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It's a shame that the British were so unprepared before the war that they couldn't swich over from the 2/6 pndr's because they were so desperatly short of everything. They really needed something like the 77 mm early in '42.{the gun that was mounted in the Comet tank}
Thanks for filling me in, I knew the Cromwell (favourite allied tank) had a 75mm but I thought that the 6pdr was equivalent.
What were the mm for the 17 and 25 pounders?
But the size of the gun does not always exactly indicate its power or efectivness. The small British 6 2 pdr were very effective early in the war, especially against the Italian tanks, as some of the Axis 50 75 mm were lower velocity short-barrel types.
The British 17 pdr was a much more effective gun than the US 75mm, even though they were almost the same diameter.
True on the 17 pdr, they could knock out tigers while the US 75 was less effective.
The 75 was almost useless from the front, the 76 was better and the 17 pdr had a decent punch. Yet they are almost all the same size!
The 75 was almost useless from the front, the 76 was better and the 17 pdr had a decent punch. Yet they are almost all the same size!
How effective was the Cromwell's 75mm compared to the Sherman 75mm?
What stood a better chance against German tanks?
It was also a lot smaller making it slightly more difficult to hit. I have a photo somwhere of the two side by side which I will try to find.
The Sherman was a pretty big tank