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With a total weight of 515 kilograms (1,135 lb) (not including ammunition or other equipment) the 47mm was a lot heavier than the German Pak 36 at 327 kilograms (721 lb), 37 mm gun M3 at 912 lb (414 kg) or 37 mm Bofors at 370 kg (820 lb), although the Soviet 45-mm was about the same at 560 kg (1,230 lb) while the 2-pdr was significantly heavier ...
In the 1930s the French Army sought a replacement for the derivatives of the 75 mm mle 1897 field gun it used as an anti-tank gun. The soixante-quinze was an effective anti-tank gun but was heavy and much harder to conceal than the newer, small, high-velocity, small calibre anti-tank weapons.
46.5 mm (1.83 in) 47 mm kan M/83 (Stafsjö 47 mm Engström fast shooting naval gun L/22 model 1883) Sweden-Norway: 1880s - World War I 47 mm (1.9 in) 47 mm kan M/95 (Finspång 47 mm fast shooting naval gun L/55 model 1895) Sweden-Norway: 1880s - World War I 47 mm (1.9 in) QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss Mk I, Mk II France: World War I - World War II
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 inch) versions. The weapon only fired a solid shot, and was stated in the requirements of the A6 series of ...
This includes 47-mm guns, which the British called "3 pounders". Pages in category "47 mm artillery" ... 47 mm Model 1931 anti-tank gun; A. AC 47 anti-tank gun; C.
The AC 47 was a French anti-tank gun of 47 mm calibre. It was principally used in the ouvrages and casemates of the Maginot Line in the late 1930s; another version was created for naval use. AC stands for anti-char, char being French for "tank".
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40 mm 1.575 inch Ordnance QF 2-pounder "pom pom" Anti-aircraft gun 40 mm 1.575 Ordnance QF 3-pounder Vickers: Naval gun 47 mm 1.85 inch Ordnance QF 6-pounder: Anti-tank gun 57 mm 2.244 inch Ordnance BL 10-pounder Mountain gun: Mountain gun 69.8 mm 2.75 inch 12-pounder (multiple types) Light field gun 76.2 mm 3 inch Ordnance QF 13-pounder