The QF 1 pounder universally known as the pom-pom due to the sound of its discharge was a 37 mm British autocannon the first of its type in the world. It was used by several countries initially as an infantry gun and later as a light anti-aircraft gun.
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length (km)
1.8288
weight (kg)
185976.0
origin
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
type
Autocannon
used in war
Spanish–American War, Second Boer War, World War I
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