5.25" Anti-Aircraft Gun |
Written by David Boyd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday, 01 January 2009 15:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 5.25" Anti-Aircraft Gun
In January 1941 a more powerful anti-aircraft gun was requested by the War Office and the 5.25 Naval gun was chosen, the first guns were completed in 1943. There were two separate mountings for the gun, the Mk IA solely for anti-aircraft use and the Mk IB for a dual anti-aircraft/Coastal defence, these had an armoured turret. The guns were first installed in the London area and naval bases such as Plymouth and Portsmouth. 5.25"Gun Anti-Aircraft data
5.25" Anti-Aircraft ammunition data
Production of 5.25" Anti-Aircraft Guns by year
Sources - British & American Artillery of WWII, AVIA 22 456 - 514 |
Thanks for the info on 5.25 production and photos.
How many 5.25 oversea batteries installed during or after the war.?
Where and how many 5.25 “guns were at each location.
I am particularly interest in Singapore and Hong Kong post was coastal defenses.
Do you have any info on post war coastal and anti aircraft defense in Singapore and Hong Kong?
Also what location and how 5.25 were installed in England during and after the war.
I found information showing the 7 -5.25 guns on Gibraltar & 6 Malta & 2 Pt Mosby and 2 at w/ Australia Leighton battery
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The information is for my private study only