{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Militaria","provider_url":"https:\/\/militaria.british-classic-motorcycles.co.uk","author_name":"awjdthumper","author_url":"https:\/\/militaria.british-classic-motorcycles.co.uk\/index.php\/author\/awjdthumper\/","title":"QF 25-Pdr Gun Howitzer - Militaria","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"03qWLz0HNV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaria.british-classic-motorcycles.co.uk\/index.php\/qf-25-pdr-gun-howitzer\/\">QF 25-Pdr Gun Howitzer<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/militaria.british-classic-motorcycles.co.uk\/index.php\/qf-25-pdr-gun-howitzer\/embed\/#?secret=03qWLz0HNV\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;QF 25-Pdr Gun Howitzer&#8221; &#8212; Militaria\" data-secret=\"03qWLz0HNV\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/militaria.british-classic-motorcycles.co.uk\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"By 1919, the standard British Army field gun was the QF 18-Pdr Gun Mk IV on a Mk IV carriage. Both were significantly different to that of the QF 18-Pdr Gun used at the start of WW1. The QF 18-Pdr served alongside the QF 4.5-Inch Howitzer that, in contrast with the field gun, produced plunging shell fire that was ideal for attacking fortifications especially with a shell weight of 35 lb. However, in 1935, the decision was taken to develop a combined gun\/howitzer using a 25-pdr calibre shell. Initially, this was achieved by converting existing 18-pdr guns to fire the new 25-pdr shells using new liners with the bore increased from 84 mm to 87.6 mm. The new guns entered service in 1937 and became either the QF 25-Pdr Mark I on Carriage 18-Pdr Mark IV or QF 25-Pdr Mark I on Carriage 18-Pdr Mark IV but were often referred to as 18\/25-pdrs. Many were lost during the Dunkirk retreat at the start of WW2. In parallel with the conversion of the old 18-pdrs, development took place on a completely new gun that became the QF 25-Pdr Mk II Gun in 1942. It remained in service with the British Army until replaced in 1961 by the L5 Pack Howitzer.","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/militaria.british-classic-motorcycles.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/double-gun-4.jpg"}