
Rare Dragon Can Still Fly Even After 70 Years in New Zealand
During the early phase of the Second World War, many British tanks were equipped with the QF 2-pounder gun which had entered service in 1936, and it was also the primary British anti-tank weapon of the time. However as German tank designs rapidly evolved, the 2-pounder quickly became obsolete as it could no longer pierce the ever thicker armour used by the German tanks.
A New Zealand 6-pounder crew at Maadi Camp in Egypt in 1943. The 6-pdr could pierce armour 70mm thick at a range of 1000 metres, and only required a crew of four. Photo: © National Army Museum (New Zealand) [Ref. DA8933] Image Supplied
6-pounder anti-tank on display in the main hall of the National Army Museum (Waiouru, New Zealand).
A unit of British Paratroopers (from Army Group Central, a reenactment unit in Nelson, New Zealand), demonstrate how a 6-pounder anti-tank gun could be used for rapid movement and close support operations in Europe during World War Two.
Test (blank) firing of a WW2-era QF 6-pounder anti-tank gun. The 6-pounder was first used in North Africa in April 1942, and quickly replaced the 2 pounder in the anti-tank role, allowing the 25 pounder to revert to its intended artillery role. The United States Army also adopted the 6-pdr as their primary anti-tank gun under the designation 57 mm Gun M1.
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