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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
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; QF 25 pounder: British 87.6 mm howitzer; QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzer: British 94mm mountain gun
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.
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]
Despite the 'official' name of Stuart applied, most British primary sources refer to the tank as the 'Honey' [citation needed]. Light Tank (Airborne), M22-US supplied light tank called the 'Locust', was used in small numbers in 1945. Light Tank, M24 – US supplied tank, called the 'Chaffee' in British service, named after General Adna R ...
World War II artillery of the United Kingdom (1 C, 33 P) Pages in category "Artillery of the United Kingdom" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total.
World War II, modern 87.6: Ordnance QF 25-pounder Short Mark 1 gun-howitzer Australia: World War II 94: Ordnance QF 95 mm howitzer, infantry United Kingdom: World War II 100: 10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze Austria-Hungary: World Wars I, II 100: Skoda houfnice vz 14/19 Austria-Hungary: World Wars I, II 100: 10 cm houfnice vz. 28 Czechoslovakia: World ...