Footnotes

1. Ordnance, QF, 25–pounder Mk.I, Mk.II and Mk.III. Source: Hogg, Ian V.: British and American Artillery of World War Two; Hunnicutt, R. P.: Sherman: A History of the American Medium Tank and Jentz, Thomas L: Tank Combat in North Africa. The calibre is actually 87.6mm and is confusingly rounded down to 87mm in many publications. The Mk.I was commonly referred to as the 18/25–pounder as it was mounted on the 18–pounder gun carriage. The higher velocity AP projectile was the standard projectile fired using a Super Charge plus Increment, instead of the Charge 3 used for the lower velocity AP projectile. This could only be done on 25–pounders equipped with the two port Solothurn muzzle brake. Muzzle brakes were only applied to those guns in areas where the more dangerous tanks could be anticipated from about July 1942 onwards; it was rarely seen in the Far East. 25–pounders fitted with muzzle brakes did not have a different variant name or mark number to distinguish them from unmodified guns. [up]

2. Ordnance, QF, 95–mm howitzer Mk.I. Source: Chamberlain, Peter and Ellis, Chris: British and American Tanks of World War II; Gudgin, Peter: Armoured Firepower and Churchill Tank — Vehicle History and Specification. (Partly from On Armour by Claus Bonnesen). [up]