At the outbreak of war; the QF 2-pdr (QF stands for ‘quick firing’) was the standard anti-tank gun of the British Army. It was an adequate weapon for the time; being slightly more effective in terms of armour penetration then the contemporary German 37mm PaK 36. It was; however; larger and heavier and employed an unusual carriage that required the wheels to be removed before it could fire. Against the early panzers; light vehicles and the poorly armoured Japanese tanks it did well and was popular; meeting success in France; North Africa and the Far East.
Though the rapid rate of improvement in German armour made its replacement inevitable in Europe; it soldiered on rather longer against the Japanese and in light vehicles such as armoured cars; whose realistic defence against enemy tanks was flight. As a side-note; the BEF lacked sufficient 2-pdrs and as a result was partially equipped with French 25mm Hotchkiss AT guns; which can be represented by the same entry for players fielding BEF forces.
