QF 13-pounder gun

Ordnance QF 13-pounder
Battery and detachments of the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) near Belah, Palestine, March 1918
Type	Light field gun
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Service history
In service	1904–1940 (UK)
Used by	British Empire
Wars	World War I, Easter Rising, World War II
Production history
No. built	416[1]
Variants	Mk I, Mk II
Specifications
Mass	Barrel & breech 685 lb (311 kg); Total 2,236 lb (1,014 kg)[2]
Barrel length	Bore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m); Total 6 ft (1.8 m)[2]
Crew	9[2]
Shell	Fixed QF 76.2 x 313 mm R[3]
Shell weight	12.5 lb (5.7 kg) Shrapnel, later HE
Calibre	3-inch (76.2 mm) L/23
Recoil	Hydro-spring, constant, 41 in (1.0 m)[2]
Carriage	Wheeled, pole trail
Elevation	-5°to +16°[2]
Traverse	4° L & R[2]
Muzzle velocity	1,675 ft/s (511 m/s)[2]
Maximum firing range	5,900 yd (5,400 m)[1]

The Ordnance QF 13-pounder^[a] (quick-firing) field gun was the standard equipment of the British and Canadian Royal Horse Artillery at the outbreak of World War I.

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