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OQF 3 pounder gun

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Type
  
Tank gun

In service
  
1924–1940

Variants
  
Mk I, Mk II

Place of origin
  
United Kingdom

Wars
  
World War II

OQF 3-pounder gun

Barrel length
  
1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) bore (32 cal) or 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) (40 cal)

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.

References

OQF 3-pounder gun Wikipedia
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