Bishop (bishop) was a British self-propelled howitzer from the Second World War. The first prototypes were created in 1941, and serial production lasted from 1942-1943. In total, about 100-150 copies of this vehicle were created. Bishop was powered by a single 131 hp AEC engine. The vehicle’s armament was armatohaubica 25 pdr. Mk. II caliber 87.6 mm placed in a rotating tower and a single machine gun Bren cal .7,7 mm.
Bishop was the first self-propelled gun in the history of the British Army. The chassis and fuselage of the Valentine Mk tank were used for its construction. III, where the main weapon was placed in the tower. It soon turned out, however, that Bishop was a rough weapon. First of all, it was characterized by low maximum speed, very weak armor and a high silhouette making it difficult to mask in desert conditions. The bad tower design also caused thatarmatohaubica 25 pdr. it could not be raised as much as it would diminish its resilience! The vehicle was relatively quickly replaced by more successful constructions, primarily the Sexton car. The Bishop self-propelled gun, however, managed to take part in the battles in North Africa in 1942-1943 and at the beginning of the campaign in Italy (1943-1945). The vehicle was equipped only with the British army.
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