Weight in Transit: 5.125 kg Weight in Action: 2.721 kg
Round Weight
HE: (Mk. IIB) 12.7 kg AP: (MK.V) 12.7 kg
Muzzle Velocity
610 m/s
Feed
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Magazine Capacity
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Practical Rate of Fire
16 r.p.m.
Rate of Fire
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Maximum Rate of Fire
20 r.p.m.
Maximum Ceiling
4.900m
Maximum Ground Range
7.680m
Maximum Range
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Armour Penetration
113mm @ 1000m @ 30°
Traction
Motorized (Peerless 4 Ton Truck)
Variants
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Notes
One of the first AA guns ever to be developed, the 3-Inch was still in use in 1940 and many were lost in France while in action with the BEF. Some remained in service on the home front, but by 1941 the British had replaced most of them with the modern 3.7in.