25-pounder

Overview

25-pounder is a towed artillery piece from the United Kingdom, made by Royal Ordnance. It entered service in 1940; production began in 1939; 12,000 were built. It fires 87.6 mm shells up to 12.3 km. It is used or was used by Israel, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and 33 other countries, and saw combat in the Iraq War, the Iran–Iraq War, the Six-Day War, among others.

Specifications

Users & conflicts

Conflicts

World War IIKorean WarSix-Day WarIran–Iraq WarIraq War

Operators

AustraliaCanadaCyprusEgyptFranceGreeceIndiaIndonesiaIrelandIsraelJordanKuwaitLebanonMalaysiaMoroccoMyanmarNew ZealandNigeriaPakistanParaguayPolandPortugalQatarSingaporeSouth AfricaSri LankaUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomZimbabweBelgiumCzechoslovakiaItalyIraqGermanyNetherlandsSouth VietnamUnited States

Sources

1. Wikipedia (de): Ordnance QF-25-Pfünder-Kanonenhaubitze, Wikipedia
2. Wikipedia: Ordnance QF 25-pounder, Wikipedia

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.