• Thumbnail for QF 1-pounder pom-pom
    The QF 1 pounder, universally known as the pom-pom due to the sound of its discharge, was a 37 mm British autocannon, the first of its type in the world...
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    The 2-pounder gun, officially the QF 2-pounder (QF denoting "quick firing") and universally known as the pom-pom, was a 40 mm (1.6 in) British autocannon...
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  • from Bluey QF 1-pounder pom-pom, an infantry gun of the Second Boer War QF 2-pounder naval gun, a British anti-aircraft gun in naval use Pom-Pom director...
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    The Ordnance QF 18-pounder, or simply 18-pounder gun, was the standard British Empire field gun of the First World War-era. It formed the backbone of...
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    The Ordnance QF 3-pounder Vickers (47 mm / L50) was a British artillery piece first tested in Britain in 1903. It was used on Royal Navy warships. It was...
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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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    replaced by 6-pounders but remained in service until the end of the war. This QF 2-pounder was distinctly different from the QF 2 pounder "pom-pom" gun naval...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 13-pounder gun
    The Ordnance QF 13-pounder (quick-firing) field gun was the standard equipment of the British and Canadian Royal Horse Artillery at the outbreak of World...
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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...
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    two turrets with 360° traverse. Some sources also mention a single QF 1 pounder pom-pom. Fully equipped, the vehicle had a length of 28 feet (8.5 m) overall...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 12-pounder 18 cwt naval gun
    The QF 12 pounder 18 cwt gun (Quick-Firing) was a 3-inch high-velocity naval gun used to equip larger British warships such as battleships for defence...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 15-pounder gun
    The Ordnance QF 15-pounder gun, commonly referred to as the Ehrhardt, was a modern German field gun purchased by Britain in 1900 as a stopgap measure...
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  • gun M1917 Browning machine gun Nordenfelt gun Perino Model 1908 QF 1-pounder pom-pom St. Étienne Mle 1907 "Machine Guns of the Schutztruppe and Overseas...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzer
    Ordnance, QF 3.7-inch howitzer is a mountain gun, used by British and Commonwealth armies in the First and Second World Wars, and between the wars. The...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 12-pounder 12 cwt AA gun
    The 12 pounder 12 cwt anti-aircraft gun was a British anti-aircraft gun of the First World War, The guns were QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval guns taken from...
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    18-pounder. It is the gun that writers usually mean by "15-pounder gun" in World War I, but can be confused with the earlier Ordnance QF 15-pounder Ehrhardt...
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  • Vickers 1.57-inch mortar Projectile weapons Leach Trench Catapult Sauterelle West Spring Gun Anti-aircraft weapons Maxim QF 1-pounder pom-pom QF 2-pounder naval...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 3-pounder Nordenfelt
    The QF 3-pounder Nordenfelt was a light 47 mm quick-firing naval gun and coast defence gun of the late 19th century used by many countries. The United...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 13-pounder 6 cwt AA gun
    QF 13 pounder Mk III anti-aircraft gun, also known as 13 pounder 6 cwt, was an early British improvisation in World War I to adapt the QF 13-pounder field...
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  • Short Sunderland - planned but not fitted QF 1 pounder pom-pom Hogg & Thurston 1972, Page 27 Chinn, Vol.1 Flight p640 Williams, Anthony G. "37MM AND...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 60-pounder gun
    60-pounder was a British 5-inch (127 mm) heavy field gun designed in 1903–05 to provide a new capability that had been partially met by the interim QF 4...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 12-pounder 8 cwt gun
    The Ordnance QF 12-pounder 8 cwt was a Royal Navy "landing gun" intended for navy use ashore. "8 cwt" refers to the weight of the gun and breech, approximately...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 15-pounder gun
    The Ordnance BL 15-pounder, otherwise known as the 15-pounder 7 cwt, was the British Army's field gun in the Second Boer War and some remained in limited...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun
    The QF 12-pounder 12-cwt gun (Quick-Firing) (abbreviated as Q.F. 12-pdr. [12-cwt.]) was a common, versatile 3-inch (76.2 mm) calibre naval gun introduced...
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  • Thumbnail for BL 12-pounder 6 cwt gun
    The Ordnance BL 12-pounder 6 cwt was a lighter version of the British 12-pounder 7 cwt gun, used by the Royal Horse Artillery in the late 19th and early...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 4-inch naval gun Mk V
    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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    anti-aircraft guns based on the existing 13-pounder and 18-pounder guns proved inadequate, apart from the QF 13-pounder 9 cwt but even that could not reach high...
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  • means not QF, i.e. separate cordite bags rather than a cartridge case. ML is short for "Muzzle Loading". PR is short for "Pounder", e.g. 20 Pounder can be...
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  • Thumbnail for QF 4-inch naval gun Mk I – III
    intended to be a more powerful alternative to the quick-firing 3-inch QF 12-pounder gun, and a faster-firing replacement for the BL 4-inch gun. It was mounted...
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  • Thumbnail for Battle of Graspan
    November 25, the 9th Brigade headed north towards Graspan kopje. A Boer pom-pom fired on the British advances, along with four 75mm Krupp guns. The artillery...
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