From: Ryan Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Sat Dec 25 2004 - 17:34:06 PST
At 12:02 AM +0000 12/26/04, Jim Webster wrote:
>Amnon wrote:
>
>>Anybody has an idea what cannon this is:
>>
>>http://www.deltaforce.net/~amnon/deuce/canon001.jpg
>
>Its an SA-L 25mm anti-tank gun with non-original wheels.
>
>http://www.jedsite.info/artillery/sierra/sa-l_series/sal-series.html
Yep, WWII Battle of France Era AT gun. Good
velocity for punching through the armor of the
time, but it wasn't so hot for it's low bore
size. The French had them on some armored cars
(as well as the towed version) as did the BEF in
a towed version to bolster their 2 pounders.
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