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British field gun and gun-howitzer used during the Second World War
The Ordnance QF 25-pounder, or more simply 25-pounder or 25-pdr, with a calibre of 3.45 inches (87.6 mm), was a piece of field artillery used by British
Ordnance_QF_25-pounder
Field gun / howitzer
The Ordnance QF 25-pounder Short was an Australian variant of the British Ordnance QF 25-pounder field gun/howitzer optimised for jungle warfare. It was
Ordnance_QF_25-pounder_Short
Anti-tank gun and tank gun
calibre, Ordnance QF 20 pounder, and in the anti-tank role by the BAT, MOBAT and 120 mm L6 WOMBAT series of recoilless rifles. The 17-pounder outperformed
Ordnance_QF_17-pounder
WW1 British field gun
The Ordnance QF 18-pounder, or simply 18-pounder gun, was the standard British Empire field gun of the First World War era. It formed the backbone of the
QF_18-pounder_gun
Gun
The Ordnance QF 32 pounder or (32-pdr) was a British 94 mm gun, initially developed as a replacement for the Ordnance QF 17-pdr anti-tank gun. The only
Ordnance_QF_32-pounder
Tank gun and anti-tank gun
The Ordnance QF 2-pounder (QF denoting "quick firing"), or simply "2 pounder gun", was a 40 mm (1.575 in) British anti-tank gun and vehicle-mounted gun
Ordnance_QF_2-pounder
for how Ordnance QF 25-pounder charges varied in World War II. The case, usually brass, holding the propellant charge. Used with small arms and QF artillery
Glossary of British ordnance terms
Glossary_of_British_ordnance_terms
Self-propelled artillery
give the British Army a mobile gun using their 87.6 mm (3.45 in) Ordnance QF 25-pounder gun-howitzer for commonality with towed guns. The Sexton could fire
Sexton_(artillery)
British anti-tank gun
The Ordnance quick-firing 6-pounder 7 cwt, or just 6-pounder, was a British 57 mm gun, serving during the Second World War as a primary anti-tank gun of
Ordnance_QF_6-pounder
Howitzer
QF 3.7-inch anti-aircraft gun barrel, the breech mechanism of the Ordnance QF 25 pounder field gun/howitzer and the recoil mechanism of the Ordnance QF
Ordnance_QF_95_mm_howitzer
Family of light 57mm naval guns
The Ordnance QF Hotchkiss 6 pounder gun Mk I and Mk II or QF 6 pounder 8 cwt were a family of long-lived light 57 mm naval guns introduced in 1885 to defend
QF_6-pounder_Hotchkiss
means not QF, i.e. separate cordite bags rather than a cartridge case. ML is short for "Muzzle Loading". PR is short for "Pounder", e.g. 20 Pounder can be
British standard ordnance weights and measurements
British_standard_ordnance_weights_and_measurements
mortar Ordnance SBML 2-inch mortar Ordnance ML 3 inch Mortar Ordnance ML 4.2 inch Mortar Ordnance QF 15-pounder Mk I Ordnance QF 13-pounder Ordnance QF 18-pounder
List of Australian military equipment of World War II
List_of_Australian_military_equipment_of_World_War_II
Light 47 mm naval gun introduced in 1886
M1885 and the British QF 3-pounder were largely the same gun. Like the British who paired their 3-pounders with the larger QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss the French
QF_3-pounder_Hotchkiss
Naval gun, Anti-aircraft gun
The Ordnance QF 3-pounder Vickers (47 mm / L50) was a British artillery piece first tested in Britain in 1903. It was used on Royal Navy warships. It
QF_3-pounder_Vickers
British naval gun
the original models make when firing. This QF 2-pounder was not the same gun as the Ordnance QF 2-pounder, used by the British Army as an anti-tank gun
QF_2-pounder_naval_gun
Field gun
the Sri Lankan Army, introduced in the early 1990s to replace the Ordnance QF 25 pounder field gun. It has seen action in the Sri Lankan civil war. Sino-Vietnamese
Type_60_122_mm_field_gun
end of war). Ordnance QF 2-pounder – 40 mm weapon used at start of the war Ordnance QF 6-pounder – 57 mm weapon that replaced 2-pounder in artillery units
List of World War II weapons of the United Kingdom
List_of_World_War_II_weapons_of_the_United_Kingdom
British self-propelled gun
vehicle of the Second World War. It was an attempt to make the Ordnance QF 6 pounder anti-tank gun into a self-propelled artillery piece. It was employed
Deacon_(artillery)
British Army officer and weapon inventor (1887–1964)
fired by a Ordnance QF 25-pounder consisting of a large warhead with a trailing stick that sat inside the barrel. This was rejected by the Ordnance Board.
