[800x611] General De Gaulle and admiral Muselier visit the Free French destroyer Le Triomphant under the command of captain Auboyneau, her n°4 turret was replaced with a British QF 4-inch Mk V naval gun, December 5th 1940
UK. 30 July 1940. Necessity is the mother of invention. A truck-mounted, QF 4" Mk. IV mobile naval gun 'concealed' behind the sand dunes at Mapplethorpe, Lincolnshire. (1207 x 813)
BL 7.5 inch Mk III naval gun from the decommissioned battleship HMS Swiftsure (1903), being moved into position along the coast in Flanders, 1917 [4,544 x 2,556]
BL 7.5 inch Mk V guns and QF 12 pounder 18 cwt guns under production for the for the armoured cruiser HMS Shannon, 1906 [1400×1007]
Gun crew aboard light cruiser HMNZS Leander load 4-inch practice rounds for her Mk V QF anti-aircraft gun during a training exercise in the Mediterranean Sea. July 1941. [4799 × 4792]
A BL 18-inch Mk I naval gun and its shells being prepared for display at the Imperial War Museum and Great Victory Exhibition, Chrystal Palace, 1920. [800x600]
[Warship] Gun crew aboard light cruiser HMNZS Leander load 4-inch practice rounds for her Mk V QF anti-aircraft gun during a training exercise in the Mediterranean Sea. July 1941. [4799 × 4792]
Am I the only one to find these so sexy? (RN CV Implacable QF 4.5-inch (110 mm) Mark II dual-purpose guns)
British Soldiers (interrupted during drag show rehearsals by a German raid) manning a BL 6-inch Mk VII naval gun at Shornemead Fort, England in 1940 [1924x1376] [Colorized] [Upsampled]
4.5 inch Mk 8 Mod 1 naval gun on type 45 destroyer HMS Defender, July 2014 [3600×2400]
BL 7.5 inch Mk III naval gun from the decommissioned battleship HMS Swiftsure, being moved into position along the coast in Flanders, 1917 [4544×2556]
Photograph showing German soldiers with captured British QF 4.7 inch field gun during World War I, apparently in Belgium Date between circa 1916 and circa 1918 Source:Bain News Service.
British Soldiers (interrupted during drag show rehearsals by a German raid) manning a BL 6-inch Mk VII naval gun at Shornemead Fort, England in 1940 [1924x1376] [Colorized] [Upsampled]
[1122 x 628] L Class destroyer HMS Loyal shows off her 4.7"QF Mk. XI guns naval-history.net/Photo10…
Crown-colony class light cruiser, HMS Mauritius (80) in drydock, date unknown; served from 1940 - 1965. Main armament, twelve 6 inch Mk XXIII naval guns, two turrets forward, two aft (4 x 3). [586 × 785]
Vickers, Sons & Maxim factory floor, circa 1906. Lined up are 7.5" Mk V single gun turrets destined for HMS Shannon (a Minotaur-class cruiser). On top of the turrets are QF 12lb guns (the two in the foreground have not had the barrels placed yet). xpost from /r/warshipporn [1800x1238]
Mechanically assisted loader on the QF 3.7-inch AA gun
Vickers, Sons & Maxim factory floor, circa 1906. Lined up are 7.5" Mk V single gun turrets destined for HMS Shannon (a Minotaur-class cruiser). On top of the turrets are QF 12lb guns (the two in the foreground have not had the barrels placed yet). [1800x1238]
Why is the Israeli Spitfire mk IXc 5.7 when it's nearly the exact same as the British Spitfire F Mk IX which is at 4.3? The main difference seems to be the ability to carry a second bomb and some rockets, but I would argue that's not enough for a 1.3 Br increase especially for Air RB. reddit.com/gallery/rw7qq8
Idk if this is a buff or nerf but the Crusader's QF 6-pdr Mk. 5 top gun will get a magazine autorealoading system in 7.8 update. More details: The new QF 6-pdr Mk. 5 magazine autorealoading system includes: 2 shells,1 second shell reload time, 7.19 seconds magazine reload time
British soldiers (inturiped during drag show rehearsals by a German raid) Manning a BI-6 Inch Mk Vii naval gun at Shornemead Fort, England in 1940
Mechanically assisted loader on the British QF 3.7-inch anti-aircraft gun in use until the late 1950s
British Soldiers (interrupted during drag show rehearsals by a German raid) manning a BL 6-inch Mk VII naval gun at Shornemead Fort, England in 1940 [1924x1376] [Colorized] [Upsampled]
British Ordnance BL 12 inch gun Mk IX on truck, railway
QF 3.7-inch AA guns score a direct hit on the warhead of a V-1 Flying Bomb over England in 1944
BL 12 inch Mk X and QF 12 pounder 18 cwt guns on the battleship HMS Dreadnought [5364×3169]
The QF 3.7-inch AA was Britain's primary heavy anti-aircraft gun; roughly the equivalent of the German 88 mm FlaK and American 90 mm. Production began in 1937 and it was used throughout World War II in all theatres except the Eastern Front. Approximately 10,000 built, replaced by missiles in 1957. reddit.com/gallery/nqqfcq
BL 12 inch Mk X and QF 12 pounder 18 cwt guns on the battleship HMS Dreadnought, 1906-19 [5364×3169]
British Soldiers (interrupted during drag show rehearsals by a German raid) manning a BL 6-inch Mk VII naval gun at Shornemead Fort, England in 1940 [1924x1376] [Colorized] [Upsampled]
USS Little Rock's (CL-92/CLG-4/CG-4) 6"/47 caliber gun turret at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park. They are the only American 6 inch gun turret left and one of only a few in the world as a whole. [3872x2593]
Battleship HMS Sans Pareil bow & ram, 1887, at Thames Ironworks; only sister to HMS Victoria (Victoria class) and last British battleship to be completed with all her main armament in a single turret; 2 x Elswick BL 16.25 inch naval guns (412.8 mm).
Carden Loyd Mark VI tankette towing a 3.7 inch QF Howitzer Mk I, circa 1929 [800 x 579]
