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The Ordnance QF 18-pounder, [note 3] or simply 18-pounder gun, was the standard British Empire field gun of the First World War-era. It formed the backbone of the Royal Field Artillery during the war, and was produced in large numbers. It was used by British Forces in all the main theatres, and by British troops in Russia in 1919.
Weapon Calibre Origin Type In service Notes Guns: 18-pounder QF Gun: 3.3 inch (84 mm) United Kingdom Towed artillery: 1906–1945 [1]4.5-inch QF Howitzer: 4.5 inch (114 mm)
Light field gun 76.2 mm 3 inch Ordnance QF 13-pounder: Light field gun 76.2 mm 3 inch 15- pounder (multiple types) Field gun 76.2 mm 3 inch Ordnance QF 17- pounder: Anti-tank gun 76.2 mm 3 inch Ordnance QF 18- pounder: Field gun 83.8 mm 3.3 inch Ordnance QF 20-pounder: Tank gun 83.8 mm 3.3 inch Ordnance QF 25-pounder: Gun-howitzer 87.6 mm 3.45 ...
Ordnance BLC 15 pounder early World War I field gun (the BL 15-pounder gun adapted with a recoil buffer and recuperator similar to 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 II gun/howitzer; BL 4.5-inch medium field gun early World War ...
The US decided early in World War I to switch from 3-inch (76 mm) to 75 mm calibre for its field guns. Its preferred gun for re-equipment was the French 75 mm Model of 1897, but early attempts to produce it in the US using US commercial mass-production techniques failed, partly due to delays in obtaining necessary French plans, and then their being incomplete or inaccurate, and partly because ...
40mm Bofors guns in Greece 1940 QF 3.7 inch Heavy anti-aircraft gun set up for firing. QF 3-inch 20 cwt; Oerlikon 20 mm cannon-light anti-aircraft gun; 20 mm Polsten – lower cost development of Oerlikon; 40 mm Bofors; QF 3.7 inch AA gun; QF 4.5-inch Mark I to Mark V; QF 5.25-inch gun; Z Battery; Unrotated Projectile, including "fast aerial ...
QF 12-pounder 8 cwt gun United Kingdom: Second Boer War, World War I: 76.2: QF 13-pounder gun United Kingdom: World War I 76.2: BL 15 pounder 7 cwt gun United Kingdom: Second Boer War, World War I: 76.2: BLC 15-pounder gun United Kingdom: World War I 76.2: QF 15-pounder Mk.I The Ehrhardt German Empire: World War I 76.2: 3-inch M1902 field gun ...
Submachine gun United States: Used by Special Forces [10] Heckler & Koch MP5: 9×19mm Parabellum: Submachine gun West Germany: Used by Special Forces [8] Assault rifles; BD-08: 7.62×39mm: Assault rifle Bangladesh China: Standard-issue rifle. Produced under license by Bangladesh Ordnance Factories. [8] [11] Type 56: 7.62×39mm: Assault rifle ...