Stewart_Blacker
Military unit
of the Sri Lankan Civil War, SLA grew in size and added British Ordnance QF 25 pounder Mark III field guns to its inventory. These were used in major military
Sri_Lanka_Artillery
Type of artillery weapon
(for instance the Soviet ML-20 152 mm M1937 and British (88 mm) Ordnance QF 25-pounder) and the Axis (German 10.5 cm leFH 18, classified just as howitzer)
Gun-howitzer
American self-propelled artillery vehicle
alongside the Bishop, a self-propelled gun based on the 87.6 mm calibre Ordnance QF 25-pounder gun-howitzer. The British Commonwealth armies had logistical problems
M7_Priest
Topics referred to by the same term
of a sequence of power towers such that g64 is Graham's number Ordnance QF 25 pounder (South African Army designation: G1) G-1 (submarine), a class of
G1
Anti-aircraft gun
The Ordnance QF 13 pounder Mk III anti-aircraft gun, also known as 13 pounder 6 cwt, was an early British improvisation in World War I to adapt the QF 13-pounder
QF_13-pounder_6_cwt_AA_gun
1984 Indian military operation
Ramgarhia Bunga, the water tank, and other fortified positions with Ordnance QF 25-pounder artillery. After destroying the outer defences laid by Shabeg Singh
Operation_Blue_Star
destroyer M40 gun motor carriage M44 self-propelled howitzer M7 Priest Ordnance QF 25 pounder 76.2 mm gun 57 mm AT gun 100 mm air defense gun KS-19 122 mm gun
List of military equipment used in the Korean War
List_of_military_equipment_used_in_the_Korean_War
Field howitzer
training. They were gradually replaced by the 25-pounder. QF stands for "quick firing", a British term for ordnance that fires ammunition with a metal (usually
QF_4.5-inch_howitzer
Light field gun
The Ordnance QF 12-pounder 8 cwt was a Royal Navy "landing gun" intended for navy use ashore. "8 cwt" refers to the weight of the gun and breech, approximately
QF_12-pounder_8_cwt_gun
Anti-aircraft gun
designs were introduced. The gun was also used as the basis for the Ordnance QF 32-pounder anti-tank gun variant used on the Tortoise heavy assault tank. During
QF_3.7-inch_AA_gun
1943 class of British landing craft
LCG(M)s was two Ordnance QF 17-pounder anti-tank guns in armoured turrets, while the other 44 were equipped with Ordnance QF 25-pounder gun-howitzers.
