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Originally Posted by Ironside
Thanks for the replies people; I would have responded earlier but RL raised its ugly head.
@StainlessSteelCynic
Small arms did slip my mind, I'll rectify that in the next draft. I left out the 25pdr deliberately as my major source for that - Encyclopedia of the British Army 3rd Edition by Terry Gander 1986 - mentions that the 25pdr would soon be withdrawn due to diminishing ammo supplies, more having to be ordered from India or other country using it. I had no idea that the ammo was being produced in Britain. I'd be very grateful if you could share your info on that.
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To be a little clearer, I have probably been confused with the fact that Pakistan Ordnance Factories still produce the 25-pounder ammo however my original information was that the Honourable Artillery Company was still operating the gun into the early 1990s. I haven't found my book yet but I have found the same info given in the wiki article on the HAC in the Post-War section
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honoura...illery_Company