2-pounder gun, 2-pounder and QF 2 pounder or QF 2-pdr are abbreviations used for various guns which fired a projectile weighing approximately 2 pounds (0.91 kg). It may refer to :
*QF 2 pounder Mk II & Mk VIII "pom-pom" Vickers 40mm naval anti-aircraft autocannon of World War I and World War II
*QF 2 pounder Mk XIV Rolls-Royce 40mm gun of World War II.
*QF 2 pounder Mk IX and Mk X British 40mm tank and anti-tank gun of World War II.
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6-pounder gun — 6 pounder gun, 6 pounder, 6pdr, QF 6 pounder or QF 6 pdr are abbreviations usually denoting a gun which fired a projectile of approximately 6 pounds. It may refer to:* A cannon sized for a 6 pound ball, see Naval artillery in the Age of Sail *RBL … Wikipedia
12-pounder gun — or 12 pdr, usually denoting a gun which fired a projectile of approximately 12 pounds, may refer to:* A cannon sized for a 12 pound ball, see Naval artillery in the Age of Sail *RBL 12 pounder 8 cwt Armstrong field gun of 1859 *one of the… … Wikipedia
3 pounder gun — 3 pounder gun, 3 pounder, 3 pdr or QF 3 pdr is an abbreviation typically referring to a gun which fired a projectile weighing approximately 3 pounds. It may refer to : The Grasshopper cannon of the 18th century QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss :… … Wikipedia
BL 60 pounder gun — Infobox Weapon name= BL 60 Pounder Gun caption= A 60 pounder Mk I at full recoil. In action at Cape Helles during the Battle of Gallipoli, June 1915. origin= UK type= Heavy field gun is ranged= is artillery=yes is explosive=yes is UK= service=… … Wikipedia
BL 6 inch 80 pounder gun — Allgemeine Angaben Militärische Bezeichnung: 80 pounder BL Hersteller Bezeichnung: 6 in. 81 cwt B.L.R. Herstellerland: Vereinigtes Konigreich … Deutsch Wikipedia
OQF 3 pounder gun — Ordnance QF 3 pounder gun Mk I, Mk II On a Medium Mk II (special) tank at the Royal Australian Armoured Corps Tank Museum, Puckapunyal, Victoria, Au … Wikipedia
Gun Carrier Mark I — Infobox Weapon name= Gun Carrier Mark I caption= British Gun Carrier Mark I fitted with a 60 pounder gun origin= flagcountry|UK type= Self propelled artillery is ranged= is bladed= is explosive= is artillery= is vehicle=yes is missile= is UK=yes… … Wikipedia
pounder — pound|er [ˈpaundə US ər] n a 3 pounder/24 pounder/185 pounder etc a) an animal, fish, or person that weighs 3 pounds, 24 pounds etc b) a gun that fires a ↑shell that weighs 3 pounds, 24 pounds etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
pounder — pounder1 /pown deuhr/, n. a person or thing that pounds, pulverizes, or beats. [bef. 1050; OE punere pestle (not found in ME); see POUND1, ER1] pounder2 /pown deuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing having or associated with a weight or value of a pound… … Universalium
-pounder — a word element indicating 1. a person or thing having, or associated with, a weight or value of a specified number of pounds: *But he swung his seven pounder, / And he caused the chips to fly / In such lightning like succession / That they kept… …
