25 pounder Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I'm in search of information about the 25 Pr "gun portee" , I've seen a picture once , the gun on a Ford truck ( I think) Did they ever got into production, or have they only been at the stage of prototype ? Does anybody have any files on this item ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morris c8 fat Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Pictures and details in oop book "Outlines WP2 25 pounder gun part 2" Trial July1943 fired from vehicle and project terminated in September same year WVEE557 Ford 4X4 The LRDG also trialed one on a Mack NR4 10 ton 6X4 also not followd up with If I can find the book I will post more details there was also talk of a AEC Materdor with cab removed but I have no details of that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I found this picture on the MLU forum ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnixartillery Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Pictures and details in oop book"Outlines WP2 25 pounder gun part 2" Trial July1943 fired from vehicle and project terminated in September same year WVEE557 Ford 4X4 The LRDG also trialed one on a Mack NR4 10 ton 6X4 also not followd up with If I can find the book I will post more details there was also talk of a AEC Materdor with cab removed but I have no details of that one I have pictures of the prototype somewhere,I will have a look and upload them. Rob....................rnixartillery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25 pounder Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 thanks so far , can't wait to find out more about this ...... very interesting !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnixartillery Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Pictures as promised. :readbook: They also trialed a Lloyd carrier with the 25 pdr fitted as a self propelled gun. Rob....................rnixartillery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25 pounder Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 Thanks Rob , that 's the one I was looking for , great design but not very practical I think ! Are there any records about how many have been made , and did they actually see service" on the field" ? And what about the limber , was it transported on a truck or simply towed behind ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnixartillery Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Ford produced one prototype and trialled it in July 1943 including firing the gun from the trucks platform,the gun turned out to be too heavy for the vehicle and with no space to store ammunition the project was scraped by Septemer 1943. Not surprising by the look of it ! :wow: Rob..................rnixartillery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Thanks for these interesting pictures. Is that the fuel tank behind the cab? Pretty vulnerable positioning if so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasSomT. Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Purely by looking at it, all the weight of the gun is behind the truck's rear axle. I would have thought that would have made the steering 'quite light' ! A bit dodgy on wet roads, perhaps? 'Chas.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnixartillery Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Purely by looking at it, all the weight of the gun is behind the truck's rear axle. I would have thought that would have made the steering 'quite light' ! A bit dodgy on wet roads, perhaps? 'Chas.' Every thing is wrong about this design,no wonder it didn't get anywhere.firing this gun from the truck bed would snap the leaf springs and possible the chasis,!It might have worked if they built the portee on a 6x6 AEC Matador ! Rob.........................rnixartillery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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