Guns & Equipment

The following is a list of guns and equipment used by the RA during the war. Not included are captured guns & equipment or trials and experimental equipment.

Field & Light

75 mm Gun 25 pdr Gun Self Propelled Bishop
75 mm Howitzer 25 pdr Gun Self Propelled Sexton
18 pdr Gun 105 mm Howitzer M7 Self Propelled Priest
25 pdr Gun Mark 1 (18/25 pdr) 3.7 inch Mountain Howitzer
25 pdr Gun Mark 2 4.5 inch Howitzer

Medium

4.5 inch Medium Gun 60 pdr Gun
5.5 inch Medium Gun 6 inch 26 cwt Howitzer

Heavy & Super Heavy

BL 6 inch Gun Mk XIX 12 inch Howitzer
7.2 inch Howitzer 155 mm Gun
8 inch Howitzer 240 mm Howitzer M1
9.2 inch Howitzer Mk 2

Railway

9.2 inch Gun 13.5 inch Gun
12 inch Howitzer 18 inch Railway Howitzer

Anti-Tank

2 pounder Gun 17 pdr Gun
Hotchkiss 25 mm Gun 17 pdr Gun SP Archer
Bofors 37mm Gun 17 pdr Gun SP M10
6 pounder Gun 3 inch Gun SP M10
6 pounder Gun SP Deacon

Coast

Twin 6 pdr Coast Gun 8 inch Gun
12 pdr Coast Defence Gun 9.2 inch Gun
4.7 inch Coast Gun 14 inch Gun
6 inch Gun 15 inch Gun
 Emergency Batteries

Coast Radar

CD/CHL (Coast Defence/ Chain Home Low) CA No. 1 Marks 2 & 3
CD No. 1 Mark 4 (Type 271) CA No. 2 Mark 1
CD No. 1 Marks 5 & 6 CA No. 1 Mark 4
CD No. 1 Mark 6

 

Anti-Aircraft Guns/Rockets

Polsten 20mm Cannon Crusader III AA MkI 40mm 
Crusader III , AA MkII/MkIII 20mm 3 inch 20 cwt Gun
Twin 2 pdr Gun 3.7 inch Gun
Browning Quad 0.05 inch Machine gun 4.5 inch Gun
40mm Bofors  5.25 inch Gun
Morris Commercial C9B, 40mm Bofors SP Projector, 3 inch (Z Battery)

Anti-Aircraft other

Projector Searchlight 60 cm Radar No.2 Mks 1-9
Projector Searchlight 90 cm Radar No.3 Mks 1-7
Projector Searchlight 120 cm Radar No.4 Mks 1-7
Projector Searchlight 150 cm Radar No.5 Mk 2
Radar No.1 Mks 1-3
The Royal Artillery 1939-45