12-pounder gun or 12-pdr, usually denotes a gun which fired a projectile of approximately 12 pounds.
Guns of this type include:
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12-pounder long gun
The 12-pounder long gun was an intermediary calibre piece of artillery mounted on warships of the Age of sail. They were used as main guns on the most typical frigates of the early 18th century, on the second deck of fourth-rate ships of the line, ...
, the naval muzzle-loader of the Age of Sail
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Canon de 12 de Vallière
The Canon de 12 de Vallière was a type of cannon designed by French officer Florent-Jean de Vallière (1667–1759), Director-General of the Battalions and Schools of the Artillery.
Development
The cannon was a result of the Royal Ordonnance of O ...
, French cannon of 1732
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Canon de 12 Gribeauval, French field cannon of the mid-late 18th century
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Canon lourd de 12 Gribeauval, French heavy cannon of the mid-late 18th century
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Canon obusier de 12
The Canon obusier de 12 (officially the "Canon obusier de campagne de 12 livres, modèle 1853"), also known as the "Canon de l’Empereur" ("emperor's cannon"), was a type of canon-obusier (literally "shell-gun cannon", "gun-howitzer") developed ...
, French 12-pounder cannon-howitzer of 1853. Known in the US as "12 pounder Napoleon"
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M1841 12-pounder howitzer, American howitzer having the same caliber (4.62 inches) as a 12-pounder field gun
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Dahlgren guns of the American Civil War
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Ordnance BL 12 pounder 7 cwt
The Ordnance BL 12-pounder 7cwtBritish military traditionally denoted smaller ordnance by the weight of its standard projectile, in this case approximately . "7 cwt" referred to the weight of the gun and barrel to differentiate it from other "12- ...
, British field gun, 1885–1892
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Ordnance QF 12 pounder 8 cwt
The Ordnance QF 12-pounder 8 cwt was a Royal Navy "landing gun" intended for navy use ashore. "8 cwt" refers to the weight of the gun and breech, approximately 8 cwt = 8 x = . This was how the British often differentiated between guns of the sam ...
, British naval landing gun, late 19th century and early 20th century
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Ordnance BL 12 pounder 6 cwt
The Ordnance BL 12-pounder 6 cwtBritish military traditionally denoted smaller ordnance by the weight of its standard projectile, in this case approximately . "6 cwt" referred to the weight of the gun and barrel to differentiate it from other "12 ...
, British light field gun, 1894–1916
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, British "Long 12" of 1890s–1940s
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QF 12 pounder 12 cwt AA gun QF may stand for:
* Qantas, an airline of Australia (IATA code QF)
* Qatar Foundation, a private, chartered, non-profit organization in the state of Qatar
* Quality factor, in physics and engineering, a measure of the "quality" of a resonant system ...
, British AA gun of World War I
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QF 12 pounder 18 cwt naval gun, British naval gun of 1904–1920s
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RBL 12 pounder 8 cwt Armstrong gun, British field gun of 1859
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Twelve-pound cannon
The twelve-pound cannon is a cannon that fires twelve-pound projectiles from its barrel, as well as grapeshot, chain shot, shrapnel, and later shells and canister shot. It was first used during the Tudor period and was commonly used during t ...
, cannon sized for a 12-pound ball, see
Naval artillery in the Age of Sail
Naval artillery in the Age of Sail encompasses the period of roughly 1571–1862: when large, sail-powered wooden naval warships dominated the high seas, mounting a large variety of types and sizes of cannon as their main armament. By modern s ...
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12-pounder Whitworth rifle, British rifled breechloader field gun of 1860s
*Erroneously, the
QF 3 inch 20 cwt gun
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