History of the Mark II 25 pounds gun

The gun QF 25 Pounder (87.5 mm) was developed in the period between the two world wars by the British engineers to replace the aging QF 18 Pounder (84 mm) gun and the 4.5 inch (114 mm) gun dating from the Great War.

Mounted on a circular steel structure, allowing the gun to rotate rapidly in all directions, this canon appeared rapidly as one of the best field artillery guns of the war.

Its main strengths are its fire power and its high mobility. Widely used during the Battle of Normandy, the Mk II 25 pounder gun offered significant support to Allied troops.

This gun has been used in the British artillery until the 1950s and was used until 1967 for training in the British army.

Mark II 25 pounds gun sheet

Country creator/user: Commonwealth
Name: QF 25 Pounder

Caliber: 87,5 mm
Shell weight : 11,4 kg
Maximum range: 12 250 m
Rate of fire: 10 rounds/min

Weigth: 1,800 kg
Lenght: 2,400 mm

 

 

 

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