quick-firing gun

A quick-firing or rapid-firing gun is an artillery piece, typically a gun or howitzer, that has several characteristics which taken together mean the weapon can fire at a fast rate. Quick-firing was introduced worldwide in the 1880s and 1890s and had a marked impact on war both on land and at sea.

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QF; pom-pom gun; rapid-firing gun
artillery gun, 
28 cm SK L/45 gun, 28 cm SK L/50 gun, 4.7 inch QF Mk IX,XII gun, 57 mm m/89 gun, artillery gun, Canon de 75 modèle 1897, Ordnance QF 3 pounder Vickers, QF 12 pounder 12 cwt gun, QF 12 pounder 18 cwt gun, QF 12 pounder 8 cwt Mk I gun, QF 14 pounder Maxim-Nordenfelt gun, QF 14 pounder Mk I & II gun, QF 15-pounder Mark I gun, QF 18-pounder gun, QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss, QF 4 inch Mk I – III gun, QF 4 inch Mk IV, XII, XXII gun, QF 4 inch Mk V gun, QF 4 inch Mk XVI gun, QF 4.5 inch anti-aircraft gun, QF 4.5 inch howitzer, QF 4.7 inch Mk I–IV gun, QF 4.7 inch Mk XI gun, QF 6 pounder Driggs-Schroeder gun, QF 6-pounder, QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss, rifled muzzle loader, Vickers Armstrong 4 inch/50 QF Mk P gun, weapon type, 

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  57 mm m/89 gun ⓘ
  Swedish rapid-fire naval gun

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  QF 12 pounder 8 cwt Mk I gun ⓘ
  1894 British naval artillery

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  QF 4.5 inch anti-aircraft gun ⓘ
  British anti-aircraft gun

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  QF 6 pounder Driggs-Schroeder gun ⓘ
  American naval artillery

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  QF 6-pounder ⓘ
  class of British artillery

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  Vickers Armstrong 4 inch/50 QF Mk P gun ⓘ
  1937 British naval artillery

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  QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss ⓘ
  French naval/tank/coastal defence artillery

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  QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss ⓘ
  1886 French naval artillery

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  QF 4.7 inch Mk I–IV gun ⓘ
  British quick-firing naval/coastal defence artiillery

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  QF 12 pounder 12 cwt gun ⓘ
  1894 British naval artillery by Armstrong Whitworth

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  QF 14 pounder Maxim-Nordenfelt gun ⓘ
  British naval artillery

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  QF 4 inch Mk I – III gun ⓘ
  British naval artillery

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  Canon de 75 modèle 1897 ⓘ
  1898 French 75 mm field gun

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  QF 15-pounder Mark I gun ⓘ
  British light field gun

• File:QF14pounder&GunCrewHMVSCerberus1900.jpg

  QF 14 pounder Mk I & II gun ⓘ
  British naval artillery

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  QF 18-pounder gun ⓘ
  British field artillery

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  Ordnance QF 3 pounder Vickers ⓘ
  naval artillery

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  QF 12 pounder 18 cwt gun ⓘ
  British naval/coastal defence artillery

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  QF 4.5 inch howitzer ⓘ
  British field howitzer

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  28 cm SK L/45 gun ⓘ
  German naval/coastal defence gun

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  28 cm SK L/50 gun ⓘ
  German naval/coastal defence gun

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  QF 4 inch Mk IV, XII, XXII gun ⓘ
  British naval artillery

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  QF 4 inch Mk V gun ⓘ
  British naval/anti-aircraft/coastal defence artillery

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  4.7 inch QF Mk IX,XII gun ⓘ
  British naval artillery

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  QF 4 inch Mk XVI gun ⓘ
  British naval/anti-aircraft gun

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  QF 4.7 inch Mk XI gun ⓘ
  British naval dual purpose gun

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		57 mm m/89 gun	rifled breech loader, quick-firing gun, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon		QF 12 pounder 8 cwt Mk I gun	rifled breech loader, naval artillery, quick-firing gun	Wikidata
class	weapon		QF 4.5 inch anti-aircraft gun	anti-aircraft gun, quick-firing gun	Wikidata
class	weapon		QF 6 pounder Driggs-Schroeder gun	rifled breech loader, naval artillery, quick-firing gun	Wikidata
class	weapon		QF 6-pounder	quick-firing gun	Wikidata
class	weapon		Vickers Armstrong 4 inch/50 QF Mk P gun	rifled breech loader, quick-firing gun, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon	1885	QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss	tank gun, coastal artillery weapon, naval artillery, quick-firing gun	Wikidata
class	weapon	1886	QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss	rifled breech loader, quick-firing gun, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon	1887	QF 4.7 inch Mk I–IV gun	quick-firing gun, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon	1894	QF 12 pounder 12 cwt gun	rifled breech loader, quick-firing gun, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon	1894	QF 14 pounder Maxim-Nordenfelt gun	rifled breech loader, quick-firing gun, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon	1896	QF 4 inch Mk I – III gun	rifled breech loader, naval artillery, quick-firing gun	Wikidata
class	weapon	1898	Canon de 75 modèle 1897	75 mm field gun, quick-firing gun	Wikidata
class	weapon	1901	QF 15-pounder Mark I gun	field gun, quick-firing gun	Wikidata
class	weapon	1904	QF 14 pounder Mk I & II gun	rifled breech loader, naval artillery, quick-firing gun	Wikidata
class	weapon	1904	QF 18-pounder gun	rifled breech loader, field gun, quick-firing gun	Wikidata
class	weapon	1905	Ordnance QF 3 pounder Vickers	naval artillery, rifled breech loader, quick-firing gun	Wikidata
class	weapon	1906	QF 12 pounder 18 cwt gun	coastal artillery weapon, rifled breech loader, quick-firing gun, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon	1908	QF 4.5 inch howitzer	field howitzer, rifled breech loader, quick-firing gun	Wikidata
class	weapon	1910	28 cm SK L/45 gun	rifled breech loader, quick-firing gun, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon	1911	28 cm SK L/50 gun	rifled breech loader, quick-firing gun, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon	1911	QF 4 inch Mk IV, XII, XXII gun	quick-firing gun, rifled breech loader, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon	1914	QF 4 inch Mk V gun	rifled breech loader, coastal artillery weapon, quick-firing gun, anti-aircraft gun, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon	1928	4.7 inch QF Mk IX,XII gun	rifled breech loader, quick-firing gun, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon	1936	QF 4 inch Mk XVI gun	anti-aircraft gun, quick-firing gun, naval artillery	Wikidata
class	weapon	1941	QF 4.7 inch Mk XI gun	dual purpose gun, rifled breech loader, quick-firing gun, naval artillery	Wikidata