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25-Pounder Field Gun

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IPTC Object Name 25-Pounder Field Gun
IPTC Created Date 2006-01-01
IPTC Author Jason McDonald
IPTC City Dover
IPTC SubLocation IWM Dover Castle
IPTC Province State Kent
IPTC Country Name England
IPTC Caption This is a British Royal Artillery 25-pounder The name refers to the weight of the shell. The 25-pounder saw action with British, Canadian and Australian forces, and many other commonwealth units. The gun had a wheel that could be mounted underneath to facilitate revolution and aiming. Dover Castle has demonstrations of firing a 25-pounder that knock off stuff from the walls of the secret wartime tunnels 85 feet below. I wonder what it was like with 15" guns going off and aircraft dropping bombs? I hope I never find out.