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| British Ordnance QF 2 pounder gun, circa 1940s | Destroyed British universal carrier and QF 2 pounder anti-tank gun in Calais, France, May 1940 |
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| 2 pounder gun of Australian 1st Anti-Tank Regiment and its crew near Vevi, northern Greece, 13 Apr 1941 | 2 pounder gun of 4th Anti-Tank Regiment of Australian 8th Division and its crew near Muar, Malaya, 18 Jan 1942 |
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| 2 pounder gun of 4th Anti-Tank Regiment of Australian 8th Division on the Muar-Parit Sulong Road, Malaya, 18 Jan 1942; note knocked out Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go tank in distance | Australian truck-mounted Ordnance QF 2 pounder gun on exercise in Geraldton, Australia, Oct 1942 |
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