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Special Order Range Updated:
Early War Guns

We've updated the Special Order range to now include the French 25mm Hotchkiss SA-34 gun, the 47mm SA-37 gun and the 75mm mle 1897 gun. Also included are the British OQF 18/25 pdr gun and the OQF 4.5" howitzer.

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25mm SA-34 Hotchkiss gun (FRO501)
with one 25mm SA-34 gun.

The 25mm SA-34 gun was the French Army’s primary anti-tank weapon at the outbreak of World War Two. Capable of penetrating 40mm of armour at ranges up to 500m, the 25mm SA-34 was more than capable of handling all but the heaviest German tanks. 
25mm SA-34 Hotchkiss gun (FRO501)
25mm SA-34 Hotchkiss gun (FRO501) It was even pressed into service by the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) due to a chronic shortage of the 2 pdr anti-tank gun.

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Designed by Karl Cederman
Below: The 25mm SA-34 dug-in and prepared for action.
The 25mm SA-34 dug-in and prepared for action
The 25mm SA-34 Hotchkiss gun in Flames Of War
Weapon
Mobility
Range
ROF
Anti-tank
Firepower
Notes
25mm SA-34 gun
Light
16"/40cm
3
6
5+
Gun shield, No HE.
47mm SA-37 gun (FRO502)
with one 47mm SA-37 gun.

Available in far fewer quantities than the 25mm SA-34 Hotchkiss gun, the 47mm SA-37 proved to be the best anti-tank gun on the battlefields of 1939-40.

47mm SA-37 gun (FRO502)
47mm SA-37 gun (FRO502)
This highly accurate gun was capable of penetrating up to 89mm at a range of 500m, more than enough to penetrate the armour of any German tank of the period. So impressed were they by the gun’s performance, the Germans were quick to turn any captured examples against their former owners.

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Designed by Karl Cederman
Below: Two French 47mm SA-37 guns knock out two German Panzer IIs.
Two French 47mm SA-37 guns knock out two German Panzer IIs
The 47mm SA-37 gun in Flames Of War
Weapon
Mobility
Range
ROF
Anti-tank
Firepower
Notes
47mm SA-37 gun
Medium
24"/60cm
3
9
4+
Gun shield, No HE.
75mm mle 1897 gun (FRO505) 75mm mle 1897 gun (FRO505)
with one 75mm mle 1897 gun (with spoked or rubber wheel options), one gun limber & one gun turntable.

The 75mm mle 1897 gun was a superb piece of French engineering.
It was the first gun in the world to combine a breech-loading mechanism with an effective recoil system.

This quick-firing weapon made every other artillery piece obsolete. Despite being over forty years old, the soixante quinze – the ‘seventy five’– is still one of the most rapid-firing artillery pieces in existence.

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Designed by Karl Cederman
75mm mle 1897 gun (FRO505)
75mm mle 1897 gun (FRO505) 75mm mle 1897 gun (FRO505)
Below: In the hands of the Vichy French, the 75mm mle 1897 gun proves devastating.
In the hands of the Vichy French, the 75mm mle 1897 gun proves devastating
The 75mm mle 1897 gun in Flames Of War
Weapon
Mobility
Range
ROF
Anti-tank
Firepower
Notes
75mm mle 1897 gun
Heavy
24"/60cm
2
8
3+
Gun shield, Quick Fire, Smoke.
Firing bombardments
  64"/160cm
-
3
6+
Smoke bombardment.
18/25 pdr gun (BSO507)
18/25 pdr gun (BSO507)
with one 18/25 pdr gun, one gun limber & one gun turntable.

The OQF 25 pdr Mk I, more commonly known as the 18/25 pdr, was to see service in Europe and North Africa in the early stages of World War Two.
It used the Mk 4P 18 pdr carriage, the ’P’ indicating the use of pneumatic tyres for motorised use. Because the 18 pdr carriage was not intended for use with the new 25lb round, a reduction was made to the charge and as a consequence the range was decreased from the desired 15,000 yards to 11,800 yards. Despite abandoning many of these guns on the beaches of Dunkirk, the 18/25 pdr served the British Army until the development of a dedicated 25 pdr carriage that allowed the 25 pdr to reach its full potential.

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Designed by Karl Cederman
18/25 pdr gun (BSO507)
18/25 pdr gun (BSO507)
18/25 pdr gun (BSO507) 18/25 pdr gun (BSO507)
Below: British 18/25 pdr guns defend a position against the German Panzers.
British 18/25 pdr guns defend a position against the German Panzers
The 18/25 pdr gun in Flames Of War
Weapon
Mobility
Range
ROF
Anti-tank
Firepower
Notes
OQF 18/25 pdr gun
Heavy
24"/60cm
2
8
3+
Gun shield, Quick Fire, Turntable.
Firing bombardments
  72"/180cm
-
4
5+
Smoke bombardment.
4.5" howitzer (BSO508) 4.5" howitzer (BSO508)
with one 4.5" howitzer, one gun limber & one gun turntable.

The Ordnance QF 4.5" Howitzer was a veteran of the fighting in World War I and was still in use with the BEF in France, and the 8th Army in the Desert during World War II. 
Its powerful HE shell was capable of digging out even the most stubborn enemies and was used in tandem with batteries of OQF 18 pdr guns.

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Designed by Karl Cederman
4.5" howitzer (BSO508)
4.5" howitzer (BSO508) 4.5" howitzer (BSO508) 4.5" howitzer (BSO508)
Below: A battery of 4.5" howiters ready for action.
A battery of 4.5" howiters ready for action
The 4.5" howitzer in Flames Of War
Weapon
Mobility
Range
ROF
Anti-tank
Firepower
Notes
OQF 4.5" howitzer
Heavy
24"/60cm
1
7
2+
Gun shield, Smoke.
Firing bombardments
  64"/160cm
-
4
3+
Smoke bombardment.


Last Updated On Tuesday, November 8, 2011 by Blake at Battlefront