quick-firing gun

artillery class capable of a high rate of fire for its given caliber

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rapid-firing gun, QF  class, artillery gun, weapon functional class

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Countries:

United Kingdom:

weapon functional class - QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss - artillery gun - QF 14 pounder Mk I & II gun - QF 4.5 inch howitzer - QF 15-pounder Mark I gun - 4.7 inch QF Mk IX,XII gun - QF 18-pounder gun - QF 4 inch Mk IV, XII, XXII gun - QF 4.5 inch anti-aircraft gun - QF 4.7 inch Mk I–IV gun - Ordnance QF 3 pounder Vickers - Vickers Armstrong 4 inch/50 QF Mk P gun - QF 4 inch Mk XVI gun - QF 4 inch Mk V gun - QF 4 inch Mk I – III gun - QF 4.7 inch Mk XI gun - QF 14 pounder Maxim-Nordenfelt gun - QF 12 pounder 8 cwt Mk I gun - QF 12 pounder 18 cwt gun - QF 12 pounder 12 cwt gun

Poland:

weapon functional class - QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss - artillery gun - QF 14 pounder Mk I & II gun - QF 4.5 inch howitzer - 4.7 inch QF Mk IX,XII gun - QF 18-pounder gun - QF 4 inch Mk IV, XII, XXII gun - QF 4.5 inch anti-aircraft gun - QF 4.7 inch Mk I–IV gun - Ordnance QF 3 pounder Vickers - Vickers Armstrong 4 inch/50 QF Mk P gun - QF 4 inch Mk XVI gun - QF 4 inch Mk V gun - QF 4 inch Mk I – III gun - QF 4.7 inch Mk XI gun - QF 14 pounder Maxim-Nordenfelt gun - QF 12 pounder 8 cwt Mk I gun - QF 12 pounder 18 cwt gun - QF 12 pounder 12 cwt gun

Historical Countries:

Kingdom of Great Britain:

weapon functional class - QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss - artillery gun - QF 14 pounder Mk I & II gun - QF 4.5 inch howitzer - QF 15-pounder Mark I gun - 4.7 inch QF Mk IX,XII gun - QF 18-pounder gun - QF 4 inch Mk IV, XII, XXII gun - QF 4.5 inch anti-aircraft gun - QF 4.7 inch Mk I–IV gun - Ordnance QF 3 pounder Vickers - Vickers Armstrong 4 inch/50 QF Mk P gun - QF 4 inch Mk XVI gun - QF 4 inch Mk V gun - QF 4 inch Mk I – III gun - QF 4.7 inch Mk XI gun - QF 14 pounder Maxim-Nordenfelt gun - QF 12 pounder 8 cwt Mk I gun - QF 12 pounder 18 cwt gun - QF 12 pounder 12 cwt gun

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland:

weapon functional class - QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss - artillery gun - QF 14 pounder Mk I & II gun - QF 4.5 inch howitzer - QF 15-pounder Mark I gun - 4.7 inch QF Mk IX,XII gun - QF 18-pounder gun - QF 4 inch Mk IV, XII, XXII gun - QF 4.5 inch anti-aircraft gun - QF 4.7 inch Mk I–IV gun - Ordnance QF 3 pounder Vickers - Vickers Armstrong 4 inch/50 QF Mk P gun - QF 4 inch Mk XVI gun - QF 4 inch Mk V gun - QF 4 inch Mk I – III gun - QF 4.7 inch Mk XI gun - QF 14 pounder Maxim-Nordenfelt gun - QF 12 pounder 8 cwt Mk I gun - QF 12 pounder 18 cwt gun - QF 12 pounder 12 cwt gun

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  4.7 inch QF Mk IX,XII gun 1928
  
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  QF 4 inch Mk IV, XII, XXII gun 1911
  
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  28 cm SK L/45 gun 1910
  
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  28 cm SK L/50 gun 1911
  
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  57 mm m/89 gun
  
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  75 mm Cannon Model 1897 1898
  
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  Ordnance QF 3 pounder Vickers 1905
  
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  QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss 1886
  
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  QF 4 inch Mk I – III gun 1896
  
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  QF 4 inch Mk V gun 1914
  
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  QF 4 inch Mk XVI gun 1936
  
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  QF 4.5 inch anti-aircraft gun
  
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  QF 4.5 inch howitzer 1908
  
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  QF 4.7 inch Mk I–IV gun 1887
  
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  QF 4.7 inch Mk XI gun 1941
  
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  QF 6 pounder Driggs-Schroeder gun
  
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  QF 12 pounder 8 cwt Mk I gun
  
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  QF 12 pounder 12 cwt gun 1894
  
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  QF 12 pounder 18 cwt gun 1906
  
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  QF 14 pounder Maxim-Nordenfelt gun 1894
  
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  QF 14 pounder Mk I & II gun 1904
  
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  QF 15-pounder Mark I gun 1901
  
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  QF 18-pounder gun 1904
  
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  Vickers Armstrong 4 inch/50 QF Mk P gun
  

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1928-01-01T00:00:00Z

4.7 inch QF Mk IX,XII gun

1911-01-01T00:00:00Z

QF 4 inch Mk IV, XII, XXII gun

1910-01-01T00:00:00Z

28 cm SK L/45 gun

1911-01-01T00:00:00Z

28 cm SK L/50 gun

1898-01-01T00:00:00Z

75 mm Cannon Model 1897

1905-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ordnance QF 3 pounder Vickers

