jeffmorgan
Member
Hi All. I'm a new convert and this is my second post, I'm a member of a Military History Society based in Fremantle, Western Australia. One night the question was posed as to the mystery of why did the British army not convert their excellent 3.7
anti-aircraft gun to the anti-tank role as did the German army. I understand that the 3.7 was on a par or even superior to the much vaunted Krupp 88.
I'm sure this very question has done the rounds on this forum many times, I understand that the British introduced the 17 pounder later in the war in the a/t roll and also used in the Sherman Firefly, but was this a derivative of the 3.7
I have a rare photograph showing the Australian 27th field regiment deploying a 3.7 dug in the horizontal position along with 25 pounders at the battle of Tarakan, Borneo, June 1944.
I read also that the Americans after suffering at great cost from the 88, converted their 90 mm A/A to the A/T role and did great execution to Russian supplied T 34's during the Korean war.
I would appreciate your comments and would also like to pass them on to my fellow society members.
Being introduced to this excellent website has been very helpful for my research into future society presentations, I shall pass your site address onto the membership. Thanks. Jeff Lloyd.
anti-aircraft gun to the anti-tank role as did the German army. I understand that the 3.7 was on a par or even superior to the much vaunted Krupp 88.
I'm sure this very question has done the rounds on this forum many times, I understand that the British introduced the 17 pounder later in the war in the a/t roll and also used in the Sherman Firefly, but was this a derivative of the 3.7
I have a rare photograph showing the Australian 27th field regiment deploying a 3.7 dug in the horizontal position along with 25 pounders at the battle of Tarakan, Borneo, June 1944.
I read also that the Americans after suffering at great cost from the 88, converted their 90 mm A/A to the A/T role and did great execution to Russian supplied T 34's during the Korean war.
I would appreciate your comments and would also like to pass them on to my fellow society members.
Being introduced to this excellent website has been very helpful for my research into future society presentations, I shall pass your site address onto the membership. Thanks. Jeff Lloyd.