Cannone Anticarro Inglese da 57 mm QF 6 Pdr.

The first procurement order for the more powerful cannone anticarro QF 6 pdr. was placed in the summer of 1940, but the gun could not be produced until 1941, e the first issue did not reach the troops in the desert until mid-1942. The cannone anticarro 6 pdr. had the armour penetration capability to defeat any German tank encountered in the desert war, including the Tiger tank which could be penetrated by shooting at the side armour. In servizio US e Canadian the cannone anticarro 6 pdr. was known as the cannone anticarro da 57 mm M1. Airfix offers a very attractive little model of the cannone anticarro 6 pdr. which may be used to represent equipaggiamento britannico, Canadian o US.

The cannone anticarro 6 pdr. e the cannone da carro did not have H.E. shells issued for them, e they could not be used for close defence against fanteria o to provide fire support during assaults. There are accounts of anti-tank gun crews britannici making their own case shells for close defence against fanteria assault. This was done by removing the A.P. shell head, filling the cartridge con a suitable piece of cloth, filling the shell case con stones e gravel, e sealing it con another piece of cloth o encasing the shrapnel content in thick axle grease. This tactic was quickly improvised in the North African campaign, e there is some indication that carristi employed it con the 6 Pdr. L.45 as well.

Modellini Disponibili

• 6 pdr Anti-Tank Gun, 1:32 Mountford Miniatures MM126
• 57 mm Anti-Tank Gun, 1:32 Imrie/Risley 9060
• 6 pdr Anti-Tank Gun, 1:35 Tamiya 35005
• 6 pdr Anti-Tank Gun Mk.I, 1:35 ZVEZDA 3518
• 57 mm M1 Anti-Tank Gun, 1:35 Italeri 323
• 6 Pdr Anti Tank Gun & Crew, 1:64 Westwind Productions WVGB05
• 6 pdr Anti-Tank Gun Mk.II, 20 mm SHQ FBG40
• 6 pdr Anti-Tank Gun Mk.II, 20 mm Raventhorpe BR-042
• 6 pdr Anti-Tank Gun Mk.4 (Airborne), 20 mm Raventhorpe
• 6 pdr Anti-Tank Gun Mk.4 (Airborne), 20 mm SHQ FBG45
• 6 pdr Anti-Tank Gun, 1:76 Hinchliffe 20/72
  • 6 pdr scatole di munizione (wood/metal), 1:76 Hinchliffe 20/SP/A14
• 6 pdr Anti-Tank Gun, 1:76 Airfix 01309
• 6 pdr Anti-Tank Gun Mk.I (early, Desert War), 1:76 AB soldatini AP17
• 6 pdr Anti-Tank Gun Mk.II, 1:76 AB soldatini AP8
• 6 pdr Anti-Tank Gun Mk.4 (Airborne), 1:76 Hinchliffe 20/252
• 6 pdr Anti-Tank Gun Mk.4 (Airborne), 1:76 AB soldatini AP14
• 57 mm M1 Anti-Tank Gun (USA), 1:76 AB soldatini AP16
• 57 mm M1 Anti-Tank Gun (Canadian), 1:76 Hinchliffe 20/56
• 6 pdr Anti-Tank Gun Mk.1 (8th Army), 15 mm Flames of War BR510
• 6 pdr Anti-Tank Gun Mk.1 (early, Desert War), 15 mm Quick Reaction Force BAT6
• 6 pdr Anti-Tank Gun Mk.II con 3 Crew, 15 mm Quick Reaction Force BAT5
• 6 pdr Anti-Tank Gun Mk.4 (Airborne) con 3 Crew, 15 mm Quick Reaction Force BAT1
• 6 pdr Anti-Tank Gun, 15 mm Flames of War BR511
• 6 pdr Anti-Tank Gun, 15 mm Quality Castings 2014
• 6 pdr Anti-Tank Gun & Crew, 15 mm Minifigs BV-84
• 6 pdr Anti-Tank Gun & Crew, 1:300 HEROICS & ROS B37

Caratteristiche Tecniche

• Calibro: 57 mm
• Lunghezza canna: L.50 (2850 mm)
• Peso: 1.144 kg
• Elevazione: -5° to +15°
• Angolo di tiro: 90°
• Cadenza di tiro:
• Peso della munizione: 2.720 g per AP round
• Velocità alla volata: 821 m/sec AP
• Gittata utile: 1.500 m
• Perforazione della carrozza a 0-100 m:
  • A.P./T. (Armour Piercing Tracer, 1941) 94 mm
  • A.P.C.B.C. (Capped Ballistic Capped, 1942) 118 mm
  • A.P.D.S. (A.P. Discarding Sabot, 1944)

Bibliografia

• Funcken, L. & F.: L’Uniforme et les Armes des Soldats de la Guerre 1939–1945, p. 127
• Hogg, Ian: Twentieth-Century Artillery
• Weeks, John: Men Against Tanks

Utilizzo Storico

• Cannone anticarro inglese e del Commonwealth britannico, 1942–1950s
  • Anti-Tank Regiment
  • Corps Recce Regiment
  • Battaglione motorizzato
  • Battaglione fanteria
• Cannone da carro inglese e del Commonwealth britannico, 1942–1943
  • A.16 Crusader III, Cruiser Tank Mk.VI, 1:72 Hasegawa MT26
  • Churchill III, Carro da Fanteria Mk.IV
  • Churchill IV, Carro da Fanteria Mk.IV

Carri Semoventi

• Truck, 4x4, AT Portee (6 pdr.), Bedford QL

When the more powerful A.P.D.S. shells were introduced in 1944, the armour penetration of the cannone anticarro 6 pdr. was improved yet again, e the gun remained in servizio britannico until the late 1950s.

Domande più frequenti

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Soldatini Britannici della Seconda Guerra Mondiale

– Pubblicato: 24.03.2005 – Aggiornato: 06.04.2011
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