1886-01-01T00:00:00Z

QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss

1896-01-01T00:00:00Z

QF 4 inch Mk I – III gun

1914-01-01T00:00:00Z

QF 4 inch Mk V gun

1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

QF 4 inch Mk XVI gun

1908-01-01T00:00:00Z

QF 4.5 inch howitzer

1887-01-01T00:00:00Z

QF 4.7 inch Mk I–IV gun

1941-01-01T00:00:00Z

QF 4.7 inch Mk XI gun

1894-01-01T00:00:00Z

QF 12 pounder 12 cwt gun

1906-01-01T00:00:00Z

QF 12 pounder 18 cwt gun

1894-01-01T00:00:00Z

QF 14 pounder Maxim-Nordenfelt gun

1904-01-01T00:00:00Z

QF 14 pounder Mk I & II gun

1901-01-01T00:00:00Z

QF 15-pounder Mark I gun

1904-01-01T00:00:00Z

QF 18-pounder gun

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Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
weapon	1928	4.7 inch QF Mk IX,XII gun	rifled breech loader, United Kingdom, naval artillery, quick-firing gun, weapon family		Wikidata
weapon	1911	QF 4 inch Mk IV, XII, XXII gun	rifled breech loader, United Kingdom, naval artillery, quick-firing gun, weapon family		Wikidata
weapon	1910	28 cm SK L/45 gun	rifled breech loader, naval artillery, Friedrich Krupp AG, weapon model, quick-firing gun		Wikidata
weapon	1911	28 cm SK L/50 gun	German Empire, rifled breech loader, naval artillery, Friedrich Krupp AG, weapon model, quick-firing gun		Wikidata
weapon		57 mm m/89 gun	rifled breech loader, Sweden, Finspångs bruk, Maxim Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Company, naval artillery, weapon model, quick-firing gun		Wikidata
weapon	1898	75 mm Cannon Model 1897	75 mm field gun, Puteaux, weapon model, quick-firing gun		Wikidata
weapon	1905	Ordnance QF 3 pounder Vickers	rifled breech loader, Vickers Limited, Vickers, United Kingdom, naval artillery, weapon model, quick-firing gun		Wikidata
weapon	1886	QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss	rifled breech loader, Hotchkiss et Cie, naval artillery, weapon model, quick-firing gun		Wikidata
weapon	1896	QF 4 inch Mk I – III gun	rifled breech loader, United Kingdom, naval artillery, weapon model, quick-firing gun		Wikidata
weapon	1914	QF 4 inch Mk V gun	naval artillery, weapon model, quick-firing gun, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain, coastal artillery weapon, anti-aircraft gun, rifled breech loader, United Kingdom		Wikidata
weapon	1936	QF 4 inch Mk XVI gun	Malaysia, Australia, South Africa, anti-aircraft gun, United Kingdom, naval artillery, weapon model, quick-firing gun, Canada		Wikidata
weapon		QF 4.5 inch anti-aircraft gun	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain, anti-aircraft gun, United Kingdom, weapon model, quick-firing gun, google		Wikidata
weapon	1908	QF 4.5 inch howitzer	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain, field howitzer, rifled breech loader, Vickers Limited, Coventry Ordnance Works, United Kingdom, Bethlehem Steel, weapon model, quick-firing gun		Wikidata
weapon	1887	QF 4.7 inch Mk I–IV gun	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom, naval artillery, quick-firing gun, weapon family		Wikidata
weapon	1941	QF 4.7 inch Mk XI gun	dual purpose gun, rifled breech loader, United Kingdom, naval artillery, weapon model, quick-firing gun		Wikidata
weapon		QF 6 pounder Driggs-Schroeder gun	rifled breech loader, naval artillery, weapon model, quick-firing gun		Wikidata
weapon		QF 12 pounder 8 cwt Mk I gun	naval artillery, quick-firing gun, rifled breech loader, United Kingdom, weapon model		Wikidata
weapon	1894	QF 12 pounder 12 cwt gun	rifled breech loader, Elswick Ordnance Company, United Kingdom, naval artillery, weapon model, quick-firing gun		Wikidata
weapon	1906	QF 12 pounder 18 cwt gun	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain, coastal artillery weapon, rifled breech loader, United Kingdom, naval artillery, weapon model, quick-firing gun		Wikidata
weapon	1894	QF 14 pounder Maxim-Nordenfelt gun	rifled breech loader, Maxim Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Company, United Kingdom, naval artillery, weapon model, quick-firing gun		Wikidata
weapon	1904	QF 14 pounder Mk I & II gun	rifled breech loader, United Kingdom, naval artillery, Armstrong Whitworth, quick-firing gun, weapon family		Wikidata
weapon	1901	QF 15-pounder Mark I gun	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain, field gun, United Kingdom, Rheinmetall AG, weapon model, quick-firing gun		Wikidata
weapon	1904	QF 18-pounder gun	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain, field gun, rifled breech loader, United Kingdom, Armstrong Whitworth, weapon model, quick-firing gun		Wikidata
weapon		Vickers Armstrong 4 inch/50 QF Mk P gun	rifled breech loader, United Kingdom, naval artillery, weapon model, quick-firing gun		Wikidata