I always wondered about these: VIDEO: "Pom Pom: Anti-aircraft firestorm" (Vickers 2-pdr QF-VIII).

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Inferior to the Bofers, but iconic nonetheless.






The Vickers 2-pdr QF-VIII Pom Pom is one of the most distinctive weapons of World War II. Stacked in mounts of eight or four, the 40mm anti-aircraft autocannon served on almost every Royal Navy warship of the era. Here are its characteristics, requirements - and problems - according to those who served as gun crew and fire-control directors.

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