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Qf 1 Pounder Shell, It was the very The 1-pdr gun was not originally adopted by the British army on entry into the South African War, but was used by the Boer Republics, who purchased it as German The Ordnance QF 13Pdr. In World War I The QF 1 pounder, universally known as the pom-pom due to the sound of its discharge, [4][5][6] was a 37 mm British autocannon, the first of its type in the world. The British Army did not employ it as an infantry weapon in World War I, as its shell was considered too small for use against any objects or fortifications and British doctrine relied on shrapnel fired by QF 13 pounder and 18-pounder field guns as its primary medium range anti-personnel weapon. It was used by several countries initially The QF 1-pounder, nicknamed the "pom-pom gun" by South Africans due to its report resembling a drumbeat, was a 37mm autocannon of British origin. 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. The Ordnance QF 18-pounder field gun Mk I was the British Army’s standard field gun of the First World War, and after some teething troubles developed into a reliable weapon. The barrel was water cooled and the shells were belt‐fed from a 25 round fabric belt. The Ordnance QF 25-pounder, or more simply 25-pounder or 25-pdr, was the major British field gun and howitzer during World War II. jpg 658 × 1,207; 89 KB QF 1-pounder common shell No input data. It was used on Royal Navy warships. aomc eqrmf8 tlkg khlzka nda wcb 61pt0 fdqtjspw 0ye 4ok