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25 pdr Gun Mk 2 |
Gun |
Mk 1 - Loose liner in 18 pdr Mk 4 gun |
Carriage |
Mk 1 - Humped box trail with platform |
Data - Mk 2/3 on Carriage Mk 1 |
Wt gun & breech mech - 1,000 lb |
First issued in April 1940, the Mk 2 was first used in action in the Norway campaign. It continued in first line service with only minor changes until 1967 and was used for training until 1975. The only major change to the gun was the fitting of a two port Solothurn muzzle brake in 1942. This was done to allow the use of Charge Super with the AP Shot. It was rarely fitted to guns in the Far East and not at all (even post-war) to Australian and New Zealand guns |
Performance |
With 25 lb HE shell: |
Ammunition |
Shell HE Mk 1D - Standard 25 lb projectile |