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| − | The Ordnance Quick-Firing 6-pounder 7 cwt, or just 6 pounder,[note 1] was a British 57 mm gun, serving as a primary anti-tank gun of the British Army during World War II, as well as the main armament for a number of armoured fighting vehicles. Although planned before the start of the war, it did not reach service until the North African Campaign in April 1942. There, it replaced the 2 pounder in the anti-tank role, allowing the 25 pounder gun-howitzer to revert to its intended artillery role. The United States Army also adopted the 6 pounder as their primary anti-tank gun under the designation 57 mm Gun M1. |
+ | The Ordnance Quick-Firing 6-pounder 7 cwt[[File:170px-Canadian_Forces_in_the_United_Kingdom_1939-45_H27915.jpg|thumb|(Canadian troops using a QF 6 pdr)]], or just 6 pounder,[note 1] was a British 57 mm gun, serving as a primary anti-tank gun of the British Army during World War II, as well as the main armament for a number of armoured fighting vehicles. Although planned before the start of the war, it did not reach service until the North African Campaign in April 1942. There, it replaced the 2 pounder in the anti-tank role, allowing the 25 pounder gun-howitzer to revert to its intended artillery role. The United States Army also adopted the 6 pounder as their primary anti-tank gun under the designation 57 mm Gun M1. |
==Battlefield V== |
==Battlefield V== |
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| − | The '''QF 6 pdr''' appears in [[Battlefield V]] as a towable anti-tank emplacement for the [[British Army]]. |
+ | The '''QF 6 pdr''' appears in [[Battlefield V]] as a towable anti-tank emplacement for the [[British Army]]. |
Its German counterpart is the [[PAK 40]]. |
Its German counterpart is the [[PAK 40]]. |
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The Ordnance Quick-Firing 6-pounder 7 cwt
(Canadian troops using a QF 6 pdr)
, or just 6 pounder,[note 1] was a British 57 mm gun, serving as a primary anti-tank gun of the British Army during World War II, as well as the main armament for a number of armoured fighting vehicles. Although planned before the start of the war, it did not reach service until the North African Campaign in April 1942. There, it replaced the 2 pounder in the anti-tank role, allowing the 25 pounder gun-howitzer to revert to its intended artillery role. The United States Army also adopted the 6 pounder as their primary anti-tank gun under the designation 57 mm Gun M1.
Battlefield V
The QF 6 pdr appears in Battlefield V as a towable anti-tank emplacement for the British Army.
Its German counterpart is the PAK 40.
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