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I think you'd need a longer cartridge case to ease loading. While the diameter might remain the same, making the chamber "fatter" rather than longer would make propellant burning more efficient. In the end all you'll return is the calibre.The 25 Pdr was highly regarded for its range and ROF. It was criticised quite a lot by both Allies and Enemies as being too light a shell. Only the RA and its Commonwealth affiliates really liked it as a Field Gun. The Americans liked it as a counter-battery weapon, receiving several batteries for that duty in Italy and NW Europe.Given that its going to be tracked, then I see few problems in the theory but as I mentioned the application might be harder than you realise. I suspect a fair bit of effort might be required to actually make it work. What looks easy on paper quite often proves difficult in practice where artillery pieces are concerned.
I think you'd need a longer cartridge case to ease loading. While the diameter might remain the same, making the chamber "fatter" rather than longer would make propellant burning more efficient. In the end all you'll return is the calibre.
The 25 Pdr was highly regarded for its range and ROF. It was criticised quite a lot by both Allies and Enemies as being too light a shell. Only the RA and its Commonwealth affiliates really liked it as a Field Gun. The Americans liked it as a counter-battery weapon, receiving several batteries for that duty in Italy and NW Europe.
Given that its going to be tracked, then I see few problems in the theory but as I mentioned the application might be harder than you realise. I suspect a fair bit of effort might be required to actually make it work. What looks easy on paper quite often proves difficult in practice where artillery pieces are concerned.
