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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:surface-to-air_missile
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gptkbp:ammunitionType
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gptkb:APDS
gptkb:APCBC
HE
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gptkbp:barrelLength
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4.2 m
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gptkbp:breechType
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vertical sliding-block
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gptkbp:caliber
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76.2 mm
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gptkbp:carries
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split trail
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:crew
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6
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gptkbp:designedBy
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1941
British Army Royal Artillery
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gptkbp:enteredService
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1942
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Ordnance QF 17-pounder
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Royal_Ordnance_Factories
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gptkbp:muzzleVelocity
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884 m/s
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gptkbp:notableAmmunition
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HE shell
APCBC shot
APDS shot
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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gptkb:Normandy_landings
gptkb:Battle_of_Villers-Bocage
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gptkbp:notableFor
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gptkb:Challenger_tank
gptkb:Sherman_Firefly
gptkb:Achilles_tank_destroyer
gptkb:Archer_tank_destroyer
ability to penetrate heavy German tanks
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gptkbp:numberBuilt
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over 11,000
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gptkbp:primaryUser
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gptkb:British_Army
Commonwealth forces
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gptkbp:produces
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1942–1945
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gptkbp:range
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10,500 m
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gptkbp:rateOfFire
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10 rounds per minute
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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gptkb:Ordnance_QF_6-pounder
Ordnance QF 20-pounder
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gptkbp:type
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artillery
towed anti-tank gun
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:United_States_(limited_use)
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:India
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Free_French_Forces
gptkb:Soviet_Union_(limited_use)
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gptkbp:usedDuring
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gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:weight
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2,945 kg
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:QF_6-pounder
gptkb:Vickers_QF_6-pounder
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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