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    gun into a self-propelled artillery piece. It was employed only during the North African Campaign from 1942 to 1943. The Deacon was developed in 1942 to...
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  • up deacon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A deacon is an official in Christian churches. Deacon, the Deacon or Deacons may also refer to: Deacon (name)...
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    The 25pdr SP, tracked, Sexton was a Canadian-designed self-propelled artillery vehicle of the Second World War. It was based on Canadian-built derivatives...
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    contemporary Deacon self-propelled guns. During the early stages of World War II, US Army observers realized that they would need a self-propelled artillery vehicle...
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    the 3rd Medium Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery during World War II, rising to the rank of captain. Deacon, a Forward Observation Officer, travelled...
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    operated a small number of T48s captured from UK and the Soviet Union. Deacon (artillery) – a British 6-pdr gun on an armored truck List of U.S. military vehicles...
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    CS8 15cwt used by 106 Royal Horse Artillery during Operation Compass at Beda Fomm. The AEC Mk I Gun Carrier "Deacon" introduced in 1942 in the Desert...
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    the North African Campaign led to a requirement for a self-propelled artillery vehicle armed with the 25-pounder gun-howitzer. In June 1941, the development...
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  • back down to the Second Division. The summer of 1988 saw chairman John Deacon sell the club to London-based businessman and former Queens Park Rangers...
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    M40 gun motor carriage (category Self-propelled artillery of the United States)
    tradition of using ecclesiastical names for self-propelled (SP) artillery, such as Deacon, Priest, Bishop and Sexton.[citation needed] A complete gun section...
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