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QF 6-pounder 7-cwt gun Mark 2

1940s towed 57 mm anti-tank gun of British origin
Class type of: 57 mm anti-tank gun, anti-tank cannon Q977910
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Summary

QF 6-pounder 7-cwt gun Mark 2 is an artillery model[1].

Key Facts

  • Operator: British Army[2]
  • Subclass of: 57 mm anti-tank gun[3], anti-tank cannon[4]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[5]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[6]
  • Service entry: January 1, 1942[7]
  • Service retirement: January 1, 1960[8]
  • Ammunition: 57 x 441 mm R AP[9]
  • Described by source: Twentieth-Century Artillery[10]
  • Native label: Ordnance QF 6-pounder[11]
  • Length: {'amount': '+2564'}[12], {'amount': '+74'}[13]
  • Speed: {'amount': '+821'}[14]
  • Mass: {'amount': '+1144'}[15]
  • Field of view: {'amount': '+90'}[16]
  • Effective firing range: {'amount': '+1500'}[17]
  • Slope: {'amount': '-5'}[18], {'amount': '+15'}[19]
  • Caliber: {'amount': '+57'}[20]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Wikuiser · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Slope → {'amount': '-5'}, {'amount': '+15'}
    Speed → {'amount': '+821'}
    Mass → {'amount': '+1144'}
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