3.7 anti aircraft gun

[Les Freathy]

Heres a piece of artillery i would like to see more photos and info on, they were used in large numbers by both the Brits and Canadians so got to be something out there. I read somwhere they used them on one occasion as anti tank guns , i think in Italy unfortunatly they had no AP ammo the guns must have been unwieldy to use due to the weight and size for this role unlike the German88mm on its lighter trailer. An interesting snippet we have a vintage fair that travels the London and home counties areas that use the carriage of a 3.7 for the Octopus ride now this must be a real heavy lump to haul around, all my memories of travelling fairs with the Octopus used the much lighter ex military searchlight carriage
cheers
Les