6pdr OQF Mk.V (57 mm)
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Description
The 57 mm 6pdr OQF Mk.V is the tank-mounted version of the 6pdr 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 its close sibling the 6pdr OQF Mk.III. 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
General info
The 6pdr fires quickly, accurately, and with good velocity, but due to low calibre and lack of HE filler in armour-piercing shells, you will have to shoot intelligently and precisely to maximise damage to your opponent's internal components.
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 Soviet 57 mm guns and can be played similarly, but it should be noted that the Soviet 57 mm uses ammunition with greater amounts of propellant 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 calibre and low damage but features good handling, reload speed and penetration for the battle rating it is found at.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Good reload speed
- Good velocity
- Good gun handling
Cons:
- No AP shells with explosive filler
- Low calibre
History
The 6-pounder Ordnance QF Mark V was a tank-mounted variant of the British anti-tank gun. Budget cuts in the British Army during the Great Depression required a level of standardization where British tanks had to use the same weapons as the Royal Artillery anti-tank regiments. The 6pdr OQF Mk.III was an earlier application of this rule with the 6-pounder Mark II simply being mounted in a tank such as the Crusader III. However, after the development of the 6-pounder Mark IV with a single baffle muzzle brake and a longer L/50 barrel, the new gun was fitted into tanks such as the Churchill III and even some armoured cars such as the AEC Mk II as the Mark V. To provide anti-tank support for infantry during beach assaults, the Fairmille H mounted the turret from tanks such as the Churchill III, creating the Fairmile H LCS(L)(2) which used the 6-pounder Mark V also. The 6-pounder was eventually phased out for the OQF Mk.V which was re-chambered to use American 75 mm ammunition, and later the more powerful QF 17-pounder during the later stages of the war.
Media
Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.
See also
- 6pdr 7cwt QF Mk IIA (57 mm) - naval gun with shorter barrel.
- 6pdr OQF Mk.III (57 mm) - tank gun with shorter barrel.
External links
Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:
- topic on the official game forum;
- other literature.
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|---|---|
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| Foreign: | |
| 30 mm | Bushmaster 2 Mk.44 (USA) · HSS 831L (Britain) |
| 57 mm | 6pdr OQF Mk.V (Britain) |
| 73 mm | 2A28 (USSR) |
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| 155 mm | M126 (USA) |
| 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 |
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| 120 mm | Ordnance QF Tk. L1A2 · Ordnance BL Tk. L11 · L11A5 · L30A1 |
| 165 mm | ORD BL 6.5in L9A1 |
| 183 mm | QF L4A1 |
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| South Africa | |
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