3 pounder gun
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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 cannonGrasshopper cannonThe grasshopper cannon is a weapon designed by the British in the 18th century as a light gun to be carried around with infantry. It frequently saw service in rough terrain such as the frontiers of British North America....
of the 18th century - QF 3 pounder HotchkissQF 3 pounder HotchkissThe QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss was a light 47-mm naval gun introduced in 1886 to defend against new small fast vessels such as torpedo boats, and later submarines...
: Hotchkiss 47mm naval gun used by many countries from 1885 - Ordnance QF 3 pounder VickersOrdnance QF 3 pounder VickersThe Ordnance QF 3 pounder Vickers was a British artillery piece first tested in Britain in 1910. It was used on Royal Navy warships. It was more powerful than and unrelated to the older QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss, with a propellant charge approximately twice as large, but it initially fired the same...
: British Vickers 47mm naval gun of World War I and World War II, also used to arm interwar medium tanks.