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QF 2-pounder naval gun
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The 2-pounder gun, officially the QF 2-pounder and universally known as the pom-pom, was a 40 mm British autocannon, used as an anti-aircraft gun by the Royal Navy. The name came from the sound that t
Quadruple 2 pdr MK VIII guns on Mk.VII mounting aboard HMAS Nizam August 1941
Quadruple 2 pdr MK VIII guns on Mk.VII mounting aboard HMAS Nizam August 1941
Australian troops with a QF 1-pounder Maxim auto cannon captured from the Boers
Australian troops with a QF 1-pounder Maxim auto cannon captured from the Boers
Posed photo of Mk II guarding a train against air attack, Mesopotamia, 1918
Posed photo of Mk II guarding a train against air attack, Mesopotamia, 1918
Gunners on HMCS Assiniboine fire their 2 pdr while escorting a troop convoy from Halifax to Britain, 10 July 1940.
Gunners on HMCS Assiniboine fire their 2 pdr while escorting a troop convoy from Halifax to Britain, 10 July 1940.
Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun
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The Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60 is an anti-aircraft autocannon, designed in the 1930s by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors. The gun was designed as an intermediate anti-aircraft gun, filling
QF 2-pounder naval gun
…D motor torpedo boats). The Mark XVI mounting was related to the twin mounting Mark V for the Oerlikon 20 mm cannon and the "Boffin" mounting for the Bofors 40 mm gun. Magazines ranged from 140 rounds per gun for the eight-barrelled mount to 56 rounds for the single mounts. This large ammunition capacity (1,120 rounds…
Bofors 40mm batey haosef 1
Bofors 40mm batey haosef 1
Finnish Bofors 40 mm. This gun mounts the original reflector sights, and lacks the gun shield found on British examples
Finnish Bofors 40 mm. This gun mounts the original reflector sights, and lacks the gun shield found on British examples
British 40mm L/60 with Stiffkey Sight, being operated by the gun layer standing on the right. The layer operates the trapeze seen above the sights, mo
British 40mm L/60 with Stiffkey Sight, being operated by the gun layer standing on the right. The layer operates the trapeze seen above the sights, moving them to adjust for lead. The loader stands to the layer's left, and the two trainer/aimers are sitting on either side of the gun.
Q.F. 40 mm Mk. 1 displayed at CFB Borden. This example mounts a Stiffkey Sight, and displays the additional armor protecting the gunners
Q.F. 40 mm Mk. 1 displayed at CFB Borden. This example mounts a Stiffkey Sight, and displays the additional armor protecting the gunners