Ordnance QF 17-pounder

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The Ordnance Quick-Firing 17-pounder or just 17-pdr, was a 76.2 mm (3 inch) gun developed by the United Kingdom during World War II. Used with the APDS shot, it was capable of defeating all but the thickest armour on German tanks.

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