Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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The final evolution of the Maxim-Nordenfelt 1-Pounder "Pom-Pom" of the 1880s, the QF 2-pounder Mk.VIII was introduced into Royal Navy service in 1930 as an advanced close-in aerial defence weapon. While the Mk.VIII was already becoming obsolescent by the time the Second World War broke out, continual improvements in ammunition and fire direction technology allowed it to serve with distinction through the rest of the conflict and into the 1950s.
0:00 Introduction
1:01 World of Warships Promo
2:35 Early History of the Pom-Pom
6:21 Development of the Mk.VIII
7:29 Mounts and Feed/Firing Systems
10:12 US Navy Consideration of the 2-Pounder
11:02 WWII Debut and Fire Control Systems
12:57 Force Z and Continuing Problems
14:43 Advantages of the 2-Pounder
16:30 Features and Controls
19:22 Outro
SOURCES:
web.archive.org/web/20170929050054/http://www.quarryhs.co.uk/cannon_pioneers.htm
silverhawkauthor.com/post/royal-canadian-navy-qf-2-pounder-pom-pom-aa-gun
keymilitary.com/article/pom-and-circumstance
navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_2pounder_m8.php
forposterityssake.ca/RCN-DOCS/RCND0214.pdf?fbclid=IwAR21ft5GfB4uhGdSlb9Nos29TTbsC3M_OZ-ouy-wViK4WczpEbHYMBAtKyY
Play World of Warships here: wo.ws/3SGK3R9
Thank you World of Warships for sponsoring this video.
During registration use the code HSF2023 to get for free: 200 doubloons, 1 million credits, 7 Days of Premium Account time, HSF commander Misaki Akeno, and HSF commander Irizaki Mei.
Applicable to new users only.
The final evolution of the Maxim-Nordenfelt 1-Pounder "Pom-Pom" of the 1880s, the QF 2-pounder Mk.VIII was introduced into Royal Navy service in 1930 as an advanced close-in aerial defence weapon. While the Mk.VIII was already becoming obsolescent by the time the Second World War broke out, continual improvements in ammunition and fire direction technology allowed it to serve with distinction through the rest of the conflict and into the 1950s.
0:00 Introduction
1:01 World of Warships Promo
2:35 Early History of the Pom-Pom
6:21 Development of the Mk.VIII
7:29 Mounts and Feed/Firing Systems
10:12 US Navy Consideration of the 2-Pounder
11:02 WWII Debut and Fire Control Systems
12:57 Force Z and Continuing Problems
14:43 Advantages of the 2-Pounder
16:30 Features and Controls
19:22 Outro
SOURCES:
web.archive.org/web/20170929050054/http://www.quarryhs.co.uk/cannon_pioneers.htm
silverhawkauthor.com/post/royal-canadian-navy-qf-2-pounder-pom-pom-aa-gun
keymilitary.com/article/pom-and-circumstance
navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_2pounder_m8.php
forposterityssake.ca/RCN-DOCS/RCND0214.pdf?fbclid=IwAR21ft5GfB4uhGdSlb9Nos29TTbsC3M_OZ-ouy-wViK4WczpEbHYMBAtKyY
