Ordnance QF 32-pounder

Ordnance QF 32-pounder
The 32-pdr mounted in the Assault Tank A39 Tortoise
TypeGun
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Service history
Used byUK
WarsWorld War II
Specifications
Mass2,972 kg (6,552 lb)

Shell94×909mmR[1]
Calibre94 mm (3.7 inches)
Barrels5.89 m (L=62.6)
Muzzle velocity5,050 ft/s (1,540 m/s) maximum (APDS)
Effective firing range1,350 yd (1,230 m)
Maximum firing range5,000 yd (4,600 m)

The Ordnance QF 32 pounder or (32-pdr) was a British 94 mm gun, initially developed as a replacement for the Ordnance QF 17-pdr anti-tank gun.

The only use of the 32-pounder was as the armament for the pilot vehicles of the Tortoise heavy assault tank.

  1. ^ "78- Mm Calibre Cartridges". Archived from the original on 2019-03-30.

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