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:
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Grasshopper cannon
Grasshopper was the nickname for a cannon used by the British in the late 18th century as a light battalion gun to support infantry. It was designed for service in rough terrain such as the frontiers of British North America.
Its barrel was made o ...
– of the 18th century
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QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss
The QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss or in French use Canon Hotchkiss à tir rapide de 47 mm were a family of long-lived light naval guns introduced in 1886 to defend against new, small and fast vessels such as torpedo boats and later submarines. T ...
– Hotchkiss 47 mm naval gun used by many countries from 1885
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QF 3-pounder Nordenfelt – Nordenfelt 47 mm naval gun used by many countries from 1885
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QF 3-pounder Vickers – British Vickers 47 mm naval gun of World War I and World War II
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OQF 3-pounder gun
The Ordnance QF 3 pounder 2 cwt gun was a 47 mm British tank gun based on the Ordnance QF 3 pounder Vickers naval gun, mounted on Vickers-built tanks in the 1920s and 1930s. The gun was produced in 31 calibre (59 inch) and 40 calibre (74 in ...
– used to arm interwar
Vickers Medium Tanks
See also
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:47 mm artillery
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