Weapon Data Presented Elsewhere

Ordnance, QF, 37–mm Mk. I. These were Swedish anti-tank guns. The British 7^th Armoured Division “appropriated for use” weapons intended for the Sudanese in the Western Desert in 1941. I think this means they stole them!

Footnotes

1. Ordnance, QF, 2–pounder Mk.IX, Mk.IXA, Mk.X and Mk.XA. Source: Chamberlain, Peter and Ellis, Chris: British and American Tanks of World War II; Gudgin, Peter: Armoured Firepower; Jentz, Thomas L: Tank Combat in North Africa and Hunnicutt, R. P.: Sherman: A History of the American Medium Tank. The penetration data from Jentz is about 10% lower than Hunnicutt’s for the AP projectile; I have used Jentz’ data in the table above. Jentz has no data for the APHV projectile so I have used Hunnicutt, and Chamberlain and Ellis for this. Jentz’ data is definitely based on the pre ’42 British criteria for the target armour plate. Gudgin’s data has been used for projectile weights and muzzle velocities as it is more complete. APCBC was introduced in September 1942. None of the 2–pounder armour piercing projectiles had any explosive filler. [up]

2. Ordnance, QF, 2–pounder Mk.XB. Source: Chamberlain, Peter and Ellis, Chris: British and American Tanks of World War II; Gudgin, Peter: Armoured Firepower and Hogg, Ian V.: British and American Artillery of World War Two. The Littlejohn adapter was a squeezebore attachment on the muzzle and was introduced in January 1943. None of the 2–pounder armour piercing projectiles had any explosive filler. [up]