Landing_Craft_Gun
Naval gun
The QF principle had proved successful with the much smaller QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss and Nordenfelt QF 3 and 6-pounders from 1885 onwards. The first QF gun
QF_4.7-inch_Mk_I–IV_naval_gun
Towed field gun
howitzer L5 with L10 ordnance (OTO Melara Mod 56) as its light artillery weapon, replacing the 75 mm howitzer, 4.2 inch mortar, and 25-pounder gun in eight regular
L118_light_gun
British self-propelled gun
designation Ordnance QF 25-pdr on Carrier Valentine 25-pdr Mk 1, was a British self-propelled gun vehicle based on the Valentine tank and armed with the QF 25-pounder
Bishop_(artillery)
Naval gun
was considerably lighter. The UK adopted a 42-calibre version as Ordnance QF 6-pounder Nordenfelt Mk I, Mk II, Mk III. They were originally mounted from
QF_6-pounder_Nordenfelt
24 November 2025. Bourke, Wesley (6 September 2021). "The QF 12-Pounder The QF 12-pounder and the Naval Gun Salute". Ireland's Military Story. Retrieved
List of equipment of the Irish Army
List_of_equipment_of_the_Irish_Army
Cannon shot to mark the end of fasting during Ramadan
blank-firing devices to conventional artillery guns, such as the British QF 25-pound howitzer used in the United Arab Emirates. An American 75 mm M1916 howitzer
Iftar_Cannon
Military unit
mortars Ordnance QF 25-pounder, 6 retained for use as a ceremonial gun RBS-70 Surface to Air Missile system Browning .50 caliber HMG (on "cobra" mount) QF 12-pounder
Artillery_Corps_(Ireland)
Tool used to measure projectile speed
The velocity of Ordnance QF 25-pounder shells being measured in the United Kingdom, 1943
Gun_chronograph
British field gun
The Ordnance BL 12-pounder 7cwt was the British Army's field gun which succeeded the RML 13-pounder 8 cwt in 1885. The gun was initially adopted by both
Ordnance_BL_12-pounder_7_cwt
the 13-pounder) Ordnance QF 17 pounder World War II anti-tank & tank gun Ordnance QF 18 pounder World War I field gun Ordnance QF 25 pounder World War
List_of_artillery_by_country
Cold War 80 De Bange 80 mm cannon France 1877- World War I 87.6 Ordnance QF 25-pounder Short Australia World War II 94 3.7-inch mountain howitzer United
List_of_mountain_artillery
Rifled tank gun
rifled design by the Royal Ordnance Factories, intended for use in armoured fighting vehicles, replacing the older QF 20-pounder (84 mm) gun mounted on the
Royal_Ordnance_L7
Singapore army weapons
vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs), and radars. AMX-13SM1 AMX-10P 25 / PAC-90 Cadillac Gage Commando V-100/150/200 Light Strike Vehicle Mk.I Soltam
List of equipment of the Singapore Army
List_of_equipment_of_the_Singapore_Army
Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon Ordnance BL 5.5-inch cannon Ordnance QF 17-pounder anti-tank gun Ordnance QF 25-pounder field cannon 37 mm 61-K M1939 automatic
List_of_Korean_War_weapons
Anti-aircraft gun
anti-aircraft guns based on the existing 13-pounder and 18-pounder guns proved inadequate, apart from the QF 13-pounder 9 cwt but even that could not reach high
QF_3-inch_20_cwt
hence increased range to become gun-howitzers. "Autonomous Towed Howitzer Ordnance System (ATHOS)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-04-19.
