OQF 3-pounder gun
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Ordnance QF 3 pounder gun Mk I, Mk II | |
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On a Medium Mk II (special) tank at the Royal Australian Armoured Corps Tank Museum, Puckapunyal, Victoria, Australia
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Type | Tank gun |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
In service | 1924–1940 |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Variants | Mk I, Mk II |
Specifications | |
Barrel length | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) bore (32 cal) or 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) (40 cal) |
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Shell | 47x351R. Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). shell. |
Calibre | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Muzzle velocity | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (40 cal gun) |
The Ordnance QF 3 pounder gun was a 47 mm British tank gun based on the Ordnance QF 3 pounder Vickers naval gun, mounted on Vickers Medium Tanks in the 1920s and 1930s. The gun was produced in 32 calibre (59 inch) and 40 calibre (74 inch) versions.
See also
References
- Anthony G Williams, 38-47 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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