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    The QF 4.7-inch Gun Mks I, II, III, and IV were a family of British quick-firing 4.724-inch (120 mm) naval and coast defence guns of the late 1880s and...
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    Royal Navy gun, see 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun. Like all British nominally 4.5 inch naval guns, the QF Mk I has an actual calibre of 4.45 inches (113 mm)...
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    The QF 4 inch Mk V gun was a Royal Navy gun of World War I which was adapted on HA (i.e. high-angle) mountings to the heavy anti-aircraft role both at...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss
    The Ordnance QF Hotchkiss 6 pounder gun Mk I and Mk II or QF 6 pounder 8 cwt were a family of long-lived light 57 mm naval guns introduced in 1885 to defend...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 4-inch naval gun Mk IV, XII, XXII
    The QF 4-inch gun Mk IV was the main gun on most Royal Navy and British Empire destroyers in World War I. It was introduced in 1911 as a faster-loading...
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    a prewar Vickers naval 3-inch (76 mm) QF gun with modifications specified by the War Office in 1914. These (Mk I) included the introduction of a vertical...
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    19th century and the start of the 20th century. In British service it was known as the QF 6-inch Mk I, II, III guns. As the 15 cm/40 (6") 41st Year Type...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 13-pounder Mk IV AA gun
    Ordnance QF 13-pounder Mk IV anti-aircraft gun was an Elswick Ordnance commercial 3 inch 13-pounder gun of which 6 were supplied during World War I. The Ordance...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 4-inch naval gun Mk I – III
    The QF 4-inch gun Mks I, II, III were early British QF (quick-firing) naval guns originating in 1895. They all had barrels of 40 calibres length. The...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 4.7-inch Mk IX & XII naval gun
    4.7 inch QF Mark IX and Mark XII were 45-calibre, 4.7-inch (120 mm) naval guns which armed the majority of Royal Navy and Commonwealth destroyers in World...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 4.7-inch Mk V naval gun
    120 mm 45 caliber naval gun version in service with the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1918 QF 4.7 inch Gun Mk IIV 40-calibre version adopted by the Royal...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 6-inch Mk VII naval gun
    superseded the QF six-inch gun of the 1890s, a period during which the Royal Navy had evaluated QF technology (i.e. loading propellant charges in brass cartridge...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 4.7-inch Mk XI naval gun
    The 4.7 inch QF Mark XI was a 50-calibre, 4.7-inch (120 mm) naval gun mounted on Royal Navy (RN) and Allied destroyers during World War II. The QF 4.7-inch...
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  • Thumbnail for Churchill tank
    The Tank, Infantry, Mk IV (A22) Churchill was a British infantry tank used in the Second World War, best known for its heavy armour, large longitudinal...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 6-pounder 6 cwt Hotchkiss
    The Ordnance QF 6-pounder 6 cwt Hotchkiss Mk I and Mk II was a shortened version of the original QF 6 pounder Hotchkiss naval gun, and was developed specifically...
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    specifically for the Firefly, the MkIV. A new horizontal-sliding breech was designed as the usual vertical-sliding breech of the Mks I and II made loading very...
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    Table for Ordnance QF, 18-pr Mks I to V 2CRH Shrapnel, 4/7.5 CRH HE, 1929 Range Table for Ordnance QF, 18-pr Mks I to IV 2CRH Shrapnel, 4/7.5 CRH HE, 1929...
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    variant – the Mk II – differed from the pre-production Mk I in having a shorter L/43 barrel, because of the shortage of suitable lathes. The Mk IV was fitted...
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  • List of World War II weapons of the United Kingdom (category United Kingdom in World War II-related lists)
    France QF 18-pounder gun - WWI era, replaced by 25 pdr Coast defence guns QF 6-pounder 10 cwt QF 12-pounder QF 4.7-inch Mk IIV BL 6-inch Mk VII & Mk XXIV...
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    The QF 4 inch Mk XVI gun was the standard British Commonwealth naval anti-aircraft and dual-purpose gun of World War II. The Mk XVI superseded the earlier...
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  • Thumbnail for Cruiser Mk IV
    Mk IV (A13 Mk II) was a British cruiser tank of the Second World War. It followed directly on from the Tank, Cruiser, Mk III (A13 Mk I). The first Mk...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 8-inch howitzer Mk I – V
    entered service in February 1915. The Mark I–V had many relatively minor differences in the carriages and trails and Mk IV, Mk VI and QF Mk II 6-inch naval...
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    liner. The Mk III started as a combination of the Mk I breech with the Mk II barrel. A prototype development of the 3.7-inch gun using the QF 4.5-inch naval...
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    Mk VI, Crusader - MkI and Mk II Infantry Tank Mk II, Matilda Infantry Tank Mk III, Valentine - Marks I to VII Infantry Tank Mk IV, Churchill - Mk I and...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 4.7-inch 45-calibre naval gun
    the worn-out Mk I guns on surviving ships. These were the only BL-type 4.7-inch guns in British service, all others have been of the QF-type. They were...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 4-inch naval gun Mk XIX
    The QF 4-inch Mk XIX gun was a British low-velocity 4-inch 40-calibre naval gun used to arm small warships such as Bathurst and Castle-class corvette...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 5-inch gun Mk I – V
    gunpowder propellants. The 5-inch calibre was soon discontinued in favour of QF 4.7-inch. Guns equipped the following British warships : Mariner-class...
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    introduced in January 1944. Mark III/I This was a Mk III gun with the same modification to the ring and block as for the Mk II/I. Mark IV barrel The Mark IV was...
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  • Thumbnail for Cruiser Mk I
    The Tank, Cruiser, Mk I (A9) was a British cruiser tank of the interwar period. It was the first cruiser tank: a fast tank designed to bypass the main...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 7.5-inch Mk I naval gun
    The BL 7.5-inch gun Mk I was a British 45-calibre, medium-velocity, naval gun which entered service with the Royal Navy in 1905. This gun was only mounted...
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