longer recoil than the 76 mm, which required a redesign of the turret and despite ...

  3. Ordnance QF 17-pounder - Wikipedia

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    The Ordnance Quick-Firing 17-pounder (or just 17-pdr) [note 1] was a 76.2 mm (3 inch) gun developed by the United Kingdom during World War II. It was used as an anti-tank gun on its own carriage, as well as equipping a number of British tanks. Used with the APDS shot, it was capable of defeating all but the thickest armour on German tanks.

  4. Sherman Firefly - Wikipedia

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    The Sherman Firefly was a medium tank used by the United Kingdom and some armoured formations of other Allies in the Second World War.It was based on the US M4 Sherman but was fitted with the more powerful British 76.2 mm (3.00 in) calibre 17-pounder anti-tank gun as its main weapon.

  5. 17pdr SP Achilles - Wikipedia

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    The 17 pdr SP Achilles was basically a modified M10, the principal difference being the gun. The main armament of the Achilles was the Ordnance QF 17-pounder, a substantially more powerful gun than the 3 inch (76.2 mm) M7 mounted on the standard M10. The single top-mounted .50 inch (12.7 mm) M2 Browning heavy machine gun was retained.

  6. British standard ordnance weights and measurements - Wikipedia

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    47 mm 1.85 inch Ordnance QF 6-pounder: Anti-tank gun 57 mm 2.244 inch Ordnance BL 10-pounder Mountain gun: Mountain gun 69.8 mm 2.75 inch 12-pounder (multiple types) Light field gun 76.2 mm 3 inch Ordnance QF 13-pounder: 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 ...

  7. List of naval guns by caliber - Wikipedia

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    76.2 mm (3.00 in) QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun Mk I, Mk II, Mk V United Kingdom: 1894 - 1945 76.2 mm (3.00 in) QF 12 pounder 18 cwt naval gun United Kingdom: World War I 76.2 mm (3.00 in) QF 14 pounder Maxim-Nordenfelt naval gun United Kingdom: World War I 76.2 mm (3.00 in) QF 14 pounder naval gun Mk I & II naval gun United Kingdom

  8. AC4 tank - Wikipedia

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    A turret was built and mounted on one of the earlier development vehicles to assess the vehicle's ability to mount the foremost Allied anti-tank gun of the day – the British 17 pounder (76 mm, 3 in). This was achieved by mounting two 25 pounder gun-howitzers which when fired together would significantly exceed the recoil of a 17 pounder. [3]

  9. Talk:Ordnance QF 17-pounder/Archive 1 - Wikipedia

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    6 3 in vs 75 mm. 2 comments. 7 17 pounder APDS penetration. 2 comments. 8 Category:Anti-tank guns vs. Category:World War II anti-tank guns. ... Talk: Ordnance QF 17 ...