Ordnance QF 32-pounder



The Ordnance QF 32 pounder or (32-pdr) was a British 94 mm gun, developed as a replacement for the Ordnance QF 17 pounder (17-pdr) anti tank and tank gun.

Like the German 88 mm gun it was developed from an anti-aircraft (AA) gun, in this case the QF 3.7 inch AA gun.

Developed during World War II the gun was used in the experimental Tortoise heavy tank and as a trial installation in a single de Havilland Mosquito fighter bomber.

The 32-pdr fired a 32 lb armour piercing shot at a muzzle velocity of 2880 ft/s.

Development was halted with the end of the war, and the 17-pdr was replaced with the 20-pdr for tank use, and with the intention to develop guided weapons for infantry use.

At least one 32 pounder was developed as an anti-tank gun on a wheeled carriage.