The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The Ordnance Q F 25 pounder Short (Aust) Mark 1 mounted on Mark 1 carriage was designed and introduced in Australian Army service for use in jungle warfare. The gun is designed to be broken down into 14 pack loads. The ordnance mount is of two wheel, box trail construction. The weapon features a vertical sliding breech block actuated by a hand-operated breech lever mechanism and is percussion fired. The recoil system is hydro-pneumatic and is located under the barrel. The shortened barrel has provisions for a muzzle brake. The sights are carried on the left side, and comprise a carrier with a range scale in the form of a cone, a sight clinometer and No. 7 Dial Sight. There are two store trays which fit on the trail. On the right side are two lifting handspikes. The gun is painted in overall dark green.
The Short 25-pounder gun was a special Australian design for jungle warfare. It was more mobile than the Ordnance QF 25 pdr (the weapon used in less challenging terrain) and could be broken down into 14 parts for transport into remote areas by plane, jeep, or even mule. Six men could dismantle the gun in about three minutes and reassemble it in four.
The Short 25-pounder was made by re-designing the standard 25-pounder, although it was neither as sturdy or as accurate as the original gun. But it could provide artillery support where normal guns could not go. More than 200 Short 25-pounders were manufactured during the war, and saw service in New Guinea and the islands.
The weapon was often known as the 'baby 25 pounder'.
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