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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:caliber
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76.2 mm
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:designedBy
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gptkb:Royal_Ordnance
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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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QF 17-pounder gun
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gptkbp:muzzleVelocity
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884–1,200 m/s (depending on ammunition)
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gptkbp:notableEngagement
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gptkb:Operation_Goodwood
gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Normandy_landings
gptkb:Battle_of_Villers-Bocage
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Northwest_Europe_Campaign
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
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gptkbp:notableFor
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capable of defeating heavy German tanks
mounted on Achilles tank destroyer
mounted on Sherman Firefly
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gptkbp:notableUser
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gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Czechoslovakia
gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:France
gptkb:Greece
gptkb:India
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Jordan
gptkb:Lebanon
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Syria
gptkb:Yugoslavia
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gptkbp:numberBuilt
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over 6,000
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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shooting
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gptkbp:primaryUse
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anti-tank warfare
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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:20-pounder_gun
gptkb:QF_6-pounder_gun
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gptkbp:type
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towed
self-propelled (on tanks and tank destroyers)
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Free_French_Forces
gptkb:Polish_Armed_Forces_in_the_West
Commonwealth forces
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gptkbp:usedInConflict
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:weight
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2,945 kg (in action)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:QF_6-pounder_gun
gptkb:TOG_II*
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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