QF 1-pounder pom-pom
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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. It was used by several countries initially as
Mk II gun dated 1903, on anti-aircraft mounting, at the Imperial War Museum, London.
German gunners wearing gasmasks, with Maxim Flak M14
Australian troopers with a captured 1-pounder in South Africa circa. 1901
Boer 1-pounder with shield
Autocannon
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An autocannon, automatic cannon, machine cannon or anti-tank machine gun, is a fully automatic gun that is capable of rapid-firing large-calibre armour-piercing, explosive or incendiary shells, as opp
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. It was used by several countries initially as an infantry gun and later as a light anti-aircraft gun. Hiram Maxim…
US M242 Bushmaster 25 mm autocannon mounted on an M2 Bradley armoured fighting vehicle
ZU-23-2, a twin barrel 23×152 mm anti-aircraft autocannon from the 1960s still in service with some former members of the Warsaw Pact
German BK 5 50 mm aircraft autocannon displayed in front of the Me 262A jet, a design once tested with it