Obice-Cannone da Campagna Inglese da 88 mm QF 25 Pdr. Field Gun Mk.2

Guns e howitzers have different combat roles, one being designed for flat trajectory fire, the other for high angle fire against targets behind cover. During prima guerra mondiale, the 18 pdr field gun e the 4.5 inch howitzer had fullfilled these roles very well, but by la seconda guerra mondiale the esercito britannico needed a gun which combined these characteristics. Budgetary constraints required that the first 25 pdr gun/howitzers were converted by relining existing 18 pdr field guns to accept the larger 3.45 inch shell. Most of these 18/25 pdr Field Guns Mk.1 were left behind by the BEF at Dunkirk in 1940, e they were replaced con true 25 pdr Field Guns.

The 25 pdr Field Gun Mk.2 was loaded con a separate shell e cartridge case so that different propellant charges could be used to engage targets at varying ranges. With the introduction of the "super" charge in 1942, which increased the maximum range to 12,250 m, a muzzle brake had to be fitted to the 25 pdr Mk.2/1 to relieve pressure inside the barrel e reduce the additional stress on the affusto d’artiglieria. The 25 pdr fired quattro main types of Munizione: high explosive, smoke, armour piercing, e carrier rounds for propaganda leaflets. Captured 25 pdr gun/howitzers were designated 8.76 cm Feldkanone FK 280(e) in the Wehrmacht.

Modellini Disponibili

• 25 pdr Field Gun Mk.2, 1:43 Dinky Toys 686
• 25 pdr Field Gun Mk.2 con Crew (8th Army), 1:72 ESCI 8614
• 25 pdr Field Gun Mk.2 con Crew (8th Army), e Morris Tractor, 1:72 Italeri 7027
• 25 pdr Field Gun Mk.2, 20 mm Platoon 20 HA19
• 25 pdr Field Gun Mk.2, 1:76 Hinchliffe 20/237
• 25 pdr Field Gun Mk.2 (early war, Far East), Avantreno Mk.1, 1:76 AB soldatini AP4
• 25 pdr Field Gun Mk.2, 1:76 Airfix 01305
• 25 pdr Field Gun Mk.2, 1:76 B W Models
• Australian short 25 pdr "Baby" Field Gun, 1:76 Convoy Models
• 25 pdr Field Gun Mk.2 con Avantreno Mk.1, 15 mm Quality Castings 2015
• 25 pdr Field Gun Mk.2, 15 mm Flames of War BR573
• 25 pdr Field Gun Mk.2 (8th Army), 15 mm Flames of War BR574
• 25 pdr Field Gun Mk.2, 15 mm Old Glory
• 25 pdr Field Gun Mk.2 con Avantreno, Tractor, & Crew, 15 mm Minifigs BV-81
• 25 pdr Field Gun Mk.2, 1:150 Gramodels
• 25 pdr Field Gun Mk.2 con CMP Quad Tractor, 1:285 GHQ UK49
• 25 pdr Field Gun Mk.2 e Crew, 1:300 HEROICS & ROS B41

25 pdr Field Gun Mk.2/1 (with Muzzle Brake), 1942

• 25 pdr Field Gun Mk.2/1, 1:32 Crescent
• 25 pdr Field Gun Mk.2/1 con Avantreno,1:32 Mountford Miniatures MM061
• 25 pdr Field Gun Mk.2/1 e HAC Crew, 1:32 Mountford Miniatures MM099/00
• 25 pdr Field Gun Mk.2/1 con Quad Tractor, 1:35 Tamiya 35044
• 25 pdr Field Gun Mk.2/1 con Crew (8th Army), 1:35 Tamiya 35046
• 25 pdr Field Gun Mk.2/1 con Avantreno Mk.1, 1:76 AB soldatini AP5

Caratteristiche Tecniche

• Ordnance QF 25 Pdr. Field Gun Mk.2
• Tipo: Field Gun/Howitzer
• Peso: 1,800 kg
• Lunghezza: 8,131 mm
• Calibro: 8.76 mm (3.45 Inch)
• Lunghezza canna: 2,525 mm (L.28.8)
• Cadenza di tiro: 17 colpi al minuto
• Angolo di tiro: 8° o 360° on firing platform
• Elevazione: - 5° to 40°
• Velocità alla volata:
  • 200 m/sec HE (Charge 1)
  • 300 m/sec HE (Charge 2)
  • 450 m/sec HE (Charge 3)
  • 520 m/sec HE (Charge Super)
  • 610 m/sec AP (Charge Super)
• Gittata:
  • 3,566 m (Charge 1, Red)
  • 7,132 m (Charge 2, Red e Blue)
  • 10,790 m (Charge 3, Red, White e Blue)
  • 12,250 m (Charge Super)
• Crew: Gun Commander e cinque cannonieri
• Perforazione della carrozza a 0-100 m:
  • 94 mm con A.P./T. (1939)

Bibliografia

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

Utilizzo Storico

• Real Artiglieria Field Regiment britannico, 1940–1965
• Royal Canadian Artiglieria Field Regiment, 1940–1967
• German 8.76 cm FK 280(e), 1940–1945
• Australia
• India, until 1990

Related Films

• A Bridge Too Far, directed by Richard Attenborough, starring Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Edward Fox, Elliott Gould, Gene Hackman, Anthony Hopkins, Hardy Krüger, Ryan O’Neal, Laurence Olivier, Robert Redford, Maximilian Schell, Liv Ullmann, Denholm Elliott e many others. A battery of 25 pdr field guns can be seen firing a preparatory barrage in support of Vandeleur’s Irish Guards Groups advance towards Arnhem.

The 25 pdr Field Gun was versatile e very effective artiglieria piece which remained in servizio britannico until 1965, when real reggimenti d’artiglieria stationed in Germania replaced their 25 pdr guns con the new 105 mm FV433 Self-Propelled Gun (Abbot). Regiments outside of Germania received the Italian Oto-Melara 105/14 Model 56 field gun in 1960, designated 105-mm Pack Howitzer L5 con L10 Ordnance, which fired the same ammunition as the Abbot. The Royal Canadian Artiglieria officially retired their 25 pdr gun/howitzers in 1967, but these guns continued to serve as training armi until 1975. The last 25 pdr fired in action was served by SAS troopers in the Omani port of Mirbat on 19 luglio 1972, who fired in support of SAS e Omani Armed Forces fighting Communist Adoo insurgents. Many armed forces around the world used the 25 pdr well into the 90s, e some may still have them in inventory today.

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Soldatini Britannici della Seconda Guerra Mondiale

– Pubblicato: 30.04.2005 – Aggiornato: 11.07.2007
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