Sexton Self-Propelled Artillery Gun
Sexton Self-Propelled Artillery Gun on display at the Canadian War Museum located in the City of Ottawa, Ontario Canada
The 25pdr SP, tracked, Sexton[a] was a Canadian-designed self-propelled artillery vehicle of the Second World War. It was based on Canadian-built derivatives of the American M3 Lee and M4 Sherman tank chassis. Canada had set up to produce the Ram tank using the M3 chassis and Grizzly (a copy of the M4) to complement US medium tank production; when Sherman production in the US expanded and supply was assured, it was decided in 1943 to switch the Canadian production lines to produce the Sexton to give the British Army a mobile gun using their 87.6 mm (3.45 in) Ordnance QF 25-pounder gun-howitzer for commonality with towed guns. The Sexton could fire either HE shell or an armour-piercing shell. It found use in the Canadian, British, and other British Commonwealth armies, as well as other countries. After the war, a number of Sextons and Grizzlies were sold to Portugal, which used them into the 1980s.
Type Self-propelled artillery
Place of origin Canada
Service history In service 1943–1956
Used by Canada United Kingdom South Africa Poland India Portugal
Wars Second World War
Production history
Designed 1942
Manufacturer Montreal Locomotive Works
Produced 1943–1945
No. built 2,000
Variants Mark I, Mark II
Specifications
Weight 25 tons (25.86 tonnes)[1]
Length 20 ft 1 in (6.12 m)[1]
Width 8 ft 11 in( 2.71 m)[1]
Height 8 ft (2.44 m)[1]
Crew 6 [1] (Commander, Driver, Gunner, Gun-Layer, Loader, Wireless Operator)
Elevation +40° to -9°
Traverse 25° left 15° right
Armour 15-32 mm[1]
Main
armament Ordnance QF 25 pounder (87.6 mm) Mk II 105 rounds (mostly HE) carried on board
Secondary
armament Two 0.303 (7.7 mm) Bren light machine guns 50 30-round magazines
Engine Continental R-975 9 cylinder Radial gasoline 400 hp (298 kW)
Suspension Vertical volute spring
Operational
range
125 miles+ (200 km)[1]
Speed 25 mph (40 km/h)
Source: Wikipedia
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Sexton Self-Propelled Artillery Gun
Sexton Self-Propelled Artillery Gun on display at the Canadian War Museum located in the City of Ottawa, Ontario Canada
The 25pdr SP, tracked, Sexton[a] was a Canadian-designed self-propelled artillery vehicle of the Second World War. It was based on Canadian-built derivatives of the American M3 Lee and M4 Sherman tank chassis. Canada had set up to produce the Ram tank using the M3 chassis and Grizzly (a copy of the M4) to complement US medium tank production; when Sherman production in the US expanded and supply was assured, it was decided in 1943 to switch the Canadian production lines to produce the Sexton to give the British Army a mobile gun using their 87.6 mm (3.45 in) Ordnance QF 25-pounder gun-howitzer for commonality with towed guns. The Sexton could fire either HE shell or an armour-piercing shell. It found use in the Canadian, British, and other British Commonwealth armies, as well as other countries. After the war, a number of Sextons and Grizzlies were sold to Portugal, which used them into the 1980s.
Type Self-propelled artillery
Place of origin Canada
Service history In service 1943–1956
Used by Canada United Kingdom South Africa Poland India Portugal
Wars Second World War
Production history
Designed 1942
Manufacturer Montreal Locomotive Works
Produced 1943–1945
No. built 2,000
Variants Mark I, Mark II
Specifications
Weight 25 tons (25.86 tonnes)[1]
Length 20 ft 1 in (6.12 m)[1]
Width 8 ft 11 in( 2.71 m)[1]
Height 8 ft (2.44 m)[1]
Crew 6 [1] (Commander, Driver, Gunner, Gun-Layer, Loader, Wireless Operator)
Elevation +40° to -9°
Traverse 25° left 15° right
Armour 15-32 mm[1]
Main
armament Ordnance QF 25 pounder (87.6 mm) Mk II 105 rounds (mostly HE) carried on board
Secondary
armament Two 0.303 (7.7 mm) Bren light machine guns 50 30-round magazines
Engine Continental R-975 9 cylinder Radial gasoline 400 hp (298 kW)
Suspension Vertical volute spring
Operational
range
125 miles+ (200 km)[1]
Speed 25 mph (40 km/h)
Source: Wikipedia
©Copyright Notice
This photograph and all those within my photostream are protected by copyright. The photos may not be reproduced, copied, transmitted or manipulated without my written permission.