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Description

The 57 mm 6pdr OQF Mk.III is the first tank-mounted version of the British OQF 6-pounder anti-tank gun, being a Mk.II with the L/44 barrel length adapted for tank service. It has 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 opponents internal components.

Available ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
Ammunition	Type of warhead	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
Shot Mk.5	AP	101	97	82	66	53	43
Shell Mk.10	HE	9	9	9	9	9	9
Shot Mk.5 HV	AP	108	104	87	70	57	46
Shot Mk.8	APC	110	106	89	72	59	48
Shot Mk.9	APCBC	122	118	101	84	70	58

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	0%	50%	100%
Shot Mk.5	AP	815	2.8	-	-	-	47°	60°	65°
Shell Mk.10	HE	655	2.72	0	0.1	590	79°	80°	81°
Shot Mk.5 HV	AP	853	2.8	-	-	-	47°	60°	65°
Shot Mk.8	APC	853	2.87	-	-	-	48°	63°	71°
Shot Mk.9	APCBC	801	3.23	-	-	-	48°	63°	71°

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 explosive filler
Low calibre

History

Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />.

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

topic on the official game forum;
other literature.

USA tank cannons
25 mm	LW25 · M242
37 mm	M3 · M5 · M6
57 mm	M1
75 mm	M2 · M2 Howitzer · M3 · M6 · M1897A4 · XM274
76 mm	M1 · M7 · M32 · T185E1
90 mm	M3 · M3A1 · M36 · M41 · M54 · T15E1 · T15E2 · T54 · T208E9
105 mm	M4 · M68 · M68A1 · M68A1E8 · T5E1 · T5E2 · T140E2 · T140E3 · XM35
106 mm	M40A1C
120 mm	M58 · M256 · T53
152 mm	M81 · M162 · XM150E5
155 mm	M185 · T7
165 mm	M135
	Foreign:
20 mm	Rh202 ^(Germany)
57 mm	6pdr OQF Mk.III ^(Britain) · ZIS-2 ^(USSR)
105 mm	Sharir ^(Israel)
120 mm	IMI MG251 ^(Israel)

USSR tank cannons
20 mm	TNSh
30 mm	2A42 · 2A72 · AG-30
45 mm	20-K
57 mm	AU-220 · Ch-51M · ZIS-2 · ZIS-4 · ZIS-4M
73 mm	2A28
76 mm	1902/30 · 3-K · D-56TS · F-32 · F-34 · F-96 · KT-28 · L-10 · L-11 · ZIS-3 · ZIS-5
85 mm	D-5S · D-5T · D-58 · D-70 · F-30 · ZIS-S-53
100 mm	2A48 · 2A70 · D-10S · D-10T · D-10T2S · D-50 · LB-1 · S-34
107 mm	ZIS-6
115 mm	U-5TS
122 mm	A-19 · D-25-44T · D-25S · D-25T · D-25TS · D-30T · D-49 · M-30 · M-62-T2S
125 mm	2A26 · 2A46 · 2A46M · 2A46M-1 · 2A46M-5 · 2A46MS · 2A75 · D-126
130 mm	B-13 · C-70 · M-65
152 mm	2A33 · LP-83 · M-10T · M-64 · M-69 · ML-20S
	Foreign:
37 mm	M5 ^(USA)
50 mm	KwK L/42 ^(Germany)
57 mm	6pdr OQF Mk.III ^(Britain) · M1 ^(USA)
75 mm	KwK42 ^(Germany) · M2 ^(USA)
76 mm	M1 ^(USA)
85 mm	Type-62-85-TC ^(China)

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:
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

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 == Description ==
-''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Make an air or ground vehicles list on which this weapon is installed in our game.''
+<!-- ''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.'' -->
+The 57 mm 6pdr OQF Mk.III is the first tank-mounted version of the British OQF 6-pounder anti-tank gun, being a Mk.II with the L/44 barrel length adapted for tank service. It has 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 ===
 <!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
+* {{Specs-Link|uk_a27m_cromwell_1}}
 * {{Specs-Link|uk_crusader_mk_3}}
+* {{Specs-Link|us_m4a5_ram_2}}
+* {{Specs-Link|uk_marmon_herrington_mk_6_6pdr}}
 * {{Specs-Link|uk_valentine_mk_9}}
 * {{Specs-Link|ussr_valentine_mk_9}}
-* {{Specs-Link|uk_a27m_cromwell_1}}
-* {{Specs-Link|us_m4a5_ram_2}}
 == General info ==
-''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''
+<!-- ''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.'' -->
+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 opponents internal components.
-=== Available shells ===
+=== Available ammunition ===
-<!-- ''Describe the shells that are available for the cannon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).'' -->
+<!-- ''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).'' -->
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|Shot Mk.5, Shell Mk.10, Shot Mk.5 HV, Shot Mk.8, Shot Mk.9}}
-! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
-|-
-! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
-! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
-! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 0° Angle of Attack'''
-|-
-! 10m
-! 100m
-! 500m
-! 1000m
-! 1500m
-! 2000m
-|-
-| Shot Mk.5 || AP || 101 || 97 || 82 || 66 || 53 || 43
-|-
-| Shell Mk.10 || HE || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9
-|-
-| Shot Mk.5 HV || AP|| 108 || 104 || 87 || 70 || 57 || 46
-|-
-| Shot Mk.8 || APC || 110 || 106 || 89 || 72 || 59 || 48
-|-
-| Shot Mk.9 || APCBC || 122 || 118 || 101 || 84 || 70 || 58
-|-
-|}
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
-! colspan="10" | Shell details
-|-
-! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
-! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
-! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
-! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
-! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
-! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
-! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
-! colspan="3" | Ricochet
-|-
-! 0%
-! 50%
-! 100%
-|-
-| Shot Mk.5 || AP || 815 || 2.8 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 60° || 65°
-|-
-| Shell Mk.10 || HE || 655 || 2.72 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 590 || 79° || 80° || 81°
-|-
-| Shot Mk.5 HV || AP || 853 || 2.8 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 60° || 65°
-|-
-| Shot Mk.8 || APC || 853 || 2.87 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 48° || 63° || 71°
-|-
-| Shot Mk.9 || APCBC || 801 || 3.23 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 48° || 63° || 71°
-|-
-|}
 === Comparison with analogues ===
-''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.''
+<!-- ''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.'' -->
+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 ==
-''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against the main opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.''
+<!-- ''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.'' -->
+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 ===
-''Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''
+<!-- ''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.'' -->
 '''Pros:'''
-*
+* Good reload speed
+* Good velocity
+* Good gun handling
 '''Cons:'''
-*
+* No explosive filler
+* Low calibre
 == History ==
-''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/ History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article.''
+''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''
 == Media ==
-''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
+''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
 == See also ==
@@ Line 98: / Line 58: @@
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
-* ''encyclopedia page on weapon;''
 * ''other literature.''
+{{USA tank cannons}}
+{{USSR tank cannons}}
 {{Britain tank cannons}}
 [[Category:Tank cannons]]

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