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==Background== 17-pounders first saw combat in the North African theatre and were the only British anti-tank gun capable of defeating the [[Tiger]]. It went on to become one of the most effective weapons on the battlefield in the Second World War, used as a field gun as well as being mounted on vehicles. In the first months after the D-Day invasion, the 17-pdr and the 17-pdr-armed [[Firefly Vc (Can) (SD2)|Firefly]] were the only units in the Western theatre that could destroy [[Panther|Panthers]] at normal combat ranges. In contrast, the [[Sherman III (Can) (SD2)|75mm-armed shermans]] were found to be ineffective against these new German tanks. This disparity spurred the Americans on to send [[M5 Gun 76mm (SD2)|76mm guns]] to Normandy and to develop the 90mm-armed Pershing tank. A 17-pdr firing the new APDS ammunition (sabot rounds) ensured guaranteed penetration against virtually all German tanks at combat ranges except the [[Königstiger (P) (SD2)|königstiger]], which could only be penetrated at ranges of 500m (in theory). However, a significant disadvantage of these sabot rounds was that they were rather inaccurate at longer ranges. The 97th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery of the [[15th Infantry (SD2)|15th Infantry]] had two troops of 4 17-pounders along with 4 [[6-pdr (UK) (SD2)|6-pounders]]. The 3rd Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery of the [[6th Airborne (SD2)|6th Airborne]] had a two troops each of 4 17-pdrs.
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