17 pdr anti-tank gun with British infantry (winter) crew

Take out enemy armour with the British 17-pdr! The QF 17-pdr deploys to overcome the more heavily armoured German tanks encountered by the British during the North African campaign. Early hybrid versions on 25-pdr carriages, called ‘Pheasants’, appear in early 1943, but the final model enters service later that year, making its combat debut in Italy. By the Western Europe campaign, it equips Royal Artillery anti-tank regiments. The 17-pdr becomes one of the most formidable anti-tank guns of the Western Allies, capable of penetrating over 200mm of armour at short range with APDS shells.