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Plate 024 · Field Gun · World War II

Ordnance QF 25-pounder

The Commonwealth's standard field gun-howitzer of WWII.

Ordnance QF 25-pounder — Photograph by Antonov14
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Historical Record

Provenance & Service

Combining the gun and howitzer roles in a single weapon, the 25-pounder was the principal field artillery of British and Commonwealth forces through WWII and into the 1960s. The distinctive circular firing platform allowed quick traverse for anti-tank work. It saw action from El Alamein to Imjin.