QF 2-pounder gun
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The QF 2-pounder gun was a British 40 mm anti-tank and tank-mounted cannon widely used in the early years of World War II.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-tank gun
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tank gun ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
40 mm Mark IX gun
NERFINISHED
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two-pounder gun ⓘ |
| ammunitionType |
armor-piercing capped shot
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armor-piercing shot ⓘ high-explosive shell ⓘ |
| breechType | semi-automatic vertical sliding-block breech ⓘ |
| caliber |
1.575 in
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40 mm ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedIn | 1930s ⓘ |
| designGoal | mobile anti-tank defense for infantry formations ⓘ |
| enteredService | late 1930s ⓘ |
| feedSystem | single-shot ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment | effective against early-war tanks but outclassed by mid-war armor ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountedOn |
AEC Armoured Car
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Cruiser Mk I tank NERFINISHED ⓘ Cruiser Mk II tank NERFINISHED ⓘ Cruiser Mk III tank NERFINISHED ⓘ Cruiser Mk IV tank NERFINISHED ⓘ Daimler Armoured Car NERFINISHED ⓘ Matilda II tank NERFINISHED ⓘ Valentine tank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountingPlatform |
armoured fighting vehicle
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towed anti-tank carriage ⓘ |
| notableLimitation | lack of effective high-explosive shell in early service ⓘ |
| notableTheatreOfUse |
Battle of France
GENERATED
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North African Campaign GENERATED ⓘ Western Desert GENERATED ⓘ early Pacific War GENERATED ⓘ |
| operation | recoil-operated ⓘ |
| primaryRole | anti-tank warfare ⓘ |
| replacedBy | QF 6-pounder gun ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | tank main armament ⓘ |
| type | quick-firing gun ⓘ |
| typicalBarrelLength | 52 calibers ⓘ |
| typicalMuzzleVelocity |
approximately 2,600 ft/s
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approximately 790 m/s ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Australian Army
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British Army ⓘ Canadian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Commonwealth forces NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy (as adapted variants on some mounts) NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| usedInPeriod | early Second World War ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Matilda II infantry tank