Self-propelled Artillery Units of Great Britain in World War II (Extended edition): The best technologies of world wars by Carpenter John B

Author:Carpenter, John B. [Carpenter, John B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-03T00:00:00+00:00

In many respects the appearance of Bishop was promoted by the theater of military operations in North Africa, where the situation changed very quickly. The events here presumed the conduct of rapid maneuver operations, in which the enemy of the British, Erwin Rommel, particularly succeeded. At the same time, the Germans actively used their assault weapons in Africa; mobile artillery gave the Rommel African Corps certain advantages in the battles. Lacking mobile artillery, the British military ordered the development of a self-propelled howitzer, which was planned to be armed with the well-proven QF 25 pounder howitzer, which was adopted before the Second World War.

Self-propelled installation "Bishop" was manufactured since 1943 on the basis of the light infantry tank "Valentine". For the remaining virtually unchanged chassis of the tank instead of the tower was mounted a bulky rectangular fully enclosed combat cabin with an installed in it 87.6-mm howitzer cannon.

Combat deck has relatively strong combat protection: the frontal sheet thickness is 50.8-mm, the side deck is 25.4-mm, the thickness of the roof armor sheet is 12.7-mm. Installed in the wheelhouse howitzer - a gun with a rate of 5 rounds per minute has a horizontal angle of guidance of about 15 degrees, elevation angle of +15 degrees and a drop angle of -7 degrees.

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