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- Smith_Gun abstract "The Smith Gun was an ad hoc anti-tank artillery piece used by the British Army and Home Guard during the Second World War. With a German invasion of Great Britain seeming likely after the defeat in the Battle of France, most available weaponry was diverted to the regular British Army, leaving the Home Guard short on supplies, particularly anti-tank weaponry. The Smith Gun was designed by a retired Army Major named William H. Smith as a makeshift anti tank weapon, and was put into production in 1941 following a demonstration to the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill.The weapon consisted of a 3-inch smoothbore barrel approximately 54 inches long mounted on a carriage and capable of firing both anti-tank and anti-personnel rounds to ranges of approximately 500 yards. Despite the promising-sounding nature of the weapon it had several problems; the effective range was only around 100–300 yards, it was a heavy and awkward weapon to move around and it developed "a terrifying reputation for killing its crew." Production problems meant that it was not introduced until 1942, when it was issued mainly to Home Guard units and those units in the regular Army tasked with guarding airfields, and ammunition shortages meant that the guns had only six or seven rounds each. Despite these problems many Home Guard units developed an attachment to the weapon, later claiming it was "one of the best pieces of equipment ever issued to the force."".
- Smith_Gun origin United_Kingdom.
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- Smith_Gun type Artillery.
- Smith_Gun usedInWar World_War_II.
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- Smith_Gun wikiPageExternalLink smith.html.
- Smith_Gun wikiPageExternalLink page17.shtml.
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- Smith_Gun wikiPageRevisionID "578177815".
- Smith_Gun caption "Smith Gun and limber at The Royal Armouries, Fort Nelson.".
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- Smith_Gun isArtillery "yes".
- Smith_Gun isRanged "yes".
- Smith_Gun isUk "yes".
- Smith_Gun service "1940".
- Smith_Gun type Artillery.
- Smith_Gun usedBy British_Army.
- Smith_Gun usedBy Home_Guard_(United_Kingdom).
- Smith_Gun usedBy RAF_Regiment.
- Smith_Gun wars World_War_II.
- Smith_Gun subject Category:Artillery_by_type.
- Smith_Gun subject Category:World_War_II_artillery_of_the_United_Kingdom.
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- Smith_Gun comment "The Smith Gun was an ad hoc anti-tank artillery piece used by the British Army and Home Guard during the Second World War. With a German invasion of Great Britain seeming likely after the defeat in the Battle of France, most available weaponry was diverted to the regular British Army, leaving the Home Guard short on supplies, particularly anti-tank weaponry. The Smith Gun was designed by a retired Army Major named William H.".
- Smith_Gun label "Smith Gun".
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- Smith_Gun depiction Smith_gunfort_nelson.JPG.
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