Sexton is a Polish Artillery unit. Based on the Canadian Ram chassis, The Sexton is armed with a British 25-pdr and provides reliable long-range artillery support for Allied troops. It is reasonably armoured for an artillery unit and can withstand some light punishment.
Overview[ | ]
The mobile warfare that the Second World War birthed made mobile artillery a necessity. The North African campaign saw the first British attempts at implementing self-propelled artillery vehicles, the Bishop, with mixed results. The British quickly switched to the US-built M7 Priest (based on the M3 chassis), which mounted a 105mm howitzer. This led to logistical difficulties, and a new vehicle was sought on which the 25-pounder could be mounted. Canada had been developing a tank of its own, the Ram (also based on the M3 chassis), but the widespread introduction of the US-built M4 Sherman made this project redundant. However, the Ram chassis could be used to mount the 25-pdr, and thus the Sexton was born. The first prototypes were shipped to the UK in 1943 and it quickly proved to be satisfactory. Over 2000 Sextons were produced for Canadian and British troops and it saw action in Italy, Normandy and the campaign in North-west Europe.
Like all British Armored Division, 1. Pancerna has two artillery regiments one self-proppeled with Sexton and the other with Haubica 25-pdr. In 1. Pancerna, the Sexton were in 1 pułk artylerii motorowej (1st Polish Motorized Artillery Regiment).
Strategy[ | ]
The Sexton is in essence a mobile 25-pdr in an armoured tracked vehicle, sporting the exact same offensive characteristics as its towed counterpart. It is mobile and armoured enough to withstand counter-artillery fire as well as light-calibre aircraft attacks. Its long 2400m range allows it to stay out of harm's way for most of the time.
In short, the Sexton is a durable artillery unit and provides reliable and reasonable firepower at long range, suppressing and pinning soft targets.
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