List_of_howitzers
portuguese designation Bergmann MP 18/I Canon de 75 modèle 1897 Ordnance QF 25-pounder M101 howitzer Obice da 75/18 modello 34 Carden Loyd tankette Vickers
List of World War II weapons of Portugal
List_of_World_War_II_weapons_of_Portugal
Military unit
camp in Cassinga. The Brigade uses the following equipment: BL 5.5 Ordnance QF 25 pounder 152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20) BM-21 Grad Grad-P Type 81 (rocket
4_Artillery_Brigade_(Namibia)
Naval gun
numerals to denote Marks (models) of ordnance until after World War II. Mark V indicates this was the fifth model of QF 4-inch gun. Tony DiGiulian quotes
QF_4-inch_naval_gun_Mk_V
Armoured personnel carrier
When the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division was re-equipped with towed Ordnance QF 25-pounder gun-howitzers in late July, the rest of their self-propelled tracked
Kangaroo (armoured personnel carrier)
Kangaroo_(armoured_personnel_carrier)
Unguided air-to-surface rocket
using high-explosive shells from their Ordnance QF 25 pounder gun-howitzers, it was decided to design a new 60-pound semi-armour-piercing (SAP) head. These
RP-3
Naval gun and coastal gun
The British QF (quick-firing) 6-pounder 10 cwt gun was a 57 mm twin-mount light coast defence and naval gun from the 1930s to 1950s. Following the emergence
QF_6-pounder_10_cwt_gun
Dual-purpose gun
(models) of ordnance until after World War II. This was the nineteenth model of British QF 4-inch gun "United Kingdom / Britain 4"/40 (10.2 cm) QF Mark XIX"
QF_4-inch_naval_gun_Mk_XIX
National military force of Luxembourg
the D-Day landings. The Luxembourg Battery was equipped with four Ordnance QF 25 pounder howitzers, which were named after the four daughters of Grand Duchess
Luxembourg_Armed_Forces
twin QF 12 pounder naval guns 54°15′19″N 130°21′49″W / 54.25528°N 130.36361°W / 54.25528; -130.36361 (Frederick Point) Casey Point, 2x25 pounders 54°16′33″N
List of World War II-era fortifications on the British Columbia Coast
List_of_World_War_II-era_fortifications_on_the_British_Columbia_Coast
Part of the Pacific War of World War II
British nomenclature, where "quick fire" (abbreviated "QF" - as in, the Ordnance QF 25-pounder) referred to artillery that fire cartridges as opposed
Kokoda_Track_campaign
Military equipment list
Type 97 Te-Ke Type 97 Chi-Ha Bazooka ENTAC SS.11 M67 M40A1 M-56 Ordnance QF 25-pounder OTO Melara Mod 56 RM-51 SURA-D Rapier Type 1 47 mm anti-tank gun
List of equipment of the Indonesian Army
List_of_equipment_of_the_Indonesian_Army
missiles anti-char de moyenne portée". defense.gouv.fr. 12 January 2023. "25-pounder cannon howitzer with an eventful history". 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2025-08-01
List of equipment of the Luxembourg Army
List_of_equipment_of_the_Luxembourg_Army
Military installation
Shoeburyness is also a centre of excellence for environmental testing of ordnance, munitions and explosives. The Environmental Test Centre on site also simulates
MOD_Shoeburyness
Military force for local defence of the Aden Protectorate under British rule
Transport Company. A Medium Artillery Battery equipped with eight Ordnance QF 25-pounder Field Guns stationed at Dhale and Mukeiras, and a fifth rifle battalion
Aden_Protectorate_Levies
Military unit
artillery element was an honours battery which fired the British built 25-pounder howitzers that formerly was under the supervision of the Singapore Infantry
Singapore_Artillery
Makeshift bypass road built during the First Arab–Israeli War
fort could be avoided by building another road screened from its Ordnance QF 25 pounder guns, allowing truck convoys to reach Jerusalem. When 150 troops
Burma_Road_(Israel)
Standard British naval gun from WW2
(models) of ordnance until after World War II. Mark XVI indicates this was the sixteenth model of QF 4 inch gun. "British 4"/45 (10.2 cm) QF HA Marks XVI
QF_4-inch_naval_gun_Mk_XVI
Military tactics against tanks
