Each infantry division was to have seventy-two 25-pounder field guns, whereas the 18th Division only had four First World War vintage 18-pounder field guns and eight 4.5-inch howitzers.
Each infantry division was to have seventy-two 25-pounder field guns. On 31 May 1940, the 18th Division was only equipped with four First World War vintage 18-pounder field guns and eight 4.5-inch howitzers.