As the first 17 pdr guns were being produced*
the German Tiger Tank was met by the British*
in North Africa. The standard 17-pdr split-trail*
carriages were not yet ready for the barrels that*
were available so approx. 100 17-pdr barrels*
were fitted to 25-pdr carriages and flown to*
North Africa in early 1943 . The guns were code *
named "Pheasant" and officially known as 17-pdr MK2. *
They proved to be remarkably stable and robust in*
use and served the AT units well until the correct*
mounts were available.*
*
Although these guns were rushed to North Africa to*
combat the Tiger tank, it was in fact a 6-pdr, which*
claimed the first Tiger "kill" for the British*   