heavy casualties on the infantry as well. Field guns, such as the Ordnance QF 25 pounder, were provided with armor-piercing shot for direct engagement of
Anti-tank_warfare
Military unit
anti-tank battery of 12 Ordnance QF 17-pounder anti-tank guns and a Field Artillery Regiment of two batteries of Ordnance QF 25 pounder gun-howitzers. The
1st Czechoslovak Independent Armoured Brigade
1st_Czechoslovak_Independent_Armoured_Brigade
Howitzer
platform, pneumatic wheels and a gun shield taken from reserve Ordnance QF 25-pounder howitzers, while the mountain artillery version omitted the circular
10_cm_M._14_Feldhaubitze
Naval gun, Coastal defence
The QF 12 pounder 18 cwt gun (Quick-Firing) was a 3-inch high-velocity naval gun used to equip larger British warships such as battleships for defence
QF 12-pounder 18 cwt naval gun
QF_12-pounder_18_cwt_naval_gun
Anti-aircraft gun
The 12 pounder 12 cwt anti-aircraft gun was a British anti-aircraft gun of the First World War, The guns were QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval guns taken from
QF_12-pounder_12_cwt_AA_gun
Part of the firearm action
Winchester with custom barrel with action open The open breech of an Ordnance QF 25-pounder Breech of an M101A1 Howitzer Section of the double wedge sliding
Breechblock
Military unit
18 in service, it can be transported by the EH-101 helicopter. Ordnance QF 25-pounder United Kingdom Ceremonial cannon / former field gun 3 units used
4th Artillery Regiment (Portugal)
4th_Artillery_Regiment_(Portugal)
Military unit
equipment and British Ordnance QF 18 pounder guns. By June 1941 all pieces of artillery were replaced with Ordnance QF 25 pounder. Despite the uniformity
Polish Independent Carpathian Rifle Brigade
Polish_Independent_Carpathian_Rifle_Brigade
Naval gun
The QF 4.5 inch gun has been the standard medium-calibre naval gun used by the Royal Navy as a medium-range weapon capable of use against surface, aircraft
QF 4.5-inch Mk I – V naval gun
QF_4.5-inch_Mk_I_–_V_naval_gun
Widely used calibre of tank gun ammunition
from the Royal Ordnance L7. The 105×617mmR cartridge was originally developed from the 84 mm (3.3 in) calibre Ordnance QF 20-pounder 84 × 618R cartridge
105×617mmR
Military forces of the state of Rhodesia (1964–80)
4(Bde) SigSqn Two Services Area HQs (Matabeleland and Mashonaland) Two Ordnance and Supplies Depots (Bulawayo, Salisbury) Two Base Workshops (Bulawayo
Rhodesian_Security_Forces
Towed howitzer
Fiji : 6 howitzers granted by South Korea in 2014 to replace Ordnance QF 25-pounders to use as ceremonial guns. Indonesia : 54 howitzers in 2010. South
KH178
November 2024. "Unofficial New Zealand Special Air Service page". Retrieved 25 March 2009. "Split second decisions: police rules of engagement". The Sunday
List of equipment of the New Zealand Army
List_of_equipment_of_the_New_Zealand_Army
a metro network. Flatcars being used to transport an Australian Ordnance QF 25-pounder Short in Seria, 1945. Food rations being loaded up by Australians
Rail_transport_in_Brunei
Saw use into 1950s in its mountain and airborne artillery role Ordnance QF 25-pounder – Still saw active use till 1960s when they were relegated to non-combat
List of Cold War weapons and land equipment of the United Kingdom
List_of_Cold_War_weapons_and_land_equipment_of_the_United_Kingdom
Development". Archived from the original on 2018-07-15. Retrieved 2018-07-25. "MA5 MK II: The Burmese Tatmadaw's Production Glock Handgun -". 2018-07-20
List of equipment of the Myanmar Army
List_of_equipment_of_the_Myanmar_Army
Ordnance QF 18-pounder Mk II United Kingdom QF 25-pounder field gun Mk I United Kingdom QF 25-pounder field gun Mk II United Kingdom Ordnance BL 5.5-inch
List of former equipment of the Iraqi Ground Forces
List_of_former_equipment_of_the_Iraqi_Ground_Forces
British Army artillery regiment
drawn from independent commands in India, and equipped with the Ordnance QF 25 pounder. During the Battle of Sidi Rezegh in the Western Desert on 23 November
4th_Regiment_Royal_Artillery
Infantry regiment of the British Army
Regiment soldiers play football on the parade ground of Warwick Camp. 25-Pounder (88 mm) field gun of the Bermuda Regiment's ceremonial Gun Troop. Bermuda
Royal_Bermuda_Regiment
oppression - optical sight - order of battle - ordnance - ordnance disposal - Ordnance QF 25-pounder - Outer Space Treaty - outpost - overmatch - overpressure
Index_of_war-related_articles
British Army artillery regiment
existence: QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzer Ordnance QF 2-pounder anti-tank gun – 2-pounder Ordnance QF 25-pounder field gun-howitzer – 25-pounder Sexton self-propelled
3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
3rd_Regiment_Royal_Horse_Artillery
British 3 inch calibre naval gun
The QF 12-pounder 12-cwt gun (Quick-Firing) (abbreviated as Q.F. 12-pdr. [12-cwt.]) was a common, versatile 3-inch (76.2 mm) calibre naval gun introduced
QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun
QF_12-pounder_12_cwt_naval_gun
Retrieved 2024-01-25. "Forças Armadas adotam fardas desenvolvidas no CITEVE". jornal-t.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-25. Administrador-DW (2022-08-31)
List of equipment of the Portuguese Army
List_of_equipment_of_the_Portuguese_Army
Mountain gun
The Ordnance RML 7-pounder Mk IV "Steel Gun" was a British rifled muzzle-loading mountain gun. 7-pounder referred to the approximate weight of the shell
RML_7-pounder_mountain_gun
British WWII cruiser tank
I and IIs was a 40 mm Ordnance QF 2-pounder gun; the following Crusader Mark III was fitted with a 57 mm Ordnance QF 6-pounder gun at the expense of one
Crusader_tank
Military unit
leave followed, after which the regiment was re-equipped with the Ordnance QF 25-pounder gun and later throughout the year the regiment undertook familiarisation
2/14th Field Regiment (Australia)
2/14th_Field_Regiment_(Australia)
Naval gun
The QF 3-pounder Nordenfelt was a light 47 mm quick-firing naval gun and coast defence gun of the late 19th century used by many countries. The United
QF_3-pounder_Nordenfelt
British field gun
The Ordnance BL 15-pounder, otherwise known as the 15-pounder 7 cwt, was the British Army's field gun in the Second Boer War and some remained in limited
BL_15-pounder_gun
Howitzer
Ordnance QF 3 inch howitzer was a howitzer fitted to British cruiser and infantry type tanks of the Second World War so they could fire a smoke shell
Ordnance_QF_3-inch_howitzer
Field gun
The Armstrong Breech Loading 12 pounder 8 cwt, later known as RBL 12 pounder 8 cwt, was an early modern 3-inch rifled breech-loading field gun of 1859
RBL 12-pounder 8 cwt Armstrong gun
RBL_12-pounder_8_cwt_Armstrong_gun
Naval gun
replaced by 4.7-inch Quick Firing (QF) guns. A number were used for some years afterwards as saluting guns. An RBL 40-pounder Armstrong breechloader appears
RBL_40-pounder_Armstrong_gun
Light Naval gun
numerals to denote Marks (models) of ordnance until after World War II. This was the fourth model of 4-inch QF naval gun. Variants Mk XII = Mark 12,
QF 4-inch naval gun Mk IV, XII, XXII
QF_4-inch_naval_gun_Mk_IV,_XII,_XXII
British WWII tank
Challenger (A30) was a British tank of World War II. It mounted the QF 17-pounder anti-tank gun on a chassis derived from the Cromwell tank to add anti-tank
Cruiser_Mk_VIII_Challenger
Nyami-Nyami, Kariba Central Ammunition Depot (CAD) – Darwendale Bulawayo Ordnance (Lt. Col. W. Mushawarima) Zimbabwe National Defence University – Harare
Zimbabwe_National_Army
Light field gun
The Ordnance BL 12-pounder 6 cwt was a lighter version of the British 12-pounder 7 cwt gun, used by the Royal Horse Artillery in the late 19th and early
BL_12-pounder_6_cwt_gun
Naval gun
68-pounders adapted in this way had a calibre of 6.29 inches (16.0 cm) and were known as a RML 68-pounder, or officially as the RML 80-pounder 5 ton
68-pounder_gun
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