25-pounder gun

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/25-pounder_gun

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	shooting artillery
gptkbp:ammunitionType	separate loading QF
gptkbp:barrelLength	2.47 m
gptkbp:breechType	vertical sliding-block
gptkbp:caliber	87.6 mm
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew	6-10
gptkbp:designedBy	1930s
gptkbp:enteredService	1940
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	25-pounder gun
gptkbp:manufacturer	Royal Ordnance Factory
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity	532 m/s
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:25-pdr
gptkbp:notableFor	versatility as gun-howitzer main field artillery of British and Commonwealth forces in WWII
gptkbp:range	12,253 m
gptkbp:rateOfFire	6-8 rounds per minute
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:18-pounder_gun gptkb:4.5-inch_howitzer gptkb:105_mm_Light_Gun
gptkbp:type	two-wheeled carriage
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Artillery gptkb:South_African_Army gptkb:Israeli_Army gptkb:Jordanian_Army gptkb:Royal_Malaysian_Police gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Army gptkb:Royal_Brunei_Land_Forces gptkb:Royal_Lao_Army gptkb:Royal_West_African_Frontier_Force gptkb:Australian_Army gptkb:British_Army gptkb:Canadian_Army gptkb:Royal_Artillery gptkb:Royal_East_African_Artillery gptkb:Royal_Indian_Artillery gptkb:Finnish_Army gptkb:Egyptian_Army gptkb:Royal_Cambodian_Army gptkb:Royal_Australian_Artillery gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Artillery gptkb:Irish_Army gptkb:Pakistan_Army gptkb:Iraqi_Army gptkb:Lebanese_Army gptkb:Malaysian_Army gptkb:Portuguese_Army gptkb:Royal_Netherlands_Army gptkb:Syrian_Army gptkb:Yugoslav_People's_Army Royal Thai Army Indian Army New Zealand Army Commonwealth forces
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:Malayan_Emergency
gptkbp:weight	1,633 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Morris_C8_Quad
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7