6pdr OQF Mk.V (57 mm)

Description

The 6 Pounder OQF Mk. V is the tank version of the 6 Pounder OQF Mk. IV anti tank gun, and as with the Mk IV it features the longer L/50 barrel length. For this reason it has slightly better velocity and penetration to it's close sibling the Mk. III 6 Pounder. The gun features excellent reload speed and good ballistic properties but as with most British guns will lack HE filler in their AP ammunition.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• AEC Mk II
• Churchill III
• ▀Pz.Kpfw. Churchill

General info

The 6pdr fires quickly, accurately and with good velocity but due to low caliber and no HE filler you will have to shoot intelligently and precisely to maximise damage to the internals of the enemy.

Available ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
Shot Mk.8	APC	116	111	94	76	62	50
Shot Mk.5 HV	AP	115	111	93	75	60	49
Shot Mk.9	APCBC	132	127	110	91	75	63
Shell Mk.10	HE	9	9	9	9	9	9

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
Shot Mk.8	APC	883	2.87	N/A	N/A	N/A	48°	63°	71°
Shot Mk.5 HV	AP	891	2.8	N/A	N/A	N/A	47°	60°	65°
Shot Mk.9	APCBC	847	3.23	N/A	N/A	N/A	48°	63°	71°
Shell Mk.10	HE	655	2.72	0.1	0.1	590	79°	80°	81°

Comparison with analogues

The gun is similar to the Russian 57mm guns and can be played similarly but it should be noted that the Russian 57mm uses higher propellant ammunition and as such has better penetration and velocity in general, your advantage over this is a slightly faster reload.

Usage in battles

The gun is low caliber and low damage but features good handling, reload speed and penetration for it's battle rating.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Good reload speed
• Good velocity
• Good gun handling

Cons:

• No explosive filler
• Low caliber

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See also

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Britain tank cannons
30 mm	L21A1
40 mm	QF 2-pounder
47 mm	Ordnance QF 3-pounder
57 mm	6pdr OQF Mk.III · 6pdr OQF Mk.V
75 mm	OQF Mk.V
76 mm	OQF 3-inch Howitzer Mk I · OQF 3in 20cwt · QF 17-pounder
77 mm	OQF Mk.II
84 mm	20pdr OQF Mk.I
94 mm	28pdr OQF · 32pdr OQF · OQF Mk.II
95 mm	Howitzer, Tank No.1, Mk.I
105 mm	LRF · Royal Ordnance L7A1
120 mm	Ordnance QF Tk. L1A2 · Ordnance BL Tk. L11 · L11A5 · L30A1
165 mm	ORD BL 6.5in L9A1
183 mm	QF L4A1
	Foreign:
25 mm	M242 (USA)
37 mm	M5 (USA) · M6 (USA)
75 mm	M2 (USA) · M3 (USA)
84 mm	kan Strv 81 (Sweden)
105 mm	Sharir (Israel)
120 mm	Rh120 L/55 A1 (Germany)
125 mm	2A46M-5 (Russia)
155 mm	M185 (USA)
	South Africa
20 mm	GI-2
76 mm	GT-4
90 mm	GT-2
105 mm	GT-3 · GT-7 · GT-8
155 mm	G6 L/45