Ordnance QF 17-pounder
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The Ordnance Quick-Firing 17-pounder was a 76.2 mm (3 inch) gun developed by the United Kingdom during World War II. It was used as an anti-tank gun on its own carriage, as well as equipping a number of British tanks. Used with the APDS shot, it was capable of defeating all but the thickest armour on German tanks. It was used to "up-gun" some foreign-built vehicles in British service, notably to produce the Sherman Firefly variant of the US M4 Sherman tank, giving British tank units the ability to hold their own against their German counterparts. In the anti-tank role, it was replaced after the war by the 120 mm BAT recoilless rifle. As a tank gun, it was succeeded by the 84 mm 20 pounder.
1943
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17-pdr; Ordnance QF 17pdr Gun; Ordnance Quick-Firing 17-pounder
mass 2097 kilogram, speed 1203 metre per second, length 231 millimetre, length 4580 millimetre,
British Army, 
76 mm anti-tank gun, anti-tank cannon, Centurion, tank gun,
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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
Miss M Greatorex, a war worker involved in the manufacture of 17-pdr anti-tank guns, 1943. TR1415
War worker Mrs T Charlesworth, at a factory making 17-pounder anti-tank guns, 1943. TR1414
Vittorio Veneto, Cippo in memoria degli Artiglieri caduti-(Marco Centenaro cl. 1980)-20180701-DSC 0049
Mrs C Graham, a war worker involved in the manufacture of 17-pdr anti-tank guns, 1943. TR1413
A-British-17-pdr-shelling-the-village-of-Gemmano-1944-352029229395
Rijdende artillerie, Bestanddeelnr 204-1-5
Serie Arnhem Engels kanon uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog wordt geplaatst bij de Ri, Bestanddeelnr 902-3480
QF-17-pounder-batey-haosef-1
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YM-battlefield-17-pdr-4| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| commons | image | Miss M Greatorex, a war worker involved in the manufacture of 17-pdr anti-tank guns, 1943. TR1415 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | War worker Mrs T Charlesworth, at a factory making 17-pounder anti-tank guns, 1943. TR1414 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Vittorio Veneto, Cippo in memoria degli Artiglieri caduti-(Marco Centenaro cl. 1980)-20180701-DSC 0049 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Mrs C Graham, a war worker involved in the manufacture of 17-pdr anti-tank guns, 1943. TR1413 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | A-British-17-pdr-shelling-the-village-of-Gemmano-1944-352029229395 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Rijdende artillerie, Bestanddeelnr 204-1-5 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Serie Arnhem Engels kanon uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog wordt geplaatst bij de Ri, Bestanddeelnr 902-3480 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | QF-17-pounder-batey-haosef-1 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | YM-battlefield-17-pdr-3 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | YM-battlefield-17-pdr-4 | Commons